Last Updated on by Dan S
Originally Published June 3, 2021.
In this guide we will cover some common methods on how to deal with out of stock products on your Shopify store.
How to identify low stock products & get alerts
If you’ve been running a Shopify store for some time, you’d know which of your products are best-sellers. Such items must always be in stock since they’re more likely to be purchased.
Is there a Shopify feature that alerts you in case a certain product is running low? Does Shopify let you categorize items according to their variants?
For instance, if you have a clothing store, you might want to know if the stock for the size Medium for a certain shirt is running low. Is it possible to get alerts about certain variants rather than the whole product? Let’s take a look.
How to identify low stock products?
Shopify doesn’t have a built-in alert system to tell you if a product’s stock is running low. Instead, you can use different apps to get alerts.
- Low Stock Alert: The app regularly sends emails to alert you if a certain product is running low in stock. Plus, you can get alerts for different inventory locations.
- Notify Me: The app sends you a web push notification or an email to tell you that a certain product is low in stock. You can also get notifications for specific variants or products only.
- Better Reports: The app tracks your channels, inventory, sales, and affiliates to generate a report. With more than sixty in-built options, you can customize the report using drag and drop functionality. Plus, you can add custom fields and share the report via email, CSV file, or Google Drive.
Benefits of identifying low stock products
The sooner you know about a product going below the optimal quantity, the quicker you can restock it. If it’s a popular product, restocking it will be beneficial in terms of sales and revenue generations.
Plus, it will be easier for you to manage the inventory as you’ll get real-time alerts about the product count in your store.
Moving out of stock products to the end of collections
Effective product management is pivotal for running an online store flawlessly and making it successful. The orderly arrangement of items in your online store significantly influences the decision-making of the customers. Merchants need to be on top of their merchandising when positioning different products on their webpage.
They should place the products strategically like in a supermarket so that the sales can be maximized. Likewise, imagine scrolling through a long list of items that are sold before reaching the desired item. Tiresome and annoying, right? That’s what the customers think when they see sold items at the start of a store’s lineup.
Therefore, shop owners need to move the sold-out products to the end of the collection so that the customer can effortlessly reach the product they desire. Are you a seller looking for a practical solution to this dilemma? If so, allow us to get things sorted for you!
How best to sort ‘out of stock’ products to the end of a collection in your Shopify store
Getting the most sales from your store is the key to success. Having out of stock products showing at the top of product or collection pages does not make for a good customer user experience. It can interfere with page scrolling and sometimes stop customers from continuing.
We want to discuss how you can move out of stock products to the end of a collection. Here’s how you can do it.
How to move out of stock products to the end of a collection
You can use either of these two methods to move products to the end of a collection in your Shopify store.
Method 1: Using code
The method you use for sending certain products to the end of the page or collection depends on your theme. However, there’s a general code for doing this:
{% for product in collection.products limit: settings.pagination_limit %} {% if product.available %} {% include 'product-loop' with collection.handle %} {% endif %} {% endfor %} {% for product in collection.products limit: settings.pagination_limit %} {% unless product.available %} {% include 'product-loop' with collection.handle %} {% endunless %} {% endfor %}However, keep in mind that the code may or may not be useful depending on your theme. If you’re having trouble, you may want to get in touch with the developers for additional help.
You can achieve this without an app but it will be dependent to your theme and other apps you have installed.
Alternatively, you can hide out of stock products from collections following this guide.
Method 2: Using apps
If you’re not comfortable using code and editing your theme, you can opt for apps that are compatible with Shopify.
Wipeout Hide Sold Out Products
Wipeout Hide Sold Out Products app allows merchants to automatically hide out of stock products and enhance customers’ buying experiences. It allows you to easily automatically publish the products back to your store once they are back in stock.
Autohide Soldout Products
Autohide Soldout products lets you hide out of stock products and saves time by not having to update them manually. Customers can’t see products they cannot buy. All products in your store are synced to when they come back into stock, they will reappear again, making them available to your customers.
Out of Stock is a another app that will help you achieve this.
