How to Configure Inventory Settings for Stock Visibility and Pre-order Functionality

You can control how stock is displayed and when the pre-order button appears by choosing the right inventory setting in PreOrder Now.

This guide explains what each option does and how to use them correctly.

Overview of Inventory Options

There are two inventory options available, and each controls how your product behaves when stock changes:

👉 Use this option if you only want standard in-stock behavior without pre-orders.

Automatically switches to a “Pre-order” button when a product is out of stock
Allows you to set how many units can be pre-ordered
Can display available pre-order stock to customers

👉 This is the option to use if you want to enable pre-orders.

We only display stock in one specific case:

If enabled:

Customers will see how many units are available for pre-order directly on the product page
This helps set expectations and reduce confusion

To enable automatic pre-orders:

There are a couple of important limitations to be aware of:

Stock Warning (showing remaining stock) is not provided by the app under Option 1
→ Most themes already handle this natively
Prevent Customers from Ordering More than the Preorder Stock Available
→ This setting is currently not working as expected

This helps customers clearly understand when part of their order isn’t immediately available.