<h2>Offer Shoppers Alternative Products</h2>
When a product is out of stock or no longer available, clients may leave your store without making a purchase. The Alternate Product Recommendations for WooCommerce plugin offers a solution. When products are not available, the plugin offers your customers alternate products to consider. When products are in stock, the plugin offers customers additional products to purchase.
<h2>Benefits</h2>
Customer satisfaction
Offering an alternative product lets your customers know that you care about their shopping experience.
Keep customers shopping and buying
A customer offered an alternative may be interested in that product and may buy it. Hopefully, they will continue to shop on your site instead of leaving in frustration when an item is out of stock.
Reduce cart abandonment
If a customer already has items in their cart and discovers that something they intended to buy is out of stock, they might leave your site. Offering an alternative to keep them on your site will hopefully also lead to them buying the items in their carts and/or the recommended alternate item.
<h2>Features</h2>
1. Alternate Product Recommendation Types
<ul>
<li>No Longer Available – If you choose this option, then you can display only the message saying the product is no longer available/recommend single/multiple alternate products.</li>
<li>Recommend Alternate Product – If you choose this option, then you can recommend single/multiple alternate products.</li>
</ul>
2. Alternate products can be shown in two different designs.
3. Recommended Products can shown in either Carousel/Slider type.
4. Option to display the SKU on Recommended Products.
5. SKU can be displayed Before/After the Product Price.
6. Site admin can track the products viewed & purchases made by this plugin.
7. You can set the threshold to update the visit count if the user views the same product multiple times.
<h2>How does it work?</h2>
<h3>Product no longer available</h3>
<ul>
<li>A user will normally see a notice saying an item is “No longer available for purchase” when they visit the product page of an out-of-stock item.</li>
<li>With the Alternate Product Recommendations for WooCommerce plugin, users will see the same notification with an alternate single item, or multiple items, to consider in its place.</li>
</ul>
<figure id="attachment_18734003894331" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734003894331" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734003894331 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/1.alternate-product-message.png" alt="" width="980" height="552" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734003894331" class="wp-caption-text">Product Availability Notice on Simple Product</figcaption></figure>
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Single alternate product
When a user visits a single product page that is no longer available for purchase, an alternate product is displayed for the user’s consideration.
<figure id="attachment_18734003894344" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734003894344" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734003894344 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/3.alternate-product-no-longer-single.png" alt="" width="980" height="552" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734003894344" class="wp-caption-text">Alternate Product Recommendation on Simple Product</figcaption></figure>
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Multiple alternate products
When a user visits a single product page that is no longer available for purchase, multiple alternate products are displayed for the user’s consideration.
<figure id="attachment_18734003894352" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734003894352" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734003894352 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/5.alternate-product-no-longer-multiple.png" alt="" width="980" height="552" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734003894352" class="wp-caption-text">Multiple Alternate Products on Simple Product</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_18734003894354" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734003894354" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734003894354 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/6.alternate-var-no-multiple.png" alt="" width="980" height="552" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734003894354" class="wp-caption-text">Multiple Alternate Products on Variable Product</figcaption></figure>
<h3>Products are available</h3>
When products are available, an alternate recommended product or products are displayed.
Single recommended alternate product
When a user visits a single product page that is available for purchase, an alternate product will be displayed to the user for their consideration.
<figure id="attachment_18734003894359" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734003894359" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734003894359 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/7.alternate-var-no-multiple.png" alt="" width="980" height="552" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734003894359" class="wp-caption-text">Product Available with Alternate Product for Simple Product</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_18734003894360" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734003894360" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734003894360 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8.alternate-var-no-multiple.png" alt="" width="980" height="552" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734003894360" class="wp-caption-text">Product Available with Alternate Product for Simple Product</figcaption></figure>
Multiple recommended alternate products
When a user visits a single product page that is available for purchase, multiple alternate products will be displayed to the user for their consideration.
<figure id="attachment_18734003894363" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734003894363" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734003894363 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/9.alternate-product-alternate-multiple.png" alt="" width="980" height="552" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734003894363" class="wp-caption-text">Product Available with Multiple Alternate Product for Simple Product</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_18734003894365" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734003894365" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734003894365 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/10.alternate-product-message.png" alt="" width="980" height="552" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734003894365" class="wp-caption-text">Product Available with Multiple Alternate Product for Variable Product</figcaption></figure>
<h3>Requirements</h3>
Minimum PHP version: 5.6

Alternate Product Recommendations

Offer your customers alternate product choices or substitute items when items are out of stock with the Alternate Product Recommendations for WooCommerce plugin.

<ul class="wccom-tick-list-primary">
<li>Allow customers to create Product Restock Request for WooCommerce when an item is out of stock.</li>
<li>Decide which products or categories will show the restock request form.</li>
<li>Configure the form fields to gather notes, quantity, email, and name.</li>
<li>Completely automatic alerts for your users when products come back in stock.</li>
<li>Restocks Request Management – Manage all restocks requests from your store backend.</li>
<li>Allow guests and registered users to request restocks</li>
<li>Find out which out-of-stock products customers want most and restock more wisely.</li>
<li>With customizable templates, you can customize email alerts to match your brand.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Turn ‘Out of Stock’ into Sales with Product Restock Request</h2>
The product Restock Request for WooCommerce plugin is a must-have solution for the store owners who do not wish to lose out the sales due to out of stock products. With this powerful plugin, your customers can quickly submit requests to get restocks on any currently unavailable items and automatically receive back-in-stock notifications as soon as inventory is updated — and no manual follow-up required!
The WooCommerce pre-order plugin is specifically designed to work with your existing WooCommerce store & gives you complete control from the admin dashboard, allows you to support custom restock request forms and provides real-time product demand insights. This plugin is your secret weapon to getting higher conversions, happier customers, and smart inventory management that keeps you one step ahead!
<h2>Feature Details</h2>
Easy Restock Requests
Customers can quickly send restock requests when a product sells out. The Product Restock Request for Woo Commerce plugin automatically shows the request form based on the stock levels you set, making restocking smoother and better for users.<img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18734005331121" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/screenshot-nexolistech.com-2025.05.23-22_35_18.jpg?w=896" alt="Woocommerce product restock request form" width="896" height="454" />
Show Where You Want
Store owners can choose which products or categories show the restock form. This lets you control where it appears, perfect for highlighting popular or fast-selling items.
<img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18734005331119" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/screenshot-nexolistech.com-2025.05.23-22_46_07.jpg?w=896" alt="WooCommerce out of stock Manager" width="896" height="454" />
Instant Notifications
When an out-of-stock product is restocked, the plugin sends automatic email alerts to interested customers right away. This helps boost sales by encouraging quick purchases.
<img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18734005331118" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/screenshot-nexolistech.com-2025.05.23-22_47_05.jpg?w=896" alt="Back in stock Notifier for WooCommerce" width="896" height="391" />
Full Admin Control
You get full control with an easy admin panel inside WooCommerce. Store owners can view, filter, and manage all restock requests easily. Each request is organized for better tracking and decisions.
<img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18734005331120" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/screenshot-nexolistech.com-2025.05.23-22_44_58.jpg?w=896" alt="Store owners can view, filter, and manage all restock requests easily" width="896" height="454" />
Support for Guests & User Roles
You can decide if restock requests are open to everyone or only certain users (like logged-in customers or wholesalers). This makes the plugin great for both B2C and B2B stores.
<img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-18734005331117" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/screenshot-nexolistech.com-2025.05.23-22_48_21.jpg?w=796" alt="woo commerce product restock request This makes the plugin great for both B2C and B2B stores " width="796" height="244" />
Know What’s in Demand
Track how many requests each product gets to understand what customers want most. This makes it easier for you to concentrate on restocking the most popular products.
<h2>Use Cases</h2>
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-primary">
<li data-start="139" data-end="215">
Notify customers when out-of-stock products become available again.
</li>
<li data-start="216" data-end="281">
Analyze product demand before deciding to restock items.
</li>
<li data-start="282" data-end="365">
Measure interest in seasonal or limited-edition products before re-launch.
</li>
<li data-start="366" data-end="432">
Build a waitlist for upcoming or soon-to-launch products.
</li>
<li data-start="433" data-end="507">
Help B2B/wholesale buyers stay updated on bulk item availability.
</li>
<li data-start="508" data-end="583">
Allow guest users to express interest without creating an account.
</li>
<li data-start="584" data-end="648">
Grow your email list through restock request submissions.
</li>
</ul>
<h2>Benefits</h2>
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-primary">
<li>Make it simple for customers to ask for restocks and keep them happy.</li>
<li>It automatically sends alerts to customers as soon as the item is back in stock.</li>
<li>Use up-to-date customer demand data to better plan your inventory.</li>
<li>Bring back interested shoppers and increase sales with ease.</li>
<li>The Product Restock Request feature helps you recover lost sales by reaching out to ready-to-buy customers.</li>
</ul>

Product Restock Request

Let customers request restock alerts in WooCommerce. Boost sales and engagement by automating product restock notifications.

Alternate Product Recommendations vs Product Restock Request