<p>Never lose another sale to out-of-stock products! <strong>Instock Notifier</strong> automatically captures customer emails when items are unavailable, displays eye-catching countdown timers for upcoming products, and sends instant notifications when products are back — converting waiting customers into guaranteed sales with powerful automation features.</p>
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<h2>Features</h2>
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<li><em>Coming Soon</em> mode for regular and variable products.</li>
<li><em>Coming Soon</em> arrival time countdown.</li>
<li>Fully customized <em>Coming Soon</em> ended email.</li>
<li>Subscription email form to collect interested customers.</li>
<li>Auto-enable the product after reaching the arrival time.</li>
<li>Auto-sending emails in the background to subscribed customers after reaching the arrival time.</li>
<li>Fully customized <em>Coming Soon</em> badge on top of the coming soon products.</li>
<li>Bulk setting products to the coming soon mode.</li>
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<h3>Turn stockouts into sales opportunities</h3>
<p>Stop watching customers leave when products are out of stock or still coming soon. Instock Notifier for WooCommerce is the ultimate solution for managing product availability, building anticipation for new arrivals, and automatically converting interested visitors into buyers.</p>
<p>With advanced automation features and seamless WooCommerce integration, you’ll capture every sales opportunity — even when products aren’t immediately available.</p>
<h3>Convert lost visitors</h3>
<p>When products are unavailable, visitors typically leave forever. Our subscription forms capture their interest immediately, and automated notifications bring them back to purchase – with conversion rates up to 35% higher than standard email campaigns.</p>
<h3>Build hype with smart countdowns</h3>
<p>Create urgency and anticipation with beautiful countdown timers. Watch engagement soar as customers mark their calendars and return exactly when products launch.</p>
<h3>Enterprise-level features, small business friendly</h3>
<p>From bulk editing and WPML support to custom email templates and variation-specific notifications — get features typically found in enterprise solutions at a fraction of the cost.</p>
<h3>Stock management automation</h3>
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<li>Auto-switch to <em>Coming Soon</em> when stock hits zero.</li>
<li>Automatically restock when coming soon period ends.</li>
<li>Bulk edit coming soon status for multiple products.</li>
<li>Quick edit directly from product list.</li>
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<h3>Perfect for every WooCommerce store</h3>
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<li><strong>Fashion retailers</strong>: build buzz for new collections.</li>
<li><strong>Electronics</strong>: manage high-demand product launches.</li>
<li><strong>Seasonal businesses</strong>: never lose customers during restock periods.</li>
<li><strong>Limited-edition products</strong>: create exclusivity and urgency.</li>
<li><strong>Any store</strong> wanting to maximize every visitor.</li>
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Instock Notifier

<p>Capture customer emails for unavailable items, display countdown timers for upcoming products, and send instant back-in-stock notifications.</p>

<p>Running out of stock is always frustrating. Can’t avoid it? Then turn it into something positive! Stop worrying about all the sales you are missing, and think about the customers you can bring back.</p>
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<li><strong>Turn your sold-out products into waitlists</strong> that anyone can join.</li>
<li><strong>Send automated emails</strong> to your customers when their favorite products are restocked.</li>
<li><strong>Recover lost sales</strong>, build customer loyalty, and gain deeper insights into your inventory.</li>
</ul>
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<h2>Bring customers back to your store</h2>
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<figure id="attachment_6884861" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-6884861" style="width: 796px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="wp-image-6884861" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/bis-signup-bowtie.png?w=896" alt="Build waitlists and notify your customers when their favorite products are back in stock." width="796" height="375" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-6884861" class="wp-caption-text">Build waitlists and notify your customers when their favorite products are restocked.</figcaption></figure>
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<p><strong>Back In Stock Notifications</strong> gives your customers an effortless way to know when your products are restocked, and brings them back to your store. Here’s how it works:</p>
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<li>Customers who land on a sold-out product page are invited to sign up with their email and get notified when the product becomes available.</li>
<li>When the product is back in stock, all customers who joined the waitlist receive an automated notification.</li>
<li>Customers return to your store and complete their purchase!</li>
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<figure id="attachment_6884865" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-6884865" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-6884865" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/bis-notification.png" alt="Did you know that up to 20% of the customers who sign up for stock alerts eventually return and complete their purchase?" width="980" height="1128" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-6884865" class="wp-caption-text">Did you know that up to 20% of the customers who sign up for stock alerts eventually return and complete their purchase?</figcaption></figure>
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<h2>Measure demand for out-of-stock products</h2>
<p>Stop hiding sold-out products in your catalog! With <strong>Back In Stock Notifications</strong>, you can:</p>
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<li><strong>Measure purchase intent</strong> for out-of-stock products.</li>
<li><strong>View your most wanted sold-out products</strong>, and restock them first.</li>
<li><strong>Gain deeper insights into your inventory</strong>, and make more accurate demand forecasts.</li>
</ul>
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<figure id="attachment_6895991" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-6895991" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-6895991" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/bis-dashboard.png" alt="" width="980" height="896" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-6895991" class="wp-caption-text">Use the Stock Notifications Dashboard to check customer activity and view key product insights.</figcaption></figure>
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<h2>Stay connected with your most loyal customers</h2>
<p>Customers who sign up for back-in-stock notifications send you a strong buying signal with high purchase intent. So why not take the opportunity to stay connected with them?</p>
<p><strong>Back In Stock Notifications</strong> stores your waitlist contact details even after all notifications have been sent, making it easy to export and use them in your favorite email marketing platform.</p>
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<figure id="attachment_6885695" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-6885695" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-6885695" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/bis-admin-notifications-list-table.png" alt="Turn stock-outs into an opportunity to grow your audience and build customer loyalty." width="980" height="872" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-6885695" class="wp-caption-text">Turn stock-outs into an opportunity to grow your audience and build customer loyalty.</figcaption></figure>
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<h2>Let your customers manage their preferences</h2>
<p>Concerned about your customers’ privacy? The plugin <strong>supports double opt-in</strong>, and handles opt-ins and opt-outs gracefully, giving customers with or without an account the freedom to manage their own preferences:</p>
<ol>
<li>Logged in customers can sign up without entering their email and can manage active notifications from their Account page.</li>
<li>Confirmation and notification emails include a handy “unsubscribe” link that gives your customers a frictionless way to opt-out of all alerts they have signed up for.</li>
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<figure id="attachment_8869723" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-8869723" style="width: 1946px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="wp-image-8869723 size-full" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/bis-my-account-view.png" alt="Enable your customers to manage their notifications directly from their My Account page." width="1946" height="1149" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-8869723" class="wp-caption-text">Enable your customers to manage their notifications directly from their <strong>My Account</strong> page.</figcaption></figure>
<h2>Experience WooCommerce at its finest</h2>
<p><strong>Back In Stock Notifications</strong> has been optimized to leverage the latest technologies built into WooCommerce, while making the most of the features you love.</p>
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<li><strong>Running a high-traffic store?</strong> Thanks to its integration with Action Scheduler, the extension can send thousands of back-in-stock alerts without breaking a sweat.</li>
<li><strong>Need full support for Variable products?</strong> The plugin stores the current variation selections when customers sign up, and restores their selections when they return.</li>
<li><strong>Using <a href="https://woocommerce.com/products/product-bundles/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Product Bundles</a></strong>? With <strong>Back In Stock Notifications</strong>, your customers can sign up and get notified when bundles with insufficient stock become available.</li>
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<p>Settle for nothing but blazing-fast, battle-tested WooCommerce software, backed by a support team you can trust.</p>
<h2>Customize and extend it</h2>
<p>Looking for a way to limit notification sign-ups to logged in customers? Don’t want to create a new account for guests who sign up for stock alerts? No problem! <strong>Back In Stock Notifications</strong> comes with everything you need to make it work just how you want.</p>
<h2>How to get started</h2>
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<li>Buy <strong>Back In Stock Notifications</strong>.</li>
<li>Download and install it.</li>
<li>Make sure that <a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/store-owners-guide/#requirements" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">out-of-stock products are visible</a> in your catalog.</li>
<li>Sit back and start recovering lost sales!</li>
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Back In Stock Notifications

<p>Notify customers when your products are restocked.</p>

Instock Notifier vs Back In Stock Notifications