Product Availability Slots for WooCommerce lets you sell limited-time products during fixed time slots in your WooCommerce shop.
Using this plugin, it’s easy to sell products on specific days at specific time slots. Offering products on a limited time can create a sense of urgency which can trigger the user to make the purchase right away.
<h2>How do you set up and Manage Product Availability Slots for WooCommerce?</h2>
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<li>For simple products, the settings will be available in a separate section named “Product Availability Slots”.</li>
<li>Create a new product or edit an existing product.</li>
<li>For variable products, the settings can be found in each variation.</li>
<li>Enable the Product Availability Slots checkbox.</li>
<li>If you want to restrict the product purchase only to days of the week, then in the Availability Type option, set the value as “Unlimited Days”.</li>
<li>If you want to restrict the product purchase to a specific date range, then in the Availability Type option, set the value as “Limited Days”.</li>
<li>Set the Start and End Time for the days in which you want to sell the product.</li>
<li>You can also configure multiple time slots for a single day. To add additional time slots, click the “Add Slot” button.</li>
<li>Your Users can purchase the products only within the specified time. Outside the specified time, a notice will be displayed about the next available date.</li>
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<h2>What your Users will See?</h2>
Once configured, the product will be available for purchase at the specified time slots.
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Outside the specified time slot, the Add to Cart button will be hidden for the product and the product’s next available date will be displayed.
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<h2>Popular Features</h2>
<h3>1. Sell Products on Fixed Time Slots</h3>
Control exactly when products can be purchased by making them available only during specific dates, days, and time periods. Create urgency and drive conversions with time-limited product availability.
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<li>Scheduled Product Availability</li>
<li>Date-Based Availability Rules</li>
<li>Day-Based Availability Rules</li>
<li>Time-Based Product Availability</li>
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<h3>2. Flexible Availability Scheduling</h3>
Configure product availability based on your business requirements. Restrict purchases to specific date ranges, recurring weekly schedules, or custom availability periods.
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<li>Limited Date Ranges</li>
<li>Recurring Weekly Schedules</li>
<li>Specific Days of the Week</li>
<li>Custom Availability Windows</li>
</ul>
<h3>3. Multiple Time Slots per Day</h3>
Create multiple purchase windows within a single day to match your operational schedule. Ideal for flash sales, food ordering, event registrations, and limited-time product releases.
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<li>Multiple Daily Time Slots</li>
<li>Custom Start & End Times</li>
<li>Flexible Slot Management</li>
<li>Time Slot Scheduling</li>
</ul>
<h3>4. Product-Level Availability Management</h3>
Manage availability settings at the individual product level for both simple and variable products. Configure unique schedules based on the requirements of each product.
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<li>Simple Product Support</li>
<li>Variable Product Support</li>
<li>Product-Specific Availability Rules</li>
<li>Variation-Level Configuration</li>
</ul>
<h3>5. Slot-Based Stock Management</h3>
Control inventory availability within specific time slots by defining stock quantities for each slot. Prevent overselling and manage demand more effectively.
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<li>Slot-Based Stock Limits</li>
<li>Inventory Control by Time Slot</li>
<li>Quantity-Based Slot Management</li>
<li>Overselling Prevention</li>
</ul>
<h3>6. Countdown Timers & Availability Notifications</h3>
Keep customers informed about product availability with visual countdown timers and availability messages. Encourage faster purchasing decisions and improve the shopping experience.
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<li>Countdown Timers</li>
<li>Availability Notifications</li>
<li>Shop Page Availability Display</li>
<li>Product Page Availability Display</li>
</ul>
<h3>7. User & User Role Restrictions</h3>
Create exclusive purchasing opportunities by restricting product availability to specific users or customer groups. Perfect for member-only products, wholesale customers, or VIP sales.
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<li>User-Based Restrictions</li>
<li>User Role Restrictions</li>
<li>Customer-Specific Access</li>
<li>Flexible Availability Control</li>
</ul>
<h3>8. Days Off & Blackout Dates</h3>
Prevent purchases during holidays, maintenance periods, or unavailable business days. Easily configure exceptions without modifying your regular schedules.
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<li>Days Off Management</li>
<li>Blackout Date Configuration</li>
<li>Recurring Annual Closures</li>
<li>Availability Exceptions</li>
</ul>
<h3>9. Storewide Availability Controls</h3>
Control product purchasing across your store during maintenance periods, holidays, or special business events. Display custom messages to keep customers informed.
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<li>Storewide Purchase Restrictions</li>
<li>Temporary Store Closures</li>
<li>Custom Availability Messages</li>
<li>Scheduled Store Management</li>
</ul>
<h3>10. Buffer Time Management</h3>
Allow customers additional time to complete their purchases after a time slot expires. Improve checkout completion rates while maintaining scheduling accuracy.
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<li>Configurable Buffer Time</li>
<li>Checkout Grace Period</li>
<li>Improved Order Completion</li>
<li>Enhanced Customer Experience</li>
</ul>
<h3>11. Bulk Availability Updates</h3>
Save time by applying availability settings to multiple products simultaneously. Manage large product catalogs efficiently from a centralized interface.
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<li>Bulk Product Updates</li>
<li>Centralized Schedule Management</li>
<li>Faster Configuration</li>
<li>Efficient Product Administration</li>
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<h3>12. Product Visibility Controls</h3>
Automatically manage product visibility based on configured schedules. Show or hide products according to availability rules without requiring manual intervention.
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<li>Automatic Product Visibility</li>
<li>Scheduled Product Display</li>
<li>Hide Unavailable Products</li>
<li>Dynamic Availability Management</li>
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<h2>Extensive Features List</h2>
1. Works for both Registered Users & Guest Users.
2. Works for both Simple Products & Variable Products.
3. Configure Product Availability Slots using either a Quick Setup mode for faster configuration or an Advanced Setup mode for granular control over availability schedules.
4. Product Purchases can be restricted based on the following scenarios:
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<li>Specific Date Range</li>
<li>Specific Days of the Week</li>
<li>Specific Time Slots for each Day</li>
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5. Product availability can be configured either for Recurring Schedules (Unlimited Days) or Specific Date Ranges (Limited Days) based on business requirements.
6. Schedule Single/Multiple Time Slots for each day.
7. The Time Interval between each slot can be set based on:
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<li>15 Minutes</li>
<li>30 Minutes</li>
<li>1 Hour</li>
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8. Restrict the number of quantities for a product that can be sold in each time slot.
9. Configure User and User Role-based Restrictions globally or at the product level, with options to restrict or exempt specific Users and User Roles.
10. Days Off can be configured for individual products.
11. Product Availability Slots can be configured to multiple products at once through Bulk Actions, with support for Product and Category Filters.
12. Option to set the Buffer Time for users to complete the purchase after the time slot is exceeded.
13. Option for site administrators to temporarily restrict purchases across the entire store and display Custom Closure Messages with configurable text, colors, and display settings.
14. A Countdown Timer can be displayed on the Shop & Product Page to highlight:
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<li>Product Purchase Availability End Date and Time</li>
<li>Next Available Date and Time</li>
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15. Supports Multiple Countdown Timer Styles to match your site’s design.
16. Option to hide products that are not purchasable anymore on the site.
17. Option to hide the Time Zone Details on the product page.
18. Availability dates can be displayed based on the WordPress Date Format.
19. Availability and restriction messages support Dynamic Shortcodes to automatically display details such as available date, start time, end time, expiry date, and product information.
20. Compatible with WooCommerce Subscriptions, allowing Product Availability Slots to work seamlessly with subscription-based products.
21. Translation Ready and supports Customizable Messages.

Product Availability Slots

Product Availability Slots for WooCommerce can help you Sell Products on Fixed Time Slots in your WooCommerce Shop.

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<h2>Highlights</h2>
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<li>Enable customers to ship multiple products to different locations from one order</li>
<li>Allow customers to save multiple billing and shipping addresses within their account</li>
<li>Show dropdown to select appropriate billing and shipping address during checkout</li>
<li>Let customers add and save new addresses from my account and checkout page</li>
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<h2 style="text-align: center">Save & Ship to Multiple Addresses</h2>
Many times, especially during festive seasons and holidays, customers often want to send gifts to various addresses from a single order. Similarly, wholesale buyers may need products delivered to multiple warehouses. The Multiple Customer Addresses & Shipping extension streamlines this process by allowing users to add several shipping and billing addresses to their accounts. More importantly, it enables them to ship items from a single order to multiple destinations, simplifying the delivery process and offering greater convenience for both retail and wholesale customers.
This extension enables your customers to save multiple addresses to their accounts, ship to multiple addresses from a single cart, and save new addresses directly from checkout.
<h2>Features List:</h2>
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<li style="font-weight: 400">Allow customers to ship to multiple addresses from a single order (New)</li>
<li>Allow customers to ship single product in multiple quantities to different addresses (New)</li>
<li>Allow customers to ship different products to different addresses from a single order (New)</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Save multiple billing & shipping addresses in customer account 
</li>
<li>Allow customers to select appropriate billing and shipping address at checkout</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Restrict multiple address-saving functionality by user roles</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Assign a title to each address for easy identification during checkout i.e, home & office (New)</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Customizable address selection dropdown title on checkout </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Choose default title labels for addresses</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Apply custom CSS on multiple addresses field on my account and checkout </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Customize the “add new address” button</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Set the maximum number of addresses that a customer can save</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400">Enable or Disable address edit or delete options for customers</li>
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<h2>Allow customers to ship to multiple locations:</h2>
With the Multiple Customer Address extension, users can easily ship products from a single order to multiple locations, such as when customers want to send gifts to all family members at once.  This extension also allows customers to ship single product in multiple quantities to different addresses. This simplest addition can encourage users to buy additional products from your WooCommerce store. 
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<h2>Allow customers to save multiple addresses from “My Account”</h2>
By adding the WooCommerce save multiple shipping addresses feature, customers can easily add billing and shipping addresses to the My Account Page. This will help users select the most relevant address when they are ready to checkout. For example, a customer who frequently sends gifts or has different locations for work and home can save these addresses and choose the right one without entering details each time.
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<h2 style="text-align: center">Install Now to Let Your Customers Ship Gifts to Their Whole Family from a Single Order This Holiday Season!</h2>
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<h2>Allow customers to add new billing & shipping addresses directly from checkout</h2>
WooCommerce shipping from multiple location extension allows customers to add new addresses right from the checkout page. Instead of navigating to the store’s “my account” page, users can quickly fill in billing and shipping details before completing the order. With just a few clicks, customers can easily manage billing and shipping addresses directly from the checkout page. This improves the checkout process and makes it easier for customers to send items to various locations without any delay. 
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<h2>Show saved addresses dropdown on checkout</h2>
WooCommerce multiple shipping addresses extension provides a dropdown menu at checkout, which allows customers to select the most relevant address from previously saved addresses. In this way, customers dont have to re-enter details for every order and can quickly select an address from the dropdown list. 
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<h2 style="text-align: center">For more information on how customers can save multiple addresses and ship to them on checkout, read the documentation.</h2>
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<h3>Requirements</h3>
PHP version 5.6 or above

Multiple Customer Addresses and Shipping

Allow your customers to ship products to multiple addresses in one order. Enable them to save multiple billing and shipping addresses within their accounts, and select the appropriate ones while placing an order.

Product Availability Slots vs Multiple Customer Addresses and Shipping