<h1>Reserve Stock for a Limited Time</h1>
<p>The <strong>Reserve Stock</strong> extension for WooCommerce enables you to temporarily reduce stock when a product is added to the Cart. Using rule-based management, you can enable reserving stock for selected products, categories, and user roles. You can also set a limit for the time an item is reserved.</p>
<p>Once a reserve time is complete, the product will be automatically removed from the Cart. The reserved stock will be released. You can communicate stock statuses to customers with customizable messages about the current reserved stock count, reserve time, and more.</p>
<p>It’s a must-have extension for merchants selling rare products and those who want to avoid orders above their current stock quantity. By showing a stock reserve count and timer, you can create urgency, so customers purchase quickly.</p>
<h2><strong>Features</strong></h2>
<ul>
<li>When you add a product to the Cart, stock quantities are reduced or reserved</li>
<li>Rule-based management enables reserving stock for specific products, categories, and user roles</li>
<li>Allow customers to reserve stock for a limited time</li>
<li>Show a timer on the cart page to keep your customer informed</li>
<li>Automatically removes the products from carts when the reserve timer runs out</li>
<li>Displays a reserved stock count and a timer on product and shop pages</li>
<li>Customize reserve stock messages as per your business needs</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Frontend working flow</strong></p>
<p>The extension interacts with your customers to keep them informed of the stock reserve status and waiting time if all stock is reserved. You can customize these messages in General settings.</p>
<p><strong>Create multiple stock reserve rules:</strong></p>
<p>You can create multiple rules to add different stock reserve settings for various products, categories, and user roles.</p>
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<h3><strong>Create multiple stock reserve rules</strong></h3>
<p>You can create multiple rules to add different stock reserve settings for various products, categories, and user roles.</p>
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<p>While creating a new stock reserve rule, you can:</p>
<ul>
<li>Enable for all or specific user roles</li>
<li>Apply it to specific products and categories</li>
<li>Customize stock reserve time in minutes or hours</li>
</ul>
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<h3><strong>Customize stock messages</strong></h3>
<p>The extension includes multiple customizable stock-related messages to keep your customers informed and avoid bad user experiences.</p>
<ul>
<li>General stock reserve message</li>
<li>Reserved timer displayed on the Cart page</li>
<li>When some stock is reserved</li>
<li>When the entire stock is reserved</li>
<li>When a customer removes an item from the Cart when time expires</li>
<li>Error messages on add-to-cart when stock is reserved</li>
</ul>
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<h3>Requirements</h3>
<p>Minimum PHP version: 5.2</p>

Reserve Stock

<p>Reserve inventory for a limited time, for customers with items in their carts, with the Reserve Stock for WooCommerce extension.</p>

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<li>Use barcodes to <strong>sell e-tickets</strong>, <strong>e-reservations</strong>, <strong>packing slips,</strong> or <strong>anything else</strong> that would benefit from having a scannable barcode attached to it.</li>
<li><strong>Streamline order processing</strong>: Generate unique barcodes for each order, allowing quick retrieval of order details and minimizing manual errors.</li>
<li><strong>Increase order accuracy</strong>: Scan barcodes to match products with orders, minimizing shipping mistakes and customer dissatisfaction.</li>
<li><strong>Enhance order tracking</strong>: Attach barcodes to packages for seamless tracking, ensuring transparency and customer satisfaction.</li>
</ul>
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<p><img class="size-full wp-image-393209 alignnone" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Barcodes-Order-details.png" alt="Barcodes-Order-details" width="620" height="414" /></p>
<p>Barcodes can be created as one of five different types (from standard barcodes to QR codes) and can be scanned and processed directly on your site. Customers will receive their barcodes by email so they can be easily printed out where necessary.</p>
<figure id="attachment_18734002208431" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734002208431" style="width: 564px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734002208431 size-medium" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Barcodes-examples.jpg?w=564" alt="" width="564" height="523" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734002208431" class="wp-caption-text">Examples of the five available barcode types</figcaption></figure>
<p>Store owners will also be able to view and print out barcodes.</p>
<p>Using the built-in barcode scanner, you can quickly complete orders or check customers in – this allows you to use the barcode as a robust (yet simple) e-ticket solution for any type of event, booking or reservation.</p>
<div class="woo-sc-box normal  info ">WooCommerce Order Barcodes integrates seamlessly with <a title="WooCommerce Bookings" href="https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-bookings/">WooCommerce Bookings</a> and makes your bookings even more useful!</div>

WooCommerce Order Barcodes

<p>Generates a unique barcode for each order on your site — perfect for e-tickets, packing slips, reservations and a variety of other uses.</p>

Reserve Stock vs WooCommerce Order Barcodes