<ul class="wccom-tick-list-primary">
<li data-start="77" data-end="165"><strong data-start="77" data-end="104">Hide Out-of-Stock Products </strong>– Automatically hide unavailable products from shop.</li>
<li data-start="168" data-end="235"><strong data-start="168" data-end="185">Smart Sorting</strong> – Push out-of-stock items to the top or bottom.</li>
<li data-start="238" data-end="291"><strong data-start="238" data-end="253">Auto-Unhide</strong> – Products reappear when restocked.</li>
<li data-start="294" data-end="350"><strong data-start="294" data-end="316">Role-Based Control</strong> – Show/hide items by user role.</li>
<li data-start="353" data-end="416"><strong data-start="353" data-end="377">Category & Tag Rules</strong> – Apply settings to specific groups.</li>
<li data-start="419" data-end="496"><strong data-start="419" data-end="439">Custom Redirects</strong> – Send visitors from unavailable products to any page.</li>
<li data-start="499" data-end="554"><strong data-start="499" data-end="515">Stock Report</strong> – Track hidden items in a dashboard.</li>
<li data-start="557" data-end="623"><strong data-start="557" data-end="576">Stock Threshold</strong> – Set when an item counts as “out of stock.”</li>
</ul>
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<p>The <strong data-start="98" data-end="126">Sort | Hide Out-of-Stock</strong> plugin for WooCommerce helps you maintain a clean, shopper-friendly storefront by automatically hiding or rearranging unavailable products. You can choose to completely remove out-of-stock items from your store, push them to the bottom of product listings, or sort them however you prefer—either storewide or within specific categories and tags.</p>
<p>Once products are restocked, they reappear automatically, ensuring your catalog stays up to date without manual work. Advanced features like role-based visibility, custom redirects from unavailable product pages, and a detailed hidden-stock report give you complete control over how out-of-stock products are handled.</p>
<h3 data-start="58" data-end="90"><strong data-start="58" data-end="88">Hide Out-of-Stock Products</strong></h3>
<p data-start="92" data-end="160">The <strong data-start="96" data-end="141">Hide Out-of-Stock for WooCommerce</strong> plugin lets you:</p>
<ul>
<li data-start="163" data-end="206">Instantly hide all out-of-stock products.</li>
<li data-start="209" data-end="256">Automatically show them again when restocked.</li>
<li data-start="259" data-end="300">Hide out-of-stock for specific user roles.</li>
<li>Hide out-of-stock in specific categories/tags.</li>
<li data-start="303" data-end="380">Redirect customers from unavailable product pages to a page of your choice.</li>
</ul>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18734005619519" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Frame-7.png" alt="Hide out of stock for WooCommerce" width="980" height="503" /></p>
<h3 data-start="65" data-end="223"><strong data-start="65" data-end="113">Sort Out-of-Stock Products Across Your Store</strong></h3>
<p data-start="65" data-end="223">Take full control of how out-of-stock products appear in your store. Choose from multiple sorting options:</p>
<ul>
<li data-start="226" data-end="245">Default Order</li>
<li data-start="248" data-end="273">Out of Stock at Top</li>
<li data-start="276" data-end="304">Out of Stock at Bottom</li>
<li data-start="307" data-end="344">Out of Stock at Top (Ascending)</li>
<li data-start="347" data-end="385">Out of Stock at Top (Descending)</li>
<li data-start="388" data-end="428">Out of Stock at Bottom (Ascending)</li>
<li data-start="431" data-end="472">Out of Stock at Bottom (Descending)</li>
</ul>
<p><img class="alignnone wp-image-18734005619520" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Frame-8.png" alt="Sort out of stock for WooCommerce" width="793" height="623" /></p>
<h3><strong data-start="43" data-end="85">Sort Out-of-Stock Products by Category</strong></h3>
<p>Reorder out-of-stock items storewide or by category with options like default order, top/bottom placement, and ascending/descending sorting.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone wp-image-18734005619521" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Frame-9.png" alt="Sort out of stock for WooCommerce" width="811" height="464" /></p>
<h3><strong data-start="0" data-end="30" data-is-only-node="">Auto-Publish Back-in-Stock</strong></h3>
<p>Automatically unhide and re-sort products as soon as they reach your custom stock threshold.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18734005619524" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Frame-10.png" alt="Hide out of stock for WooCommerce" width="980" height="546" /></p>
<h3><strong data-start="0" data-end="33" data-is-only-node="">Out-of-Stock Report Dashboard</strong></h3>
<p>View all hidden and unavailable products in a single, easy-to-access dashboard.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18734005619525" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Frame-11.png" alt="Hide out of stock for WooCommerce" width="980" height="453" /></p>
<h3>Getting Started</h3>
<ul>
<li data-start="60" data-end="197"><strong data-start="60" data-end="67">Buy</strong> Sort <em>| Hide Out of Stock for</em><em data-start="68" data-end="106"> WooCommerce</em> directly from <a href="https://woocommerce.com/products/sort-hide-out-of-stock/">WooCommerce.com</a>.</li>
<li data-start="201" data-end="272"><strong data-start="201" data-end="213">Download</strong> the plugin and <strong data-start="229" data-end="240">install</strong> it on your WooCommerce store.</li>
<li data-start="276" data-end="331"><strong data-start="276" data-end="288">Activate</strong> the plugin from the WordPress dashboard.</li>
<li data-start="335" data-end="443">Go to <strong data-start="341" data-end="381">WooCommerce > File Upload </strong>to set up rules and enable file uploads for your customers.</li>
<li data-start="447" data-end="509"><strong>Need help?</strong> View the complete<strong data-start="458" data-end="508"> installation & Configuration guide <a class="" href="https://woocommerce.com/document/sort-hide-out-of-stock/" rel="noopener" data-start="497" data-end="506">here</a></strong>.</li>
</ul>
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Sort | Hide Out of Stock

<p>Automaticall<strong>y hide sold-out products</strong> or <strong>push them to the bottom</strong> of your store listings to keep your catalog fresh and focused on in-stock items.</p>

<ul class="wccom-tick-list-primary">
<li>Display lead time for make-to-order products</li>
<li>Show lead time on shop, product, cart, and checkout pages</li>
<li>Set different lead times for in-stock, out-of-stock, and back-order products</li>
<li>Apply lead time to specific products, categories, variations, or whole shop</li>
<li>Customize lead time message such as text color, background color and more</li>
<li>Lead time message is mobile responsive</li>
</ul>
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<h2>Features Details:</h2>
<h3>Display Lead Time for Products</h3>
<p>You can show the lead time if you need time to make ready the products after order.<br />
It helps to inform customers upfront about production times, reducing uncertainty and setting clear expectations, leading to better customer satisfaction.<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18734004482970" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Display-Lead-Time.png" alt="woocommerce lead time plugin" width="980" height="406" /></p>
<h3>Display Time on Various Shop Pages</h3>
<p>WooCommerce product lead time plugin allows you to show lead time on shop, product, cart, and checkout pages.<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18734004482974" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/shop-page.png" alt="woocommerce lead time plugin" width="980" height="487" /></p>
<h3><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18734004482978" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cart-page-2.png" alt="woocommerce lead time plugin" width="980" height="259" /></h3>
<h3><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18734004482981" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/checkout-page.png" alt="woocommerce lead time plugin" width="980" height="319" /></h3>
<h3>Set Lead Times based on Product Status</h3>
<p>Set different lead times for in-stock, out-of-stock, and backorder products which provide accurate delivery information for every stock status.<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18734004482985" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/status.png" alt="woocommerce lead time plugin" width="980" height="508" /></p>
<h3>Apply to:</h3>
<p>You can apply lead time to specific products,categories, variations, or the whole shop, which saves a lot of time.<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18734004482986" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/specific.png" alt="woocommerce lead time plugin" width="980" height="444" /></p>
<h3>Customizing Options</h3>
<p>WooCommerce product lead time plugin lets you customize lead time messages such as text color, background color, and more. It helps to make the information stand out without disrupting the site’s design flow.<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-18734004482989" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Customize-Settings.png" alt="woocommerce lead time plugin" width="980" height="539" /></p>
<h2>Advantages</h2>
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-secondary">
<li>Helps to display clear information about the manufacturing time</li>
<li>Useful extension if you sell make-to-order, custom-made, and non-stock products</li>
<li>It helps in clearing the doubts of customers regarding manufacturing and processing time</li>
<li>Makes purchasing decisions easy for customers</li>
<li>It enhances the user experience of your store</li>
</ul>

Product Lead Time

<p>Display lead time if you manufacture the items after receiving the order, sell custom-made, and non-stock products.</p>

Sort | Hide Out of Stock vs Product Lead Time