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Actively maintained • Last updated 34 days ago
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Likely maintained (last update 34 days ago).
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Description
Back In Stock Notifications allows your WooCommerce store to:
- Notify customers when out-of-stock products are available again.
- Enable a waitlist for sold-out products.
- Support double opt-in email confirmation.
- Automatically send back-in-stock notifications.
- Let logged-in users manage their alerts from the “My Account” page.
- Include a simple shortcode to place subscription forms anywhere on your site.
This plugin is fully compatible with WooCommerce and supports variable products and backorders.
Additional Notes
- Works only with WooCommerce installed and active.
- Emails are sent via WooCommerce mailer.
- All subscriber data is stored in a custom database table.
Installation
- Upload the
back-in-stock-notificationsfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Make sure WooCommerce is installed and active.
- Subscribe forms will appear automatically on out-of-stock product pages.
- Use the shortcode
[bis_subscribe_form product_id="123"]to place a subscription form anywhere (replace123with the product ID).
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! It checks each variation. If any variation is in stock or allows backorders, the subscription form will not display.
No. Products that allow backorders are treated as available, so the form will not appear.
Logged-in users can manage their alerts from a new menu item “My Alerts” in the WooCommerce “My Account” page.
Yes, a confirmation email is sent to the user before they are added to the waitlist.
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Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release with back-in-stock notifications, double opt-in, My Account integration, and admin insights.




