Products `out-of-stock' and `in-stock' question.

[Guest]

Hello there.

 

When one edits a product in osc admin and clicks on `out-of-stock', the product does not get shown in the catalog that the client sees.

 

Is it possible to still show the product to the client, but display the words `Currently out-of-stock.'

 

Thanks for your time.

[jhande]

Hey Philip,

 

Get yourself this contribution - Show Sold Out Items v1.1 by sabaina 15 Feb 2007

 

You can see it - here. I made a simple Sold Out button. But you can make whatever image you want.

[Guest]

Thanks for the tip.

 

I've installed the contrib and it seems to be working.

 

I have a quick question.

 

Products that are listed in the admin as `in-stock' but show a quantity of 0 in the product description - show up to the client as `out-of-stock'.

 

Now I must edit each product desc. to show a quantity so that it shows up to the client as `buy now' - is there a way around this to save editing time?

 

BTW : What does the quantity in product desc. actually refer to - individual products or weight? As far as I know it refers to individual products/items.

 

Thanks again.

[jhande]

Thanks for the tip.

 

I've installed the contrib and it seems to be working.

 

I have a quick question.

 

Products that are listed in the admin as `in-stock' but show a quantity of 0 in the product description - show up to the client as `out-of-stock'.

 

Now I must edit each product desc. to show a quantity so that it shows up to the client as `buy now' - is there a way around this to save editing time?

 

BTW : What does the quantity in product desc. actually refer to - individual products or weight? As far as I know it refers to individual products/items.

 

Thanks again.

 

Yes the quantity in product description refers to stock on hand so to speak.

Unfortunately you will have to add a quantity amount in each product description.

But you would have to do that again once you sold and re-ordered your items anyway.

Marking them In Stock or Out of Stock is useful if you take online orders and then order from your distributor. Add a high product quantity and when your distributors stock list shows the item on back-order, quickly tag yours as Out of Stock without having to change the stock quantity. Hope that made sense?

[Guest]

Got it, case closed ;)