Test your preorder offer
Testing a preorder offer on your Shopify store ensures everything works smoothly before making it available to your customers. Follow these steps to identify the product, set up the preorder offer, complete a checkout, and verify the order in Stoq’s reports. Complete a Test Checkout Visit Your Storefront: Open your store’s website as a customer would. Find the Preorder Product: Navigate to the product page you set up for preorder Find your preorder product (https://storage.crispSome readersEnable 'Continue selling when out of stock' setting in Shopify
Offering products for pre-order can be a great strategy to manage inventory and gauge customer interest, especially for new products or those temporarily out of stock. Shopify makes this possible with the "Continue Selling When Out of Stock" feature, which allows you to keep selling products even when your inventory hits zero. This article will guide you through the steps to enable this setting in your Shopify admin.Few readersAutomatically place all fulfillments on hold if order contains preorder product
Handling orders that contain both preorder and in-stock products can be complex. Typically, Shopify assigns an "on hold" status to preorder items, but not to in-stock products, which can result in mixed fulfillment statuses within the same order. This setup complicates efforts to ship all items together. Fortunately, with the Shopify Flow app, you can now easily set the entire order on hold, ensuring everything ships at the same time. Please make sure to install the "Shopify flow" app from theFew readersGet started with Preorders
Offering preorders can be a game-changer for your online business. It allows you to generate sales even before your products are physically in stock. This article guides you through the 4 steps of the onboarding flow to help you set up preorders, ensuring you can start capitalizing on customer demand right away. Enable the App Embed (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/weFew readersShow payment widget and discounts for preorder products
Stoq now allows customers to see the payment types and discounts available directly on the product page. This visibility helps inform customers about their purchasing options and potential savings, enhancing transparency and encouraging preorder commitments. How to enable Navigate to your dashboard and click on 'Preorders' from the left menu bar. Select 'Edit Offer' for the product you want to update. Click on the 'Payment' tab within your offer settings. Toggle on "Show PayFew readersA Portal for customers to cancel their Preorders
At Restock Rocket, we are committed to providing your customers with a seamless shopping experience. That's why we've introduced a new feature that allows customers to cancel their entire order directly through the preorder confirmation or shipping update email, anytime before the order is fulfilled. Enable the Settings: Navigate to Stoq: Log in to your Shopify navigate to Stoq dashboard and select 'Preorders'. Email Settings: Go to the 'Email' section and click 'Customize email'.Few readersSend confirmation email for preorders
Stoq now enables merchants to automatically send preorder confirmation emails after a customer purchases a preorder product. These emails confirm the transaction details and provide essential information such as payment and shipping data, enhancing customer communication and satisfaction. How to enable it Go to 'Preorders' from the left menu in your Stoq dashboard. Select 'Email' and toggle 'Send preorder confirmation email' to 'On'. (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/weFew readersDelete a Preorder offer
If you find yourself with too many Preorders offers, or if you've created an offer by mistake, it's important to know how to remove it. This guide will walk you through the steps to delete an offer Navigate to the Offer Section: Log into your store’s dashboard and go to Stoq. Click on 'Preorders' and then select 'Offers' to view the list of all current offers. 'Edit' the offer that you want to delete (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/f69b1402a211d800/image1jqrg8Few readersSend shipping delay email for preorders
If a preorder product is delayed, it's important to keep your customers informed. You can easily send a shipping update email to the customers who have purchased the delayed product. Here's how you can do it. Go to the "Reports" section from the left menu bar of the 'Stoq' app. Select the "Preorders" tab. Select the list of orders to find the one that needs a shipping update. Click on the "Send shipping update" button. This will open a popup where you can customize your email. (Few readersPreorder Limit
Stoq allows merchants to set pre-order limits for their products, giving you control over the quantity available for pre-order. This feature ensures that you can manage your inventory effectively by specifying the maximum number of units you wish to sell as pre-orders. This feature helps prevents overselling, allowing you to maintain your inventory flow well. What Happens Once the Pre-order Limit is Reached Once the pre-order limit is reached, the app will automatically stop showing the pFew readersAdd & customize Pre-Order badges
Stoq allows you to add and customize a "Pre-order" badge, which highlights items currently available for pre-order. This badge helps customers quickly identify products that are not yet in stock but can be ordered in advance, enabling you to maintain a consistent style and improve the customer experience by clearly indicating which items can be pre-ordered. How to Customize the Pre-order Badge To aFew readersSet up Preorder offers in other languages
In the world of e-commerce, catering to a global audience means communicating in various languages. Stoq app understands this need and allows you to set up Preorder offers in multiple languages. This feature helps to ensure that your store communicates effectively with customers from different linguistic backgrounds, enhancing their shopping experience. Stoq provides translations in over 17 languages. How to set up Preorder offers in other languages Head to 'Settings' from the left menuFew readersSet up Preorder offers for in-stock products
To sell preorders, merchants needed to use out of stock products and ‘Continue selling when out of stock’ was required to be enabled. With in-stock Preorders, it is no longer required. Preorders can be sold on in-stock variants (inventory 0). How it works: If a preorder offer is configured for the product and the product is in-stock, the “Preorder” button will appear If the product goes out of stock, the “Preorder” button will not appear. How to set up: Create a Preorder offerFew readers