{"id":149140,"date":"2021-10-26T03:35:35","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T03:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/out-of-stock-display-manager-for-woocommerce\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T11:27:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T11:27:12","slug":"out-of-stock-display-manager-for-woocommerce","status":"publish","type":"plugin","link":"https:\/\/mr.wordpress.org\/plugins\/out-of-stock-display-manager-for-woocommerce\/","author":14392907,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","version":"2.0.3","stable_tag":"2.0.3","tested":"6.9.4","requires":"6.0","requires_php":"7.4","requires_plugins":null,"header_name":"Hide or Show Out-of-Stock Products for WooCommerce","header_author":"Charlie Macaraeg","header_description":"A handy plugin for bulk managing visibility of your out of stock products.","assets_banners_color":"","last_updated":"2025-12-26 11:27:12","external_support_url":"","external_repository_url":"","donate_link":"","header_plugin_uri":"","header_author_uri":"https:\/\/profiles.wordpress.org\/charliemac24","rating":0,"author_block_rating":0,"active_installs":10,"downloads":1081,"num_ratings":0,"support_threads":0,"support_threads_resolved":0,"author_block_count":0,"sections":["description","installation","faq","changelog"],"tags":{"1.0":{"tag":"1.0","author":"charliemac24","date":"2021-10-26 03:35:11"},"2.0":{"tag":"2.0","author":"charliemac24","date":"2023-01-02 14:09:00"},"2.0.1":{"tag":"2.0.1","author":"charliemac24","date":"2025-12-24 09:49:14"},"2.0.2":{"tag":"2.0.2","author":"charliemac24","date":"2025-12-24 09:49:14"},"2.0.3":{"tag":"2.0.3","author":"charliemac24","date":"2025-12-26 11:27:12"}},"upgrade_notice":{"2.0.3":"<p>Adds a one-time activation notice with setup guidance for per-product visibility.<\/p>"},"ratings":[],"assets_icons":{"icon-256x256.png":{"filename":"icon-256x256.png","revision":3425714,"resolution":"256x256","location":"assets","locale":""}},"assets_banners":[],"assets_blueprints":{},"all_blocks":[],"tagged_versions":["1.0","2.0","2.0.1","2.0.2","2.0.3"],"block_files":[],"assets_screenshots":{"screenshot-1.jpg":{"filename":"screenshot-1.jpg","revision":3426731,"resolution":"1","location":"assets","locale":""},"screenshot-2.jpg":{"filename":"screenshot-2.jpg","revision":3426733,"resolution":"2","location":"assets","locale":""},"screenshot-3.jpg":{"filename":"screenshot-3.jpg","revision":3426731,"resolution":"3","location":"assets","locale":""}},"screenshots":{"1":"Out-of-stock products list with visibility controls","2":"Bulk visibility update interface","3":"Individual product visibility settings"},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"plugin_section":[],"plugin_tags":[2777,6601,4423,217147,286],"plugin_category":[45],"plugin_contributors":[196284],"plugin_business_model":[],"class_list":["post-149140","plugin","type-plugin","status-publish","hentry","plugin_tags-catalog","plugin_tags-inventory","plugin_tags-out-of-stock","plugin_tags-product-visibility","plugin_tags-woocommerce","plugin_category-ecommerce","plugin_contributors-charliemac24","plugin_committers-charliemac24"],"banners":[],"icons":{"svg":false,"icon":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/out-of-stock-display-manager-for-woocommerce\/assets\/icon-256x256.png?rev=3425714","icon_2x":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/out-of-stock-display-manager-for-woocommerce\/assets\/icon-256x256.png?rev=3425714","generated":false},"screenshots":[{"src":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/out-of-stock-display-manager-for-woocommerce\/assets\/screenshot-1.jpg?rev=3426731","caption":"Out-of-stock products list with visibility controls"},{"src":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/out-of-stock-display-manager-for-woocommerce\/assets\/screenshot-2.jpg?rev=3426733","caption":"Bulk visibility update interface"},{"src":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/out-of-stock-display-manager-for-woocommerce\/assets\/screenshot-3.jpg?rev=3426731","caption":"Individual product visibility settings"}],"raw_content":"<!--section=description-->\n<p>By default, WooCommerce hides <strong>all<\/strong> out-of-stock products when the global \u201cHide out of stock items\u201d option is enabled.<\/p>\n\n<p>This plugin turns off WooCommerce\u2019s global \u201cHide out of stock items\u201d setting. Out-of-stock products remain hidden by default, and you use the plugin\u2019s per-product controls to allow selected sold-out products to appear (shop\/search). A notice on the manager page reminds you that the global setting is overridden.<\/p>\n\n<h3>What this plugin does<\/h3>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Choose visibility for <strong>out-of-stock products only<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Forces WooCommerce\u2019s global \u201cHide out of stock items\u201d setting off so per-product control applies<\/li>\n<li>Hide out-of-stock products by default; allow specific sold-out items to appear where you choose<\/li>\n<li>Control whether a product appears in:\n\n<ul>\n<li>Shop + Search<\/li>\n<li>Shop only<\/li>\n<li>Search only<\/li>\n<li>Hidden everywhere<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li>Bulk-manage sold-out products with pagination and search<\/li>\n<li>Uses WooCommerce\u2019s native <code>product_visibility<\/code> taxonomy (safe &amp; compatible)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>Typical use cases<\/h3>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Keep sold-out products visible for <strong>SEO<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Show catalog or discontinued items<\/li>\n<li>Keep seasonal or returning products searchable<\/li>\n<li>Avoid confusing customers while stock is unavailable<\/li>\n<li>Maintain a clean shop page without hiding everything<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>This plugin overrides the global hide toggle but still uses WooCommerce\u2019s native <code>product_visibility<\/code> taxonomy for safe per-product exceptions.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<h3>From your WordPress dashboard<\/h3>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <strong>Plugins \u2192 Add New<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Search for <strong>Hide or Show Out-of-Stock Products for WooCommerce<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Install<\/strong> and then <strong>Activate<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>Products \u2192 Out-of-Stock Visibility<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Choose how each out-of-stock product should appear<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id='does%20this%20disable%20woocommerce%E2%80%99s%20global%20%E2%80%9Chide%20out%20of%20stock%20items%E2%80%9D%20setting%3F'><h3>Does this disable WooCommerce\u2019s global \u201cHide out of stock items\u201d setting?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. The plugin turns that setting off so it can manage out-of-stock visibility per product. Out-of-stock items remain hidden by default until you allow them via the plugin.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id='does%20this%20affect%20in-stock%20products%3F'><h3>Does this affect in-stock products?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. Only products marked as out-of-stock are affected.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id='is%20this%20safe%20for%20seo%3F'><h3>Is this safe for SEO?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. It uses WooCommerce\u2019s built-in <code>product_visibility<\/code> terms and does not add custom hacks.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id='can%20i%20bulk-update%20products%3F'><h3>Can I bulk-update products?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. Out-of-stock products can be managed in bulk with pagination and search.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id='will%20this%20work%20with%20future%20woocommerce%20updates%3F'><h3>Will this work with future WooCommerce updates?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. 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