User Guide of Magento 2 Out of Stock Notification Extension

General Configurations

At the backend, go to FME EXTENSIONS > Configurations. Here you can find the extension configurations.

  • Enable Module: Option to enable or disable the module

  • Button Enable: Option to enable or disable button on frontend

  • Product Page Button Text: Option to set the text of the button to display on product pages

  • Category Page Button Text: Option to set the text of the button to display on category pages

  • Enable on Category Page: Option to Enable / Disable button on category pages

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Admin Notifications

  • Send Admin Notification to Every New Subscription (Daily): Option to Enable / Disable admin notification against each new subscription on daily basis

(Hint: Set 'yes' to receive daily email on every subscription)

  • Email Template to Notify Admin: Choose the template of the email to send notifications to admin
  • Send Admin Notification About Inventory Low in Stock: Option to Enable / Disable admin notifications regarding low stock inventory (Hint: Set 'yes' to receive Email About Inventory low in Stock.it works when stock quantity is mentioned)

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  • Email Template to Notify Admin Low Stock: Choose the template of the email to send a low stock notification to admin
  • Notify for Quantity Below: Set the quantity to mark the product as low stock
  • Admin Email Address: Write the email address of the admin
  • Email Sender: Option to choose the sender of the email, can be:

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Template Configuration

This section allows you to customize the form that will appear with the out of stock products to let potential customers subscribe to the product.

  • Enable First Name On Frontend: Option to Enable / Disable the first name on the frontend
  • Enable the Last Name On Frontend: Option to enable/disable the last name on the frontend
  • GDPR Consent: Option to Enable / Disable GDPR consent
  • Consent Text: Option to write the text for the GDPR consent
  • Customer Groups: Option to choose the customer groups

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  • Frontend Tab Label: Enter Label for Out of Stock Subscription List in the "My Account" section. If Left Empty, Default label Appears
  • Send Emails Reply To: Option to write an email on which response will be sent
  • Display Text on Fields: Option to write the text which will be displayed on the fields
  • Email Sender: Option to choose the sender of the email from different options
  • Email Template: Option to choose the email template for sending the response
    • Out of Stock Notification Form
    • New Pickup Order
    • New Pickup Order For Guest

(Note: Email template is chosen based on theme fallback when the "Default" option is selected)

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How to Add New Subscription?

To add a new subscription, navigate to FME EXTENSIONS > Out of Stock Notify. All subscription requests will be displayed here. You can create a new subscription by clicking the Add New Subscription button located at the top right. Upon clicking the button, a form will appear on the screen. Some fields will be non-editable as they will contain system-defined values. You will need to provide data in the remaining fields, which include:

  • Change Notify Status: Options to change notifications’ status i.e. either to send alerts to customer or not
  • Store: Option to set the store view
  • Product SKU: Enter the SKU of the product
  • Email: Enter the email address for the subscription
  • Date Subscribed: Enter the date of subscription

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Out of Stock Reports

This extension also tracks the subscription requests against each extension. At the backend go to Reports > Out of Stock Notification Report. Below attached bar-chart represents the subscription requests each month.

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You can also check the demand of out of stock products on the basis of subscription requests. You will find a list of most wanted product & recent activity subscriptions.

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How to Manage Stock Alerts?

You can also view all the stock subscriptions in a single grid by clicking on the View More button below the Most Wanted Products or simply go to Reports > Stock Alerts from the backend.

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To display out of stock products, go to Catalog > Inventory. Select ‘Yes’ and it will be enabled on out of stock products.

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