Introduction

The Magento 2 Pre Order Extension by FMEextensions is designed to help store owners manage products that are not yet available for immediate purchase. This extension allows customers to place pre-orders for upcoming products or out-of-stock items, enhancing customer satisfaction and boosting sales by maintaining engagement with potential buyers.

Key Features

  • Allows pre-ordering for out-of-stock and upcoming products
  • Replaces "Add to Cart" button with a customizable "Pre-Order" button
  • Enables pre-order functionality for specific products or categories
  • Displays custom messages such as availability dates on product pages
  • Sends email notifications for product availability updates

Compatibility

This extension is compatible with the following Magento versions.

  • 2.1.x
  • 2.2.x
  • 2.3.x
  • 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.4, 2.4.5, 2.4.6, 2.4.7

Installation Guide

Method 1

  1. Unzip fme_pre-order-x.x.x.zip to a local folder.
  2. Make folder FME into your_magento_directory/app/code/ (if you don't find code folder within app folder, please create it first).
  3. Create the following folders (as mentioned in step 2):
  • app/code/FME
  • app/code/FME/PreOrder
  1. Copy all the contents from fme_pre-order-x.x.x to newly created PreOrder folder.
  2. Now open console or shell.
  3. Go to your Magento directory and run the following commands:
  • php bin/magento module:enable FME_PreOrder
  • php bin/magento setup:upgrade
  • php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy -f (-f may not work in Magento versions less than 2.2.x.)
  • chmod command for var/ pub/static and generated/ folders
  1. Reload the Magento admin and you will see FME Extensions on the left side menu of your admin panel.

Method 2

  1. Unzip fme_pre-order-x.x.x.zip to a local folder.
  2. Make folder FME into your_magento_directory/app/code/ (if you don't find code folder within app folder, please create it first).
  3. Create the following folders (as mentioned in step 2):
  • app/code/FME
  • app/code/FME/PreOrder
  1. Copy all the contents from fme_pre-order-x.x.x to newly created PreOrder folder.
  2. Go to your_magento_directory/app/etc/
  3. Open config.php file in etc folder
  4. Add the following line in $modules array at the end ‘FME_PreOrder’=>1,
  5. Now open console or shell.
  6. Go to your Magento directory and run the below commands
  • php bin/magento setup:upgrade
  • php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy -f (-f may not work in Magento versions less than 2.2.x.)
  • chmod command for var/ pub/static and generated/ folders
  1. Reload the Magento admin and you will see FME Extensions on the left side menu of your admin panel.