If you prefer not to display the available inventory quantity at a specific location, you can set an inventory threshold message instead.
What is an inventory threshold message?
When selected in the Inventory Display Template, the inventory threshold message lets you show threshold messages, such as “High stock,” “Low stock,” and “Sold out,” instead of the usual inventory quantity.
Step 1: Set the rule in the Inventory Display Template
Navigate to Inventory Widget > Inventory Info setting of the app.
Look for “Inventory display template.” This is where you can make a switch to Show Inventory Threshold Message instead of displaying the quantity.
Step 2: Configure the threshold message
How threshold rules work
Threshold rules are evaluated in the order they are added. The first rule that matches the product’s quantity will be applied.
Example: if you configure:
- Rule 1: QTY > 3 (Show “Low stock”)
- Rule 2: QTY > 10 (Show “High stock”)
And a location has a quantity of 5:
- The first rule (QTY > 3) matches.
- The second rule is ignored.
- The message shown will be “Low stock.”
You can configure your threshold message based on the two available widget templates. See Inventory widget templates for more information.
Choose your inventory threshold message layout
Choose how each location line, depending on the layout selected, displays the available name and threshold message based on the created rules.
Your layout choice determines the level of customization you can apply when configuring the threshold message rules.
Configure threshold message rules
If you’ve chosen the “Custom” layout option specifically, click on each one below to see how you can configure the threshold rules for each widget template type:
Template 1: Show a Single Variant or Product’s Location Inventory
Note: Use {{qty}} to display available quantity. {{threshold-message}} will be replaced with the text in the “Show message” box.
The threshold message will appear alongside each location. You can customize both the location name and the threshold message using the format {{location-name}} - {{threshold-message}} within the THRESHOLD MESSAGE RULE setting of the Inventory Threshold Message:
Template 2: Show All Variants Available at a Location
This will showcase the threshold message alongside all available variants at a specific location. You can easily modify the name of the variant and the message by utilizing the format {{name}} - {{threshold-message}} within the THRESHOLD MESSAGE RULE setting of the Inventory Threshold Message:
Inventory threshold message rule options
When configuring the Inventory Threshold Message based on the “Custom” layout, you can control the following:
- Inventory is (operator): Select between equal to, less than, greater than, and so on.
- Set quantity (Qty): Define the threshold quantity.
- Conditions* (see Setting optional conditions): Add restrictions to rules by location, product tag, vendor, or type.
- Show message: Type in the message you want to display.
- Translate this message: Customize the message translation to different languages, as needed.
- Edit Message template: Personalize the message by setting a name and quantity.
- Set the color for the threshold text: Choose the desired color for the threshold text.
Note: Setting the {{location-name}} - {{threshold-message}} / {{name}} - {{threshold-message}} from the app will apply to all inventory widgets.
Edit and translate the template
If you’ve chosen the layout option other than “Custom,” you can further edit how the threshold message looks on the frontend by clicking Edit and Translate this template for each threshold message rule.
Use the various customization options for the selected layout (see below):
Use the translation option by selecting a language from the dropdown to localize inventory messages for the selected inventory template:
Once you’re happy with the customization, click Apply.
*Setting optional conditions
Step 1: To start, click Add conditions.
Step 2: Configure the following:
- Match: All Conditions or Any Condition
- Choose the Field variable from the dropdown
- Choose the Operator depending on the variable selected
- Enter the Value (e.g., Location, product tag, etc.)
Example:
If you have multiple store locations and only want to set the inventory threshold message (e.g., High Stock, Low Stock, or Sold Out) to appear for one location, you can set it like this:
- Match: All Conditions
- Field: Location
- Operator: equals
- Location: <select the store location>
Non-matching rules
If a product’s stock does not match any configured threshold rule, no error is shown. Instead, the location will simply be hidden from the store availability widget.
Make sure your rule structure covers all expected quantity ranges to prevent locations from unintentionally disappearing.
If you encounter any issues, don’t hesitate to contact the support team for further assistance.
