How to use Pre-Order

WooCommerce normally prevents customers from purchasing products that are out of stock. The Pre-Order feature in Porto removes this limitation by allowing customers to buy items before they become available for shipping.
This is useful when:

• A product is temporarily out of stock
• A product is scheduled for an upcoming release
• You want to measure customer demand early

Enabling Pre-Order can improve sales by letting customers secure items in advance.

1. Go to Porto > Theme Options > WooCommerce
2. Locate Enable Pre-Order
3. Switch the toggle ON

Once enabled, additional global Pre-Order settings will appear:

• Pre-Order Label - Replaces the default "Add to Cart" button text (e.g., Pre-Order Now).
• Pre-Order Availability Date Text - The prefix displayed before the date. (e.g., Available date: %1$s - %1$s is automatically replaced by the availability date).
• Pre-Order No Date Message - Displayed when the product has no assigned availability date (e.g., “Release date coming soon”).

These settings affect all Pre-Order products unless overridden individually.

1. Edit the desired product in WooCommerce → Products
2. In the Product Data panel, check Pre-Order

3. (Optional) Set an Available Date

   • If a date is set → It appears on the product page
   • If no date is set → The availability section stays hidden

Once saved, The product becomes purchasable even if out of stock

• Custom Pre-Order Button Text - “Add to Cart” automatically changes to your Pre-Order label defined in Theme Options.
• Available Date Display - If the product has an availability date, it appears on the product page using the date format defined in Theme Options.
• Admin Pre-Order Tracking - Administrators can view all pre-ordered items inside WooCommerce > Orders.
• Customer Pre-Order List - Customers can see which pre-ordered products they have purchased under My Account.
• Admin Email Notifications - When a Pre-Order product is purchased, the store administrator receives an email.
• Customer Notifications - Customers are informed during purchase that the product is a Pre-Order item.