Backorder Availability for Woo

Backorder Availability PRO (EBAP) is the ultimate solution for WooCommerce stores needing precise control and transparent communication regarding product availability, especially for backordered items. This plugin helps you convert more sales by eliminating customer uncertainty and ensures your product data is accurately synced with Google Merchant Center.

Key Features:

Dynamic Availability Dates: Automatically calculates an estimated availability date for out-of-stock products that allow backorders. This date considers configurable “working days,” weekends, and custom holidays.

Intelligent Lead Time Management:

• • Product-Specific: Set individual lead times (“Working Days until Available”) per product.
  • Category Defaults: Assign default lead times for entire product categories – perfect for different suppliers or product types.
  • Global Fallback: A global default lead time applies if no product or category-specific setting is found.

Auto-Fill Missing Data: Automatically populates missing “Working Days until Available” for eligible products based on category or global defaults.

Seamless Google Merchant Centre (GMC) Sync:

• • Direct Integration with Google for WooCommerce (GFW): Automatically injects the calculated availability date into your product feed via the Google for WooCommerce plugin (formerly Google Listings & Ads), ensuring compliance with Google Shopping’s availability date requirements.
  • Cron Job Sync: A daily cron job keeps your GMC data updated without manual intervention.

Flexible Frontend Display:

• Customizable Messages: Suppress default WooCommerce backorder messages and display clear, custom availability messages above or below the “Add to Cart” button.
• Multiple Styles: Choose from a default plugin style, WooCommerce’s native appearance, or create a fully custom HTML display.
• Customisable Date Format: Option of several date formats for variety of tastes.

Comprehensive Admin Dashboard:

• Product Overview: A dedicated dashboard tab lists all out-of-stock or backordered products, showing their stock, backorder status, working days, and calculated availability date.
• Visual Cues: Color-coded rows highlight products needing attention (e.g., backorders disabled, missing working days).
• Comprehensive Filtering: Reduce pages of inventory down to critical items for quick analysis, modification and implementation.
• Bulk Tools: Export all product availability data to a CSV for easy analysis. Import “Working Days until Available” from a CSV to quickly update multiple products.
• Manual GFW Sync: Trigger an immediate Google sync directly from the dashboard.
• Holiday Management: Account for non-working days by manually adding specific dates or importing holidays from an iCal URL.

Why choose Backorder Availability PRO?

Reduce Cart Abandonment: Transparent availability dates build customer trust and reduce uncertainty.

Google Shopping Compliance: Meet critical Google Merchant Center requirements for backordered products, avoiding disapprovals.

Save Time: Automate lead time calculations and data synchronization.

Granular Control: Manage availability at global, category, and product levels.

== Installation ==

Feel free to test drive the light version on WordPress.org plugin repository.

Download the plugin ZIP file

Upload the plugin to your WordPress site by going to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin.

Choose File and select the downloaded ZIP file. Click Install Now.

Activate the plugin after installation.

Configure: Navigate to  Availability PRO in your WordPress admin menu to set up global options, category lead times, and frontend display settings.

Dependencies:

WooCommerce (required for core functionality)

Google for WooCommerce (highly recommended for Google Merchant Center sync features)

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= What is the purpose of this plugin? =
Backorder Availability PRO helps you manage and display accurate availability dates for your WooCommerce products, especially those on backorder. This is crucial for customer transparency and compliance with platforms like Google Shopping, which require specific availability dates for backordered items.

= How does it calculate the availability date? =
The plugin calculates the date by adding a specified number of “working days” (Monday-Friday, excluding weekends and holidays) to the current date. You can define these working days at a global level, per product category, or even for individual products.

= What are “Working Days until Available”? =
This is the number of business days (Monday-Friday, excluding holidays) required before a backordered product can be shipped or to be manufactured. For example, if an item needs 5 working days, and you order on a Friday, it might be available the following Friday (assuming no holidays).

= Do I need Google for WooCommerce? =
While the plugin’s core availability features work independently, the advanced Google Merchant Centre synchronization requires the free “Google for WooCommerce” (formerly Google Listings & Ads) plugin to be active. If you use Google Shopping, this integration is essential for compliance.

= How do I add holidays? =
You can add holidays manually in the plugin’s settings, or you can provide an iCal URL from a calendar service (like Google Calendar) to automatically fetch and account for holidays.

= What is the date shortcode for? =
This shortcode can be used within your custom frontend availability messages (configured in the Frontend tab of the dashboard). When the plugin renders the message, this shortcode will be replaced with the dynamically calculated availability date for the specific product.

= Can I use this with simple and variable products? =
Yes, the plugin is designed to work with both simple and variable WooCommerce products.