Inventory Alerts for WooCommerce

A WooCommerce plugin that displays low stock and out of stock alerts directly on the order edit page. Never miss that an item is running low - see it right where you process orders.

Features

• Stock Alert Column - Adds a dedicated "Stock Alert" column to the order items table showing red badges for out of stock and orange badges for low stock items
• Side Panel Summary - Displays a summary meta box on the order page with all inventory alerts at a glance
• Configurable Threshold - Set your own stock threshold for when to show low stock warnings (default: 0 = only out of stock)
• Hide Option - Ability to hide alerts on the order page for all users
• HPOS Compatible - Fully compatible with WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage
• Translation Ready - Includes text domain for translations

Screenshots

When viewing an order, you'll see:

• A red "OUT OF STOCK" badge next to items with 0 stock
• An orange "LOW STOCK: X" badge next to items below your threshold
• A side panel summary showing all alerts for quick review

Installation

1. Download the plugin files
2. Upload to /wp-content/plugins/inventory-alerts-for-woo/
3. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
4. Configure at WooCommerce > Settings > Products > Inventory

Configuration

Navigate to WooCommerce > Settings > Products > Inventory and scroll to the inventory alerts settings:

• Stock Threshold - Show alerts when stock is at or below this number
  • 0 (default): Only show alerts for out of stock items
  • 1: Alert when only 1 item remains
  • 5: Alert when 5 or fewer items remain

Requirements

• WordPress 5.8+ (tested through 7.1)
• WooCommerce 5.0+
• PHP 8.1+

Tests

Run the stock-calculation tests without booting WordPress:

php tests/stock-alerts-test.php
php tests/order-screen-test.php

License

Apache License 2.0 - see LICENSE for details.