RIACO Back In Stock for WooCommerce

FAQ

Does this work with variable products?

Yes. The signup form appears for the specific out-of-stock variation a shopper has selected, and only that variation’s subscribers are notified when it’s restocked.

My theme doesn’t show the signup form — what can I do?

Some themes override WooCommerce’s own single-product templates and skip the hook this plugin uses to render the form automatically. Use the [riaco_bis_form] shortcode instead — place it anywhere in a product description, a page, or a widget. It accepts an optional product_id attribute (e.g. [riaco_bis_form product_id="123"]); without one, it uses the product currently being viewed.

Can I turn the waitlist off for a specific product?

Yes. Edit the product, open the Inventory tab, and uncheck Enable back-in-stock waitlist. This works for both simple and variable products (it applies to all of a variable product’s variations).

How are emails sent without timing out on a large list?

Each subscriber’s email is queued as its own independent background action via Action Scheduler (bundled with WooCommerce). WordPress processes the queue across multiple background requests instead of one long loop, so a large waitlist, a slow mail server, or an individual failure never blocks the rest.

Can I customise the notification email?

Yes. Go to WooCommerce › Settings › Emails › Back In Stock Notification to edit the subject, heading, and message. The message supports {product_name}, {product_url}, {unsubscribe_url}, and {site_title} placeholders.

Is the plugin GDPR compliant?

The plugin integrates with WordPress’s native Export Personal Data and Erase Personal Data tools (Tools › Export/Erase Personal Data), and adds suggested wording to Settings › Privacy. Erasing a subscriber’s data permanently deletes their waitlist entries.

Can I require shoppers to accept my privacy policy before signing up?

Yes. Enable Require privacy policy consent under WooCommerce › Settings › Products › Back In Stock, and a checkbox is added to the signup form linking to the page set under Settings › Privacy. This is off by default.

Is the plugin compatible with WooCommerce HPOS?

Yes. The plugin declares full compatibility with WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage (Custom Order Tables).

Does the plugin make remote HTTP requests?

No. The plugin never makes external HTTP requests.

Does the plugin have hooks for developers?

Yes. Every step of the signup, restock-detection, and notification flow fires a riaco_bis_* action or filter (for example riaco_bis_subscribed, riaco_bis_should_dispatch, riaco_bis_email_placeholders) that other code can hook into to extend the plugin’s behavior. None of them change anything by default — they only matter if something else hooks into them.