Title: Stockline – Custom Stock Messages for WooCommerce
Author: Extendiment
Published: October 13, 2026
Last modified: October 13, 2026
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# Stockline – Custom Stock Messages for WooCommerce
By [Extendiment](https://profiles.wordpress.org/extendiment/)
[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/stockline.1.0.0.zip)
* [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/stockline/#description)
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* [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/stockline/#installation)
* [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/stockline/#developers)
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## Description
WooCommerce tells shoppers “Out of stock” and leaves it there. Stockline lets you
say something useful instead: “Only 2 left, order soon”, “Made to order, ships in
2–3 weeks”, “Sold out, ask us about restocking”.
**Your own message for every stock state**
* **In stock**: e.g. “In stock, ships today”. Also shown for products that don’t
track stock, where WooCommerce shows nothing.
* **Low stock**: e.g. “Only {qty} left, order soon”, using WooCommerce’s own low
stock threshold (store-wide or per product).
* **On backorder**: e.g. “Ships in 2–3 weeks”.
* **Out of stock**: e.g. “Sold out, back soon”.
Leave any message empty to keep WooCommerce’s text, with your icon and colour. Other
plugins can add states of their own, such as a “Pre-order” state, and they get a
message, icon and colour on the same screen.
**Looks right in your theme**
* Icons (check mark, warning, clock, cross, delivery truck, dot) and a colour per
state.
* Plain text or a soft coloured badge.
* A live preview of each state on the settings screen as you type, before you save.
* Keeps WooCommerce’s own CSS classes, so your theme’s styling still applies.
**Works everywhere WooCommerce shows stock**
Classic themes, block themes (the Add to Cart form block) and variable products,
where the message updates as shoppers pick options. Stockline hooks the final stock
HTML that WooCommerce itself builds, so there are no template overrides to go stale
after WooCommerce updates.
**Placeholders and light HTML**
Use `{qty}` for the units left and `{product}` for the product name. Bold text and
links are allowed, e.g. `Sold out, ask us about restocking`.
**For developers**
* `stockline_stock_html` filters the final markup (`$html`, `$product`, `$state`).
* `stockline_states`, `stockline_state` and `stockline_placeholders` let other
plugins add a state with its own message, icon and colour, and placeholders for
it. Preorderline uses them for a “Pre-order” state with `{date}`.
* `stockline_product_settings` lets a plugin give a product or variation its own
message, icon or colour, and `stockline_page_colors` adds the colours it uses
to the page’s stylesheet.
* `stockline_enqueue_styles` loads the small stylesheet beyond product pages, e.
g. for a Single Product block on a landing page.
* `stockline_loaded` fires once Stockline has loaded, for add-ons.
**Stockline Pro**
Stockline’s messages are store-wide. If some products need their own (“Back mid-
November”, or “Size S is back in December” for one variation), the separate Stockline
Pro add-on adds a message, icon and colour per product and per variation, a preview
dialog on the product screen, and columns for them in the Gridline bulk editor.
Everything described above works without it. See [extendiment.com/plugins/stockline](https://extendiment.com/plugins/stockline).
Stockline Pro is sold under our [Terms](https://extendiment.com/legal/terms) and
[Privacy Policy](https://extendiment.com/legal/privacy).
## Screenshots
[⌊Out of stock: your own store-wide message, here with a link, in the badge style
with the default icon and colour.⌉⌊Out of stock: your own store-wide message, here
with a link, in the badge style with the default icon and colour.⌉[
Out of stock: your own store-wide message, here with a link, in the badge style
with the default icon and colour.
[⌊Low stock: your own wording with the quantity left, from the store’s low stock
threshold.⌉⌊Low stock: your own wording with the quantity left, from the store’s
low stock threshold.⌉[
Low stock: your own wording with the quantity left, from the store’s low stock threshold.
[⌊On backorder: tell shoppers when it ships instead of “Available on backorder”.⌉⌊
On backorder: tell shoppers when it ships instead of “Available on backorder”.⌉[
On backorder: tell shoppers when it ships instead of “Available on backorder”.
[⌊Variations get their own stock line as shoppers pick options.⌉⌊Variations get
their own stock line as shoppers pick options.⌉[
Variations get their own stock line as shoppers pick options.
[⌊Settings: message, icon and colour for each stock state, with a live preview as
you type.⌉⌊Settings: message, icon and colour for each stock state, with a live
preview as you type.⌉[
Settings: message, icon and colour for each stock state, with a live preview as
you type.
[⌊Pick the plain text style and the previews follow before you save: the same messages
and icons in the state’s colour, without the badge.⌉⌊Pick the plain text style and
the previews follow before you save: the same messages and icons in the state’s
colour, without the badge.⌉[
Pick the plain text style and the previews follow before you save: the same messages
and icons in the state’s colour, without the badge.
## Installation
1. Install and activate Stockline from **Plugins Add New Plugin**, or upload the
zip there. WooCommerce must be active.
2. Go to **WooCommerce Settings Products Stock messages**.
3. Pick a style (plain text or badge), then set a message, icon and colour for each
stock state. The preview under each state shows the result as you type.
4. Save, and open a product page to see the new stock line.
## FAQ
### Does it change how stock works?
No. Stockline only changes the message shoppers see. Stock levels, backorders and
the low stock threshold are still WooCommerce’s settings.
### Where does the low stock number come from?
From WooCommerce: the product’s own low stock threshold, or the store-wide one under
WooCommerce Settings Products Inventory.
### Why don’t I see an “In stock” message on some products?
WooCommerce shows nothing for in-stock products that don’t track stock. Set an In
stock message in Stockline to show one there too.
### Can a product or variation have its own message?
Stockline’s messages, icons and colours apply to the whole store. Variations show
the store’s message for their stock state, with their own quantity in `{qty}`.
### Does it work with block themes?
Yes. The product page in block themes renders stock through the same WooCommerce
function Stockline hooks into.
### Can I style it further?
Yes. The line has the classes `stockline`, `stockline--{state}` (`in-stock`, `low-
stock`, `backorder`, `out-of-stock`) and `stockline--plain` or `stockline--badge`,
plus WooCommerce’s own `stock` classes. The colour is a CSS variable, `--stockline-
color`, set by a `stockline--color-{hex}` class (e.g. `stockline--color-cf222e`).
### The stock line didn’t change after I saved. Why?
Usually a page cache: clear your caching plugin’s or host’s cache and reload the
product page. If it still shows WooCommerce’s text, check that the message for that
state isn’t empty (empty keeps WooCommerce’s wording) and that your theme shows
the stock line at all.
### What happens to my data if I delete Stockline?
When you click **Deactivate** on the Plugins screen, Stockline asks what should
happen to its data if you then delete the plugin. Keep it (the default) and your
stock messages, icons and colours are still there if you install Stockline again.
Choose **Delete it permanently when the plugin is deleted** to have them removed
when you delete it. Deactivating alone never removes anything, and your products
and their stock levels are never deleted.
### Can I translate Stockline?
Yes, on [translate.wordpress.org](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/stockline/).
The template is also included as `languages/stockline.pot` for tools such as Poedit
or Loco Translate.
## Reviews
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## Contributors & Developers
“Stockline – Custom Stock Messages for WooCommerce” is open source software. The
following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
* [ Extendiment ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/extendiment/)
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[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/stockline/), check
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## Changelog
#### 1.0.0
* First release.
## Meta
* Version **1.0.0**
* Last updated **8 hours ago**
* Active installations **Fewer than 10**
* WordPress version ** 6.5 or higher **
* Tested up to **7.1.3**
* PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
* Tags
* [backorder](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/backorder/)[low stock](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/low-stock/)
[out of stock](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/out-of-stock/)[stock-status](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/stock-status/)
[woocommerce](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/woocommerce/)
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## Contributors
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