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When stock is replenished, all subscribers are notified automatically \u2014 no manual work required.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>What this plugin does:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Displays a \"Notify me\" sign-up form on out-of-stock WooCommerce product pages<\/li>\n<li>Stores subscribers in a dedicated custom database table<\/li>\n<li>GDPR-compliant consent checkbox on the sign-up form<\/li>\n<li>Sends an automatic plain-text email to all subscribers when stock status changes to \"In Stock\" \u2014 uses configurable <code>{product}<\/code> and <code>{link}<\/code> placeholders in subject and body<\/li>\n<li>Duplicate prevention: registering twice with the same email and product has no effect<\/li>\n<li>Subscriber list in the WooCommerce admin (WooCommerce \u2192 Back in Stock)<\/li>\n<li>Configurable form heading, button label, consent text, success\/error messages, email subject, and email body<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>What this plugin does NOT do:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>This plugin does not send marketing emails or newsletters. It only sends a single transactional notification per subscriber when the specific product they signed up for comes back in stock. All data is stored on your own server \u2014 no external services, no tracking.<\/p>\n\n<p><em>Hinweis (DE): Dieses Plugin zeigt auf ausverkauften WooCommerce-Produktseiten ein \u201eBenachrichtige mich\"-Formular an und sendet eine automatische E-Mail, sobald das Produkt wieder auf Lager ist. Die Benutzeroberfl\u00e4che ist auf Deutsch verf\u00fcgbar.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the <code>kipphard-back-in-stock<\/code> folder to <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code>, or install it from the Plugins screen in your WordPress admin.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the \"Plugins\" menu in WordPress.<\/li>\n<li>WooCommerce must be installed and activated.<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>WooCommerce \u2192 Back in Stock<\/strong> to view the subscriber list.<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>WooCommerce \u2192 Back in Stock Settings<\/strong> to customise form texts, email subject, and email body.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"is%20woocommerce%20required%3F\"><h3>Is WooCommerce required?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. The plugin requires WooCommerce and will show an admin notice if WooCommerce is not active.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"is%20data%20removed%20when%20i%20uninstall%20the%20plugin%3F\"><h3>Is data removed when I uninstall the plugin?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. On uninstall, the plugin settings and the subscriptions table are completely removed from your database.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"which%20placeholders%20can%20i%20use%20in%20the%20email%3F\"><h3>Which placeholders can I use in the email?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Use <code>{product}<\/code> for the product name and <code>{link}<\/code> for the direct URL to the product page. Both are available in the email subject and body fields in the settings.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20the%20form%20appear%20for%20products%20that%20are%20in%20stock%3F\"><h3>Does the form appear for products that are in stock?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. The form is only rendered when a product's stock status is \"Out of Stock\". 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