3.4.2. Only X available, buy now
- Adnan Krzavic
- Duy Pham
The Limited Quantity Indicator does stress out that a certain product is low in stock. On the Product Detail Page we can find a hint in the buybox saying “Hurry up! Only X products available!”. Such a stressing indicator might incentivize the customer to put the given item in the basket since it is low in stock and it might be not available soon. This in turn has an effect on conversions.
The Limit Quantity Indicator hast to be firstly set up. Access STORES / SETTINGS / CONFIGURATION and then navigate to MAGESUTE and POSITIVE INDICATORS. Here expand the ONLY X AVAILABLE, BUX NOW section. Firstly open the ENABLED dropdown and select YES in order to enable the feature. Now in the QUANTITY input field enter the threshold amount X of items that should display the indicator on the storefront. If the stock of a given item falls below X, there will be an indicator shown on the storefront displaying the actual stock of the given product. If the stock of a given item is more than X, there will be no indicator shown. When the settings are done click SAVE CONFIG on the top area on the right-hand side.
The threshold amount X can also be controlled on category level. Access CATALOG / INVENTORY / CATEGORIES and select the category from the category tree on the left-hand side. Now expand the POSITIVE INDICATORS section. In the ONLY X AVAILABLE QTY input field enter the threshold amount X that should trigger the indicator display. The input on category level will overwrite the settings made in STORES / SETTINGS / CONFIGURATION for the given category. When the settings are done click SAVE on the top area on the right-hand side.
Finally, the threshold amount X can also be controlled on product level. Access CATALOG / INVENTORY / PRODUCTS, choose a product from the Product Overview grid and choose to EDIT the item. Now expand the POSITIVE INDICATORS section where you can find the ONLY X AVAILABLE QTY input field. Here you can enter the threshold amount X that should trigger the indicator display. The input on product level will overwrite the settings made category level and in STORES / SETTINGS / CONFIGURATION the given product.
When the settings are done click SAVE on the top area on the right-hand side. In order to make the changes visible go to SYSTEM / TOOLS / CACHE MANAGEMENT and click FLUSH MAGENTO CACHE.