Installing Discontinued Product Stock Status Pro Plugin Follow the steps below to download and install the plugin on your site: Step 1: Download the Plugin File Navigate to My Account → Purchase History. Locate the order for Discontinued Products Stock Status Pro for WooCommerce and click on View Details & Downloads. This will take you to the Order Details page. On the Order Details page, you’ll find all your purchase information, including your license key and a download link for the plugin file. Under the Products section, click the provided link to download the plugin ZIP file. Step 2: Install and activate Once downloaded, navigate to your WordPress dashboard, go to Plugins, click Add New, then Upload Plugin, and upload the zip file. Once the Assignments Deadlines Pro gets installed, activate it using the API key. Once the plugin is installed and activated, you’re all set to begin using Discontinued Product Stock Status Pro and take advantage of its powerful features for managing discontinued items in your WooCommerce store. If you need help configuring options or understanding specific functionalities, feel free to explore our other guides in the Discontinued Product Stock Status Pro Getting Started section.

Setting a Product as Discontinued The Discontinued Product Stock Status Pro for WooCommerce plugin gives administrators complete control to mark any built-in WooCommerce product type as discontinued. This helps store owners manage products that are no longer available for sale while still keeping them visible or informative to customers. Once a product is discontinued, the plugin displays a discontinued notice on the product page ensuring that customers are aware that the product cannot be purchased. To make the process easy, the plugin provides a dedicated Discontinued Products menu located inside the Product data metabox on the product edit screen. From there, admins can manage discontinuation options based on the product type. In the following sections, we will guide you step-by-step on how to discontinue different WooCommerce product types. Discontinue simple or grouped product: Simple and Grouped product types do not contain variations. Therefore, the entire product can be discontinued in one step. When a Simple or Grouped product is discontinued, it becomes unavailable for purchase and customers are shown the discontinued message configured in the settings. How to discontinue a Simple or Grouped product: Go to Products in the WordPress dashboard and edit any Simple or Grouped product. In the product edit page, scroll down to the Product data metabox. Select the Discontinued Products tab from the left side menu. Enable the checkbox to mark the product as discontinued. Click Update to save the changes. After saving, customers will see a discontinued notice on the product page, preventing them from purchasing the product. Discontinue variable product: Variable products allow multiple variations of a single product. The plugin provides two options for discontinuing variable products based on your requirements: Discontinue the entire product (all variations at once) Discontinue specific variations individually Discontinue whole product: If a complete variable product is no longer available, you can discontinue all of its variations together. This ensures customers clearly understand that the entire product cannot be purchased anymore. You can discontinue the entire variable product by following these steps: First, go to Products → All Products in the WordPress dashboard and open the variable product you want to discontinue. This opens the product editing page where full product management options are provided. Scroll down the page to reach the Product data metabox, which contains different configuration menus for the product such as pricing, stock, variations, etc. In the left menu of this metabox, click on the Discontinued Products tab to view the discontinuation settings added by the plugin. Enable the checkbox that allows you to mark the product as discontinued, ensuring all variations are disabled for purchasing. Finally, click on the Update button to save the discontinued status and apply the change on the storefront. Once updated, customers will see a discontinued notice for the product on the frontend, based on the display message configured in the plugin settings. Discontinue specific variations of product: If only certain variations are no longer available, for example, a specific size or color, the plugin enables you to discontinue only those variations individually. This helps maintain product availability while accurately reflecting inventory. To discontinue a specific variation, follow these steps: Edit the product from Products → All Products, then scroll to the Product data metabox where variation settings can be managed. Select the Variations tab to view all available variations of the product, each with its own set of options. Expand the variation you want to discontinue by clicking the arrow icon beside it. This reveals inventory and variation-specific configuration settings. Locate the option that says: “Mark this variation as 'Discontinued' once its stock becomes zero.” Enable this setting so that the variation automatically becomes discontinued once its inventory finishes. Click Update to save and apply the changes. When the variation’s stock reaches zero, it will be automatically switched to discontinued status and customers will be prevented from purchasing it, while other variations will remain available normally. If you’d like deeper insights on discontinued configurations, please see our articles on Customization Options for Discontinued Products Message, Global Settings, and Configure Alternative Products.

Import and Export Discontinued Products This plugin includes a convenient feature that allows administrators to import and export discontinued products between different WooCommerce sites. Using these settings, you can easily transfer the discontinued product status data without having to manually configure each product again. Two options are available in the WooCommerce -> Settings -> Discontinued Product Stock Status -> General Tab for managing this functionality: Export Discontinued Products The Export Discontinued Products option allows you to quickly export all discontinued products from your current site. Once the Export button is clicked, a popup appears displaying the total count of discontinued products being exported. After confirmation, a CSV file containing all discontinued products is automatically downloaded. This exported file can then be imported into another WooCommerce site using the import option provided in the same settings menu. Import Discontinued Products The Import Discontinued Products setting allows you to import discontinued product data from another WooCommerce site. In the settings, a file upload field is available to upload the CSV file previously exported from the source site. After selecting the CSV file, click the Import button. The plugin will process the file and automatically update your site’s product list, marking the specified products as discontinued. This ensures smooth data migration and consistent product status management across multiple WooCommerce installations. For additional guidance on marking products as discontinued and managing their status effectively, you can refer to the “Setting a Product as Discontinued” article in the documentation.