The Discontinued Product Stock Status for WooCommerce plugin allows store administrators to display alternative products on the product page when a product has been discontinued.
This feature helps guide customers toward similar or substitute products, maintaining engagement and improving the chances of a sale even when the original product is no longer available.
You can configure these settings from:
Product Edit Page → Product Data Metabox → Discontinued Products Tab
When an admin marks a product as discontinued using the checkbox in the Discontinued Products tab, two additional options become available:
- Title for Similar Products Section
- Dropdown for Choosing Alternative Products
These options allow you to fully control how the alternative products section appears on the frontend.
Title for Similar Products Section
The “Enter the Heading Text for Similar Products” field allows you to specify a custom heading for the alternative products section displayed on the product page.
This is an optional field — if you leave it blank, the plugin automatically uses a default title such as “You Might be Interested in” for the section.
Using this field, you can customize the heading to align with your store’s tone or branding — for example, “Recommended Alternatives” or “Explore Similar Designs.”
Selecting Alternative Products
The Alternative Products dropdown allows you to select one or more published WooCommerce products to be displayed as substitutes for the discontinued product.
This field lists all available products in your store, and you can select multiple entries to show a curated list of suitable alternatives.
Once you have made your selections and updated the product, these chosen alternatives will appear on the discontinued product’s page in a dedicated section below the message or description.
Frontend Display
After saving the settings, the selected alternative products are shown on the product page under the customized title (if provided).
This section helps customers quickly find similar items to purchase instead of the discontinued one, ensuring a smooth browsing and shopping experience.
For additional customization and more advanced controls, you can continue exploring the Discontinued Products Stock Status Pro for WooCommerce Options menu to access the complete range of settings.
