Scenario 2

When stock is not managed for a product, this combination of configuration and product settings prevents the availability message from appearing on the product page.

Stock OptionsSettingMessage
Display product availability in stock in the frontendNo
Manage StockNoNone

Catalog page stock messages

The following display options are possible for the category and search results lists, depending on the product availability and configuration settings.

Out-of-Stock Message on Category Page

Example 1: Show product with “Out of stock” message

This combination of configuration settings includes out of stock products in the category and search results lists, and displays an “out of stock” message.

Stock OptionsSettingMessage
Display Out of Stock ProductsYes
Display product availability in stock in the frontendYesOut of stock
Display Out of Stock ProductsYes
Display product availability in stock in the frontendNoNone

Example 2: Show product without “Out of stock” message

This combination of configuration settings includes out of stock products in the category and search results lists, but does not display a message.

Stock OptionsSettingMessage
Display Out of Stock ProductsYesNone
Display product availability in stock in the frontendNo

Example 3: Hide product until back in stock

This configuration setting omits out of stock products entirely from the category and search results lists, until they are back in stock.

Stock OptionsSettingMessage
Display Out of Stock ProductsNoNone
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