Discontinued Products for WooCommerce

Description

Elevate Your Store with Discontinued Products for WooCommerce

Discontinued Products for WooCommerce is the ultimate plugin to manage products that are no longer available for sale—without losing their SEO value. Easily mark products as discontinued, display a custom message, and direct customers to alternative products, all while maintaining a seamless shopping experience.

With flexible settings and bulk management features, this plugin ensures that discontinued items remain visible (if desired) or hidden from search results, and that customers are never confused by outdated product options.

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Why Choose Discontinued Products for WooCommerce?

• Maintain SEO Value: Keep discontinued products in your store to preserve SEO rankings while guiding customers to alternative products.
• Custom Messaging: Display a tailored discontinued message to inform customers and offer alternative recommendations.
• Flexible Visibility: Choose to show or hide discontinued products in search results, ensuring a focused shopping experience.
• Bulk Management & Reporting: Quickly mark products (or variations) as discontinued in bulk and view, filter, or export discontinued product data for analysis.
• Seamless Integration: Fully compatible with WooCommerce (including HPOS) and integrates effortlessly with your product pages by removing default related products when needed.

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Key Features

• Custom Discontinued Message: Set a personalized message that appears on discontinued product pages to guide customers to alternatives.
• Show/Hide in Search Results: Decide whether discontinued products appear in search results while remaining on archive pages.
• Disable Add to Cart: Prevent customers from purchasing discontinued products by disabling the add-to-cart button.
• Auto Discontinue on Zero Stock: Automatically mark products as discontinued when stock reaches zero, ensuring accuracy.
• Custom Output Hooks: Choose the hook for displaying the discontinued notice on single product pages for precise placement.
• Remove Default Related Products: Optionally remove the default related products section to promote alternative recommendations.
• Styling Options: Customize the appearance of the discontinued notice and archive badge—including background and font colors—to match your brand.
• Bulk Editing & Reporting: Bulk edit discontinued statuses and manage a dedicated admin page that logs, filters, and exports all discontinued product data.

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How It Works

1. Mark Products as Discontinued

Easily set products (or variations) as discontinued via a new stock status. The plugin allows you to override global WooCommerce settings on a per-product basis.

2. Customize & Display Notices

Configure a custom discontinued message and styling options for both single product pages and shop/archive badges. Optionally remove the default related products section when alternative recommendations are set.

3. Bulk Manage & Analyze

Use the dedicated admin page to bulk edit discontinued statuses, review detailed logs, and export data for reporting—ensuring your inventory and promotions remain up-to-date.

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Who Is This For?

• eCommerce Store Owners: Manage inactive or end-of-life products without sacrificing SEO value.
• Retailers & Wholesalers: Keep your product listings accurate and direct customers to alternative items.
• Businesses Focused on Inventory Management: Streamline bulk editing and reporting to save time and reduce manual errors.

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Easy Setup & Seamless Integration

1. Install & activate the plugin via your WordPress dashboard.
2. Configure settings under WooCommerce > Discontinued Products for WooCommerce to set custom messages, visibility options, and styling.
3. Manage in Bulk: Quickly mark products as discontinued or restore them, and review all discontinued product data in a dedicated admin page.

Upgrade your store today with Discontinued Products for WooCommerce and take control over inactive products. Keep your store’s SEO intact while guiding customers to alternative offerings for a smoother, more engaging shopping experience.