Description
Visible Stock Threshold lets you control what customers see and can buy:
- Visible stock cap: If real stock is above the threshold, only the threshold amount is shown/purchasable.
- Strict Mode: If real stock ≤ threshold, the product is Out of Stock (not purchasable).
- Multiple levels: Per-product, per-category, role-based, or global default.
- Custom message: “Only {qty} left in stock” (fully editable).
- Secure limits: Frontend input is capped and server-side validations prevent bypassing limits.
- Variation support, i18n-ready, clean code, no templates overridden.
Precedence: Product > Role > Highest Category > Global.
Why this plugin?
Urgency marketing without lying: keep internal buffer stock while honestly limiting visible/purchasable quantity.
Works with
WooCommerce stock-managed products (simple & variations). If stock management is off, plugin stays out of the way.
Captures d’écran
Settings page under WooCommerce menu 
Product Inventory meta box 
Product Category term field 
Frontend “Only {qty} left” text example
Installation
- Upload the plugin folder to
/wp-content/plugins/or install via Plugins Add New. - Activate Visible Stock Threshold.
- Go to WooCommerce Visible Stock Threshold to configure:
- Enable on storefront
- Strict Mode
- Global default threshold
- Availability text (use
{qty}) - Role-based overrides
- (Optional) Set thresholds per Product (Inventory tab) and Product Category.
FAQ
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Does it change real stock?
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No. It only changes what’s visible and purchasable to the customer.
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How does Strict Mode work?
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If real stock ≤ threshold, the product is Out of Stock. If real stock > threshold, visible/purchasable qty = threshold.
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Which level wins if multiple thresholds are set?
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Product > Role override > Highest category threshold > Global default.
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Does it support variations?
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Yes—each variation’s stock is treated independently.
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Is it compatible with backorders?
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If a product allows backorders (and stock management is enabled), the plugin still enforces the visible cap unless another plugin bypasses WC’s checks. Test your backorder flow.
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Historique des changements
1.0.0
- Initial public release: visible stock cap, Strict Mode, per-product/category/role/global, server validations, i18n.