How to notify customers when back in stock in WooCommerce
WooCommerce has no stable back-in-stock email yet. A waitlist plugin adds a "Notify me" form and emails people when the stock comes back.
Diagnosis and fixes
What's costing your WooCommerce money, and how to fix it
Step-by-step technical guides to duplicates, payment failures, Merchant Center errors and security gaps.
"No shipping options were found" in WooCommerce: fix
WooCommerce shows it when the shopper's address matches no zone, or the matched zone has no enabled method that returns a rate. Check zones top to bottom.
Latest technical articles
Fixes tested on real WooCommerce stores.
Why is my WooCommerce scheduled sale not ending?
A WooCommerce sale ends through a scheduled action. If that action fails or never runs, or a cache keeps the old page, the sale price stays.
How to show WooCommerce prices only to wholesale customers
WooCommerce can't hide prices or set prices by role on its own. A short snippet hides them from guests; role prices need a wholesale plugin.
Why is WooCommerce bulk edit not changing prices?
Core bulk edit only changes simple products on the page you ticked. Variable products keep their price on each variation, so edit those separately.
Duplicate or missing invoice numbers in WooCommerce
WooCommerce has no invoices of its own. Repeated or skipped numbers come from the invoice plugin, its counter or the order ID. How to check and fix it.
How to set up weight based shipping in WooCommerce
WooCommerce can't price shipping by cart weight on its own. Flat rate covers items and shipping classes; weight tables need a table rate plugin.
Add or remove fields in the WooCommerce checkout block
The block checkout ignores woocommerce_checkout_fields. Hide fields in the editor, add new ones with the Additional Checkout Fields API or a plugin.
Why are WooCommerce order numbers skipping?
WooCommerce shares one ID counter between orders, products, pages and drafts, so order numbers skip. A numbering plugin gives them their own sequence.
Why is my WooCommerce coupon not working at checkout?
Most WooCommerce coupons fail because the code doesn't exist, has expired, ran out of uses or doesn't fit the cart. The rest are cache or plugin conflicts.
WooCommerce new order email not received by admin?
It only fires on some status changes, or it is sent and then filtered. Check the order status, the settings, the email log and your domain.
Fix "Missing field brand" and GTIN in WooCommerce
They're optional warnings. Set a brand in Products > Brands and the barcode in the GTIN field, and WooCommerce adds both to Google's product data.
Why is my WooCommerce stock negative?
WooCommerce stock goes negative when it sells more units than it has: backorders allowed, two buyers at once, or a sync that overwrites the count.
Why does Google show my old WooCommerce prices?
Google reads the price in your product page's structured data. If a cache or plugin serves an old one, Google shows it and Merchant Center flags a mismatch.
WooCommerce stuck in test mode? How to switch to live
If a WooCommerce gateway is in test mode, real cards are declined and test orders look paid. Turn test mode off, use live keys, and check every order.
Exposed backups in WooCommerce: the most common silent security risk
Why .zip and .sql backup files in your WordPress root can be downloaded by anyone, and how to protect your customers' data.
Disapproved products in Google Merchant Center: price and stock in WooCommerce
How to fix price and availability mismatch disapprovals in Google Shopping caused by caching and structured data in WooCommerce.
Noindex products and 404 errors in WooCommerce: how to win back traffic
How to diagnose and fix accidental noindex tags and 404 errors on WooCommerce products, and get your organic sales back.
How to remove duplicate products in WooCommerce without losing SEO
A technical guide to finding and consolidating duplicate products and SKUs in WooCommerce with 301 redirects, so you protect both sales and rankings.
Stripe and Redsys in WooCommerce: how to spot silent payment failures
The technical reasons payment gateways fail in WooCommerce without any alert, and how to fix them before you lose sales.
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