Sort | Hide Out-of-Stock for WooCommerce
Automatically hide out-of-stock products or sort them for a cleaner, more user-friendly experience.
Sort | Hide Out of Stock for WooCommerce gives you complete control over how unavailable products appear in your store. Instead of forcing a single “hide all” or “show all” rule, you can hide out-of-stock items, push them to the bottom, apply different rules by category or tag, control visibility by user role, redirect shoppers from unavailable product pages, and automatically restore products when inventory returns. woocommerce+1
Built for stores that want a cleaner catalog and a better browsing experience, this plugin automates product visibility based on your inventory—so you don’t have to manually manage what shows up every time stock changes.
Key Features
- Hide Out-of-Stock Products
Remove unavailable products from your storefront so shoppers only see what they can buy. - Sort Out-of-Stock Products
Keep unavailable items visible but move them to the top or bottom of your product listings with multiple sorting options (Default, Out of Stock at Top/Bottom, ASC/DESC). - Storewide or Category-Based Rules
Apply sorting globally or configure different rules per category; hide by specific categories or tags. - User Role Visibility
Show or hide out-of-stock products based on user roles (e.g., guests, customers, wholesale, staff). - Redirect Unavailable Product Pages
Send visitors from out-of-stock product pages to your Shop Page, Home Page, or a Custom URL. - Automatic Reappearance on Restock
Products automatically become visible again when inventory reaches your defined stock threshold. - Custom Stock Threshold
Define the stock level at which products are treated as “out of stock” for hiding, sorting, and redirect rules. - Out-of-Stock Report Dashboard
Monitor all hidden and unavailable products from a centralized grid view. - Flexible Configuration
Control rules under WooCommerce > Stock Management with dedicated tabs for Hide Out-of-Stock and Sort – Out of Stock settings.
Detailed Features
Hide Out-of-Stock Products
Keep shoppers focused on products they can buy. Hide or Sort Out of Stock for WooCommerce gives you flexible control over how unavailable products appear across your store—without manually updating product visibility whenever inventory changes.
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Hide unavailable products storewide Remove all out-of-stock products from your catalog to help customers find available items faster.
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Automatically show products again after restocking When inventory is replenished, products can automatically return to visibility based on your configured settings—saving time and preventing missed sales opportunities.
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Control visibility by user role Choose which user roles can see out-of-stock products. For example, keep unavailable items hidden from regular shoppers while allowing selected roles to view them.
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Redirect visitors from unavailable product pages Guide shoppers who land on an out-of-stock product to a more useful destination, such as your Shop page, Home page, or a custom URL.
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Hide products in selected categories or tags Apply out-of-stock visibility rules to specific product groups instead of using one rule for your entire catalog.
Sort Out-of-Stock Products for the Entire Store
Control how unavailable products appear across your entire catalog with flexible sorting options. Instead of hiding out-of-stock items, you can keep them visible while prioritizing products that customers can actually buy.
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Default Use WooCommerce’s standard product order without any special handling for out-of-stock items.
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Out of Stock at Top Move all unavailable products to the beginning of your product listings.
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Out of Stock at Bottom Push all out-of-stock products to the end of your product listings so available items appear first.
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Out of Stock at Top (Ascending) Sort unavailable products to the top in ascending order.
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Out of Stock at Top (Descending) Sort unavailable products to the top in descending order.
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Out of Stock at Bottom (Ascending) Sort unavailable products to the bottom in ascending order.
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Out of Stock at Bottom (Descending) Sort unavailable products to the bottom in descending order.
This storewide sorting ensures a consistent browsing experience across all product archives, category pages, and shop views.
Sort Out-of-Stock Products for Specific Categories
Apply different sorting rules to individual product categories so each section of your store behaves the way you want. This is ideal for stores with diverse catalogs that need category-specific inventory visibility.
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Default Use the standard product order for the selected category without special handling for out-of-stock items.
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Out of Stock at Top Move all unavailable products to the beginning of that category’s product listing.
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Out of Stock at Bottom Push all out-of-stock products to the end of that category’s product listing so available items appear first.
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Out of Stock at Top (Ascending) Sort unavailable products to the top of the category in ascending order.
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Out of Stock at Top (Descending) Sort unavailable products to the top of the category in descending order.
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Out of Stock at Bottom (Ascending) Sort unavailable products to the bottom of the category in ascending order.
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Out of Stock at Bottom (Descending) Sort unavailable products to the bottom of the category in descending order.
With category-level control, you can prioritize in-stock products where it matters most while keeping different rules for other parts of your catalog.
Auto-Publish Back-in-Stock
Bring products back into view the moment they’re available again—without manual updates.
Automatically re-publish and re-sort products as soon as their inventory reaches the stock threshold you define. This ensures your catalog stays accurate and up to date, so customers can discover and purchase items the instant they’re back in stock.
Dedicated Out-of-Stock Report Dashboard
Keep track of unavailable inventory without digging through individual products.
View all out-of-stock and hidden products in one centralized dashboard. This makes it easy to monitor which items are currently unavailable, plan restocks, and manage product visibility from a single screen.
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Version: 1.0.3
Last Updated: July 14, 2026
Published On: April 16, 2025
What does this plugin do?
It hides or reorders out-of-stock products in your WooCommerce store, ensuring customers only see available items first.
Will hidden products still appear in admin?
Yes, products remain visible in your WordPress admin and can be managed as usual—they are just hidden from customers.
Can I show out-of-stock items at the bottom instead of hiding them?
Yes, the plugin allows you to sort out-of-stock products to the end of product listings.
Does this affect SEO or product URLs?
No, hidden products still exist and keep their URLs; they’re simply removed from shop/category views.
Is this compatible with my theme and other plugins?
The plugin is lightweight and works with most WooCommerce-compatible themes and plugins.
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Great product and great support I have been using this product for months now and it works perfect with my site. Recently there was an issue for setting the stock threshold in the backend, the customer support fixed that for me in a few hours.