Manage Sold Out Product Notifications and Labels in Squarespace

Manage Sold Out Product Notifications and Labels in Squarespace

By Michael Turner

February 4, 2025 at 11:38 PM

When a product sells out, customers won't be able to add it to their cart, and a sold-out label appears. Here's everything you need to know about managing sold-out products.

Marking Products as Sold Out

Computer:

  1. Go to Products & Services > Products
  2. Hover over the product
  3. Click quantity under Stock
  4. Enter 0
  5. For variants, click arrow icon and set Stock to 0

Squarespace App:

  1. Tap Products
  2. Select product
  3. Tap Quantity/Stock
  4. Enter 0
  5. Tap Done

Customizing the Sold-Out Label

Text Customization:

  1. Open Product Status menu
  2. Click Out of Stock
  3. Edit text field
  4. Save changes

Color Settings:

  • Shop pages: Follows Products > Status
  • Product detail pages: Follows Product Detail Page > Description
  • Product Blocks: White text on black background (v7.1) or follows website style (v7.0)

Label Placement:

  • Shop pages: Below price (center-aligned text) or opposite side (left/right-aligned)
  • Detail pages: Below price
  • Product blocks: Right side

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Variant Display:

  • Buttons: Appear dimmed
  • Drop-down menu: Shows "(Sold Out)" label (can be disabled)

To hide "(Sold Out)" in drop-downs:

  1. Open Product Status menu
  2. Click Out of Stock
  3. Turn off "Show in drop-down menu for variants"
  4. Save

Additional Features:

  • Enable waitlists for back-in-stock notifications
  • Rearrange products to move sold-out items
  • Multiple variant combinations show availability dynamically

Troubleshooting Missing Labels: For v7.0 advanced shop pages:

  1. Open Website Styles
  2. Check Products: Status Indicators
  3. Ensure style isn't set to None

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