The WC Discontinued Products plugin provides a dedicated Global Settings panel that allows you to manage how discontinued products behave and appear across your WooCommerce store. These settings act as the default configuration and will apply to all products unless you override them at the product level.
To configure the global settings, follow these steps:
Navigate to Global Settings
From your WordPress admin dashboard, go to WooCommerce > Settings > Products> WC Discontinued Products. This section provides all the default configurations related to discontinued items.
Discontinued Product Notice
Enable this option to display a custom message on product pages when an item is marked as discontinued. By default, the message reads “This product is no longer available!” but it can be customized or styled according to your branding.
Hide from Shop/Search
You can choose to remove discontinued products from shop listings and search results. Enabling this option ensures that customers won’t see discontinued items while browsing or using the search bar.
Enable Alternative Products
This feature allows you to suggest alternative products to visitors when they view a discontinued product. Once enabled, you can configure alternatives on individual product pages. This helps improve user experience and preserve potential sales even when products are no longer available.
Save Changes
After adjusting the settings, click the Save Changes button to apply your preferences globally.
These settings provide a seamless way to handle discontinued inventory without removing products entirely from your WooCommerce catalog. For more granular control, you can override these defaults on individual product pages.