Stock alerts
ShopWired's stock alerts feature allows you to receive an alert email each day containing details of any products/variations whose stock has fallen beneath an alert level you configure. You can configure an alert level for each product individually.
Install the app:
- Navigate to Apps
- Locate the Stock alerts app
- Select
install this app
Configuring stock alerts
Configuring stock alerts
Stock alerts can be configured on products in one of three ways:
- When creating or editing the product
- From the Stock management page
- Using the stock import system
When creating or editing products
When creating or editing products
To configure a stock alert for a product:
- Navigate to the Stock management section
- Select
enablefor the Stock alerts setting - Configure the alert level in the setting
From the stock management page
From the stock management page
To configure a stock alert for a product:
- Navigate to the Stock management page
- Select the
+icon in the Alert level column of the table - Configure the alert level in the setting that appears
- Click out of the setting (your changes are saved automatically)
Using the stock import system
Using the stock import system
To configure a stock alert for products using the stock import system, enter the alert level into the Alert column.
| SKU | Quantity | Alert |
|---|---|---|
| SKU123 | 10 | 5 |
| SKU124 | 20 | 10 |
| SKU125 | 30 | 15 |
Stock alert email
Stock alert email
The stock alert email is sent each day between 1.00am and 3.00am to the email address configured for the Stock alert email.
The contents of the email can be configured within your ShopWired account from the Website emails page, using the Stock alert email.
The email has access to product_groups, an array of products that have triggered a stock alert.
The product_groups array has access to the product object to return information about the product or product variation.
product.title
Returns the product title of the product or product variation
product.sku
Returns the SKU code of the product or product variation
product.quantity
Returns the current stock quantity of the SKU code
product.sales[1]
Returns the total quantity of units sold of the SKU code over the previous 30 days
product.sales[3]
Returns the total quantity of units sold of the SKU code over the previous 90 days
product.sales[6]
Returns the total quantity of units sold of the SKU code over the previous 180 days
