Placing a product on backorder will allow your customers to order that product even though it is out of stock.

To label products as “on backorder” please follow the below steps.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, please be sure to have the following prerequisite options enabled on Multi store Addons for WooCommerce:

1. On the “Global” tab, make sure the “Store Visibility” option is set to “Product Stores”
   
2. On the “Products” tab, make sure the “Stock Management” option is set to “Location”
   

These two prerequisites are required to mark out-of-stock products as “on backorder”.

Step 1 – Place a product on Backorder

1. Log in to your WordPress account
2. Go to the “products” tab on WooCommerce, and click on “All Products”
3. Select a product and click on the “Edit” button
   
4. On the “Edit Product” page, scroll down to the inventory tab, and click on the “track stock quantity for this product”
5. On the “Allow Backorders” option, select the “Allow, but notify customer” option
   

Step 2 – Set the Product Stock to Zero for a Location

1. Next, go to the “Locations” tab
2. Activate a location by clicking on the “Edit” button
   
3. Set the stock as “0” and click on “Save”
   
4. Now the product in the above location will be labeled as “on backorder” on the product page of your online store
5. Note: only locations that are marked “Active”, have a stock of “0” and stock status as “In” will be labeled as “on backorder”
6. Click on the “Update” button to save your changes

Step 3 – Activate Backorder on Multi Store Addons for WooCommerce

1. Go to the Agile Store Locator plugin (A store locator) on your WordPress dashboard, and select the “WooCommerce” tab to access the Multi Store Addons for WooCommerce plugin
2. On the “Global” tab, activate the “Enable Stores with Zero Stock” option
   
3. Click on “Save Settings”

Now, go to your website and go to a product page.

The location(s) with “0” stock will now be labeled as “on backorder”. Furthermore, any products that are ordered while on backorder will be marked as “on backorder”.

When the store selection widget is added to the checkout page, your customers will be able to select a store from where they want their items to be delivered. 

How to Enable the Store Selection Widget on the Checkout Page

To add a store selection widget to your checkout page, please follow the below steps:

1. Log into your WordPress account
2. Go to the “A Store Locator” plugin, and select the “WooCommerce” sub-tab
   
3. Head over to the “Products” tab and disable the “Product Page Widget” option, this will remove the store selection widget from product pages and place it on the checkout page
   
4. Click on “Save Settings”
5. Go back to the “Global” tab, and make a selection on the “Checkout Widget” option

Depending on your selection on the “Checkout Widget” option, the store selection widget can be in one of two forms:

1. Store locator –  The store is selected via a store locator widget that shows all your stores on a map, and it also shows a list of all your stores
2. Select Dropdown – The store is selected through a dropdown menu that appears on the checkout page

Let’s go over both these options

“Store Locator” Store Selection Widget

Choosing the “Store Locator” on the “Checkout Widget” option will add a fully functioning store locator widget to the checkout page.

The store locator widget will show all your stores on a map, and it will also display a list of all your store.

Your customers will be able to choose a store by either clicking on a location on the map or by using the store list.

Having a store locator at the checkout page is an excellent way to provide your customers with a visual display of which of your stores are closest to their current location.

“Select Dropdown Store” Selection Widget

Choosing the “Store Dropdown” option on the “Checkout Widget” option will add a dropdown menu on the checkout page.

Your customers will be able to make a store selection using this dropdown menu before placing their order.

To enable store selection at the product level, please follow the below steps:

1. Go to the “Multi-Store Addons for WooCommerce” on Agile Store Locator
2. Navigate to the “Products” tab
3. On the “Widget Selection” option, select the type of widget you want to enable on the product page.

4. Click on “Save Settings”

Now go to the product page of any product on your website. And you will see a store list widget added just above the “Add to Cart” button.

For example, by selecting the “Product Page” option, the store list widget is added to the product page of the “Burgundy Suit” product, as shown in the below image. In addition, the stores from where this product can be shipped (Fashion Style Store, Supreme Clothing Store, etc.) are seen in the store list widget.

This option is very useful if you want your customers to actively define a store from where they want their order to be delivered from.

Store Selection Widget on The Product Page

If you place the store selection widget on individual product pages, then the “Mandatory Store Selection” option will prevent customers from adding a product to the cart until they select a store from the store selector widget.

To enable the above scenario, please follow the below steps:

1. Log into your WordPress account
2. Go to the “A Store Locator” plugin tab and select the “WooCommerce” sub-tab
   
3. Go to the “Products” tab, enable the “Product Page Widget” option, and click on “Save Settings”
4. The store selection widget will now be enabled on individual product pages
   
5. Go to the “Global” tab, and enable the “Mandatory Store Selection” option
   

Now your customers will only be able to add a product to their cart after they select a store from the store selector widget.

Feature Overview

When using both WooCommerce Print Address Labels and Multi-Store Addons for WooCommerce, you may want to include store details (such as store name, address, phone, etc.) in the printed address labels. This can be achieved by using dynamic placeholders like [asl_title], [asl_city], [asl_phone], which automatically pull information from the Multi-Store Addons for WooCommerce plugin and insert it into the printed label.

How It Works

• The placeholders in the address label template (e.g., [asl_title], [asl_city]) are dynamically replaced with the corresponding data from the store assigned to the order.
• If the store associated with the order contains a particular piece of information (like the store’s title or phone number), the placeholders are replaced with the actual data.
• This process is fully dynamic, allowing you to add custom store information to any WooCommerce address label.

Usage Instructions

To add store-specific information to your address labels, follow these steps:

Add the following code to your theme’s functions.php file:

add_filter('wpo_wclabel_address_format', 'custom_wpo_wclabel_address_format', 10, 2);

/**
 * Customize the address format for WooCommerce address labels.
 *
 * @param string $custom_address_format The original address format.
 * @param object $order The WooCommerce order object.
 * @return string The modified address format.
 */
function custom_wpo_wclabel_address_format($custom_address_format, $order) {
   
    // Get the store ID from the order meta (assigned by Multi-Store Addons for WooCommerce)
    $asl_wc_store_id = $order->get_meta('asl-wc_store_id');

    // When the store ID exists
    if ($asl_wc_store_id) {

        // Check if the Agile Store Locator helper method exists
        if (method_exists("\AgileStoreLocator\Helper", 'get_store')) {

            // Get the store object based on the store ID
            $a_store = \AgileStoreLocator\Helper::get_store($asl_wc_store_id);	
                
            // If the store exists
            if ($a_store) {

                // Match all placeholders that start with [asl_ and end with ]
                preg_match_all('/\[asl_(.*?)\]/', $custom_address_format, $matches);

                // Loop through the matches and replace the placeholders with store data
                foreach ($matches[0] as $key => $placeholder) {
                    // Extract the property name (e.g., 'title', 'city', etc.)
                    $property = $matches[1][$key];

                    // Check if the property exists in the store object
                    if (isset($a_store->$property)) {
                        // Replace the placeholder with the corresponding store property value
                        $custom_address_format = str_replace($placeholder, $a_store->$property, $custom_address_format);
                    } else {
                        // Optionally, remove the placeholder if the property doesn't exist
                        $custom_address_format = str_replace($placeholder, '', $custom_address_format);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }

    // Return the modified address format with replaced placeholders
    return $custom_address_format;
}

Customize the Address Format in Your Print Labels:

Now that the code is in place, you can use placeholders like the following in the address format of your WooCommerce Print Address Labels plugin:

• [asl_title]: Displays the title of the store.
• [asl_street]: Displays the street address of the store.
• [asl_city]: Displays the city of the store.
• [asl_state]: Displays the state of the store.
• [asl_phone]: Displays the store’s phone number.
• [asl_email]: Displays the store’s email address.

Result: When printing the address labels, the placeholders such as [asl_title] and [asl_city] will automatically be replaced with the actual store details related to the order.

Example:

If the store information for a particular order is as follows:

• Store Name: “Downtown Store”
• Street: “123 Main St.”
• City: “New York”
• State: “NY”
• Phone: “(555) 123-4567”
• Email: “store@example.com“

Then the address label might look like this:

Order #12345
John Doe
Downtown Store
123 Main St.
New York, NY
(555) 123-4567
store@example.com

A location picker can be used by customers to add their current location at the checkout page by either:

1. Marking their location on the map
2. Using the “Detect Location” button to automatically detect the customer’s current location.

To mark a location, customers simply need to click on the map that corresponds to their current location and press the “USE LOCATION” button. Furthermore, pressing the “USE LOCATION” button updates the location information. In addition, the billing address fields are filled with the marked location details.

To add the location picker on the checkout page, please follow the below steps:

1. Go to the “Agile Stores Addons for WooCommerce” plugin on Agile Store Locator
2. Navigate to the “Global” tab
3. Enable the “Location Picker Checkout” option
4. Click on “Save Setting”

Now the location picker map will be available to your customers on the checkout page.

1- Enable Module

Enabling the  “Enable Module” option allows users and customers to see stock locations of certain products on either the product page or the cart page.

In addition, different product parameters (price, number of stock, etc.) can be assigned for the same product in different stock locations.

To assign product parameters for various stock locations, please follow the below steps:

1. Go to “products” and click on “edit”
2. On the “product data” page select “location”
3. Choose the stock locations where you want the product to appear and click on “Edit”
4. Enter the stock number, store price, and sale price for each stock location and click on “Save” 
5. Preview the changes if needed from the “Preview Changes” button

You and your customers will now be able to see the stock locations for certain products.

2- Show Out of Stock Locations

Users are able to display out-of-stock locations for products by enabling the “Show out-of-stock locations” option.

Upon enabling this option the location where your product is not available will be displayed on the product page. If the “show out of stock” option is disabled, product pages will only show the location where the product is available.

To enable “Show out of stock location”, please follow the below steps:

1. Go to the WooCommerce plugin on ASL
2. Under the “Global” tab, click on “Show out-of-stock location” to enable it

Now your products will show an “out of stock” message for locations where the product is not available.

3- Must Select a Store

This feature allows users to make it necessary for customers to select a store location before placing a product in their cart. If this option is left disabled, the store closest to the customer’s location will be chosen

To enable “Must Select a Store”, please follow the below steps:

1. Go to the “Agile Stores Addons for WooCommerce” plugin on Agile Store Locator
2. Under the “Global” tab, click on “Must Select a Store” to enable it

Now your customer will need to select a store from where the product will be shipped before adding it to their cart.

4-  Enable Sale Price

This feature allows users to display the sale price or discounted price of products. Turning this feature off will show only the regular price of your products.

To define the sale and regular price for your products, please follow the below steps:

1. Go to the “Agile Stores Addons for WooCommerce” plugin 
2. Go to “Products” and click on “edit”
3. On the “product data” page go to the “general” tab on the left-hand side
4. Enter the product price and sale price
5. Repeat for all necessary products

Now that you have defined the sale price for your products, to enable the “Enable Sale Price”, please follow the below steps:

1. Go to the “Agile Stores Addons for WooCommerce” plugin on Agile Store Locator
2. Under the “Global” tab, click on “Enable Sale Price” to enable it

Your product will now show the sale price on the products page

5- Auto-Prompt Geolocation

Enabling this feature will create a prompt on the product or cart page to detect the customer’s location so that the product can be shipped from the store nearest to them.

To Enable “Auto-Prompt Geolocation”, please follow the below steps:

1. Go to the “Agile Stores Addons for WooCommerce” plugin on Agile Store Locator
2. Under the “Global” tab, click on “Auto-Prompt Geolocation” to enable it

Now your customers will be able to share their location so that the closest store can be used to ship products to them.

6- Enable Zones

By using the “Enable Zone” option, users can assign stores with a “zone” that covers a certain area and specific shipping methods. For example, if a customer orders from a location “A”, the store that is assigned that zone with location “A” will be used to ship the product to the customer.

To enable “Enable Zones”, please follow the below steps:

1. Go to the “Agile Stores Addons for WooCommerce” plugin on Agile Store Locator
2. In the “Global” tab, click on “Enable Zones” to activate it

Now that you have enabled “ Enable Zones”, you can create a zone and sign it to a store.

To create a “zone”, please follow the below steps:

1. Go to the WooCommerce plugin and click on “Settings”
2. Select “Shipping” and click on “Shipping zones”
3. Click on “Add shipping zone” to add a new shipping zone
4. On the next page, fill in the “Zone name”, “Zone region”, and “Shipping Methods” fields
5. Click on “Save”

You have successfully created a new shipping zone.

To assign this zone to a store, please follow the below steps:

1. Go to the “Agile Stores Addons for WooCommerce” plugin on Agile Store Locator
2. Navigate to the “Shipping Zones” tab
3. You will see all the zone you have created on the next page, to assign a zone to a store simply click on “Assign”
4. Assign the zone to a store by turning it “on” on the right-hand column
5. You will get a message saying “Zone activated on this store”

That’s it! You have successfully assigned a “zone” to a store.

7- Store Display Type

Users can use the “Store Display Type” feature to change the appearance of your store based on their preferences.

To enable “Store Display Typer”, please follow the below steps:

1. Go to the “Agile Stores Addons for WooCommerce” plugin on Agile Store Locator
2. Under the “Global” tab, go to “Store Display Type”
3. Select any one of the three types of store displays

Based on your selection the appearance of your store will change.

8- Stock Type

The “Stock Type” feature allows users to manage their inventory from either store-wise locations or from a global (overall) stock.

To choose a stock type, please follow the below steps:

1. Go to the “Agile Stores Addons for WooCommerce” plugin on Agile Store Locator
2. Navigate to the “Global” tab and select either “location” or “global” from the “Stock Type” option

Depending on what “stock type” you selected, you can manage the inventory for both options by following the below steps:

1. For “Location” stock type:
   1. Go to “Products”, and click on “Edit”
   2. Click on “Locations”
   3. You can manage your stock for each store on the next screen
2. For “Global” stock type:
   1. Go to “Products”, and click on “Edit”
   2. You can manage your stock from the “inventory” tab

9- Location Selection

Users can choose to display the location selection menu on either the product page or the cart page using the “Location Selection” option.

To change the location selection widget to either the product page or the cart page, please follow the below steps:

1. Go to the “Agile Stores Addons for WooCommerce” plugin on Agile Store Locator
2. On the “Global” tab, go to “Location Section”
3. Select either “product page” or “cart page”

Based on your selection the location selection widget will now be o the product page or the cart page.

10- No# of Stores

The feature allows users to select how many stores will appear on the search result page.

To change the store list count, please follow the below steps:

1. Go to the “Agile Stores Addons for WooCommerce” plugin on Agile Store Locator
2. Under the “Global” tab, go to “No# store option” and type in a number

Now the number of stores on the search result page will change based on the number you entered.

Users of the “Agile Stores Addons for WooCommerce” plugin on Agile Store Locator can change certain words or phrases of their online store using the “Labels” tab.

To change the language (or wording) of your online store, please follow the below steps:

1. Go to the “Agile Stores Addons for WooCommerce” plugin on Agile Store Locator
2. Head over to the “Labels” tab
3. Next to the default words type in either
   1. An alternative wording
   2. Or, words translated into another language
4. Click on “Save setting”

Once you are done, the corresponding words on your online store will change according to what was typed as the alternative word.

That concludes our short introduction to the “Labels” tab.

A store manager is a role that you can assign to different people, this will allow them to handle certain aspects of your stores. The store manager feature will ensure that you do not become overloaded while managing multiple stores.

In this article, we will briefly discuss what a store manager is capable of and how you can add store managers through the Agile Store Locator plugin.

Please follow the below steps to add store managers to your Agile Store Locator plugin:

1- Log into your WordPress account

2- Navigate to the Agile Store Locator plugin (“A Store Locator”), click on the “Store Manager” tab, and you will arrive at the “Manage Store Managers” section

3- To add a new store manager, click on “Add Store Manager” to arrive at the “Register Store Manager” page.

4- In the “Register Store Manager” page, fill in the “Username”, “Email”, First Name, and “Last Name” Fields

5- Select one of the following roles for the store manager from the “Role” drop-down menus

• Store Admin – This role requires approval before a new store is created

• Store Creator – This role can create new stores without requiring any prior approval

6- Click on “Generate Password” to generate a strong password for your store manager

7- Click on “Register User” to complete the process

Once you are done, your store manager candidate will receive an email with his/her login credentials.

Your newly created store manager will now appear on the “Manage Store Managers” page. Moreover, you can perform the following operations:

Assigning Store to a Store Manager

Now that you have created a store manager it is time to assign stores to him/her. 

To assign stores to a store manager, please follow the below steps:

1. Click on “Assign Stores” next to a store manager entry, and you will arrive at the “Assign Stores” page
2. From the “Assign Stores” page you can easily assign a store to a store manager by clicking on the “Assign” check box next to a store name
   1. To remove a store from the store manager’s list of stores, simply deselect the “Assign” check box 

You will receive a notification every time you assign a store to the store manager.

Store Manager’s Dashboard

Once you have created a store manager, he/she will receive an email with credentials to access the store manager’s dashboard.

The store manager’s dashboard is where the store manager can manage all the stores that are assigned to him/her.

Adding New Stores

By clicking the “Add Store” button a store manager will be able to create a new store by filling in information such as:

1. Title
2. Description
3. City
4. Country
5. Postal Code
6. Store Timings
7. Etc.

Once all the required information is entered the store can be created by clicking the “SAVE” button. Depending on the store manager’s role, approval will be needed by the admin to add the store to the store list.

Editing Store Information

From the store manager’s dashboard, a store manager can also edit the information of his/her assigned stores.

By clicking on the title of a store on the store list, the store manager will be taken to the “Edit Store” page where the information about a store can be changed. Be sure to press the “SAVE” button to make the changes take place.