Out-of-Stock Handling & Safety Rules
Protect your customer experience and avoid backorders by managing sold-out bundle components.
In Combo Bundles > Settings > Inventory, merchants can specify automated safety rules to dictate how storefront bundle widgets respond when one or more bundled components sell out.
Shopify Admin / Combo Bundles
📸 Screenshot PlaceholderOut of Stock Rule Preferences in App Settings
Setting fallback behaviors: Hide Widget vs Disable Button vs Variant Substitution.
📍 Screenshot Target:Shopify Admin > Apps > Combo Bundles > Settings > Inventory > Sold-out Rules
The 3 Automatic Safety Modes
- 1. Hide Bundle Widget:
- Automatically conceals the entire bundle offer from the product display page as soon as any required component runs out of stock.
- Recommended for curated combo kits (e.g. Shampoo + Conditioner) where both items are mandatory.
- 2. Disable Add to Cart Button:
- Keeps the bundle widget visible for promotional awareness, but disables the CTA button and displays an informative banner: 'One or more bundle items currently out of stock'.
- Prevents customer confusion while allowing buyers to browse individual available items.
- 3. Variant Substitution (Mix & Match):
- For Box Builders and Offer Stacks with variant pickers, only sold-out options (e.g. Size Small) are grayed out with a 'Sold Out' label.
- Customers can freely select other in-stock sizes, colors, or flavors to complete their bundle.
Shopify Admin / Combo Bundles
📸 Screenshot PlaceholderStorefront Sold-Out Component State
Storefront view showing disabled sold-out variant chip and clear customer messaging.
📍 Screenshot Target:Online Storefront > Product Page with out-of-stock bundle component