Note

If you use a free theme from Shopify, then you might be able to contact Shopify Support for help with this tutorial. It requires 15 minutes of design time. To learn more, refer to Support for themes.

Note

This customization is for vintage Shopify themes, and doesn't apply to Online Store 2.0 themes.

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• Explore Online Store 2.0 theme customizations

You can add a message on the product page or featured product section that shows the number of items you have in stock when inventory runs low on a product variant. For this message to show, you need to enable inventory tracking for the product.

The steps for this customization vary depending on your theme. Click the button for your theme and follow the instructions.

Tip

Shopify’s Supply theme already includes a Show remaining quantity message setting. You can enable this setting from the theme editor.

• Debut

• Venture / Brooklyn / Simple / Minimal

• Boundless

• Narrative

Steps for Debut

Edit theme.liquid

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Online Store > Themes.

2. Find the theme you want to edit, and then click Actions > Edit code.

3. From the Layout directory, open theme.liquid.

4. Find the closing  tag in the code. On a new line above the closing  tag, paste the following code:

5. Click Save.

Edit product-template.liquid or featured-product.liquid

1. From the Sections directory, open product-template.liquid or featured-product.liquid:

• Open product-template.liquid to add this feature to product pages.

• Open featured-product.liquid to add this feature to the featured product section on the home page.

2. Find {% form 'product'. Above this tag, add the following code:

      {% if current_variant.inventory_quantity > 0 and current_variant.inventory_management == 'shopify' %}     

   Stock: {{ current_variant.inventory_quantity }}

      {% endif %} 

   The code above outputs Stock: x. You can change the wording by adjusting the content in the 

    tags. Make sure to include {{ current_variant.inventory_quantity }} in your 

    tags.

3. At the bottom of the file, add the following code:

4. Click Save.

Edit theme.js.liquid or theme.js

The changes that you need to make to these files depend on the version of Debut that you're using.

Versions 17.8.0 and below

1. Open theme.js.liquid or theme.js.

2. Find theme.Product = (function(). Below this.selectors = {, add the following code:

   inventoryHtml: '.inventoryWrapper',

3. In the same file, find _updateAddToCart: function(evt) {. Directly below, add the following code:

   var inventoryWrapper = this.container.querySelector(this.selectors.inventoryHtml);

4. Find if (variant.available) {. Before the } else { statement, add the following code: js if (variantStock[variant.id] > 0 && variant.inventory_management == 'shopify' && inventoryWrapper !== null) {   const inventoryHtml = `

   Stock: ${variantStock[variant.id]}

   `;   inventoryWrapper.innerHTML = inventoryHtml; } else {   inventoryWrapper.innerHTML = ''; }

   The code above outputs Stock: x. You can change the wording by adjusting the content in the 

    tags. Make sure to include ${variantStock[variant.id]} in your 

    tags.

5. Click Save.

Versions 17.9.0 and above

1. Open theme.js.liquid or theme.js.

2. Find theme.Product = (function(). Below this.selectors = {, add the following code:

   inventoryHtml: '.inventoryWrapper',

3. In the same file, find _setProductState: function(evt) {. Directly below, add the following code:

   var inventoryWrapper = this.container.querySelector(this.selectors.inventoryHtml);

4. In the same function, find if (!variant) {. After the closing } bracket, add the following code:

   else {   if (variantStock[variant.id] > 0 && variant.inventory_management == 'shopify' && inventoryWrapper !== null) {     const inventoryHtml = `

   Stock: ${variantStock[variant.id]}

   `;     inventoryWrapper.innerHTML = inventoryHtml;   } else {     inventoryWrapper.innerHTML = '';   } }

   The code above outputs Stock: x. You can change the wording by adjusting the content in the 

    tags. Make sure to include ${variantStock[variant.id]} in your 

    tags.

5. Click Save.