How to Enable Quantity/Inventory Tracking???

Topic summary

A user is unable to enable the “Track quantity” option for inventory management in their Shopify store. The checkbox appears grayed out and unclickable, and selecting “edit quantity” produces no result.

Proposed Solutions:

Two responders provided step-by-step instructions:

  • Navigate to Products in Shopify Admin and open the specific product
  • Locate the Inventory section and check the “Track quantity” box
  • Enter stock amounts in the “Available” field
  • Optionally enable “Continue selling when out of stock”
  • Save changes and repeat for product variants if needed

One responder included screenshots demonstrating the process visually, showing where to find the inventory tracking settings in the Shopify admin interface.

Status: The issue remains unresolved as the original poster has not confirmed whether the suggested solutions worked or if there’s an underlying technical problem preventing the feature from being accessible.

Summarized with AI on November 3. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

Hello, as you can see below I do not have the option to tick or select “track quantity”, and if I select “edit quantity” it does nothing. Please help!

website: www.bratslaps.com

Hello @bratslaps ,

To Enable Quantity/Inventory Tracking follow the below steps:

  1. Go to Products: In Shopify Admin, open the product.
  2. Enable Tracking: Under the Inventory section, check Track quantity.
  3. Set Quantity: Enter the stock amount in the Available field.
  4. Optional: Check Continue selling when out of stock if desired.
  5. Save Changes: Click Save to apply.

For variants, repeat these steps for each variant.

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