Hi
My website is www.naturalcurlsme.com
How do I add a pre order button to my products when out of stock
Hi, Naturalcurisme, I was unable to view your store.
Have you gotten this solved?
Button does not show to pre order
Hi there,
Shopify by default allows you to “Continue selling when out of stock”, but doesn’t have the functionality to show the pre-order or back order button on your Catalog/Product pages.
A few ways to do this:
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Hire a dev to code it into your theme.
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Purchase a theme that has pre-order functionality built-in.
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Install a pre-order app like ours (Early Bird).
Assuming the Impulse theme doesn’t have pre-order functionalities, using an app would be the most straightforward solution.
Step by step to add a pre-order button for your out of stock products, via our app:
- Set up a Pre-order campaign
- Choose the products you want to show the pre-order button for
- Choose to allow your customers to pay in full now, or pay a partial deposit first (with discounts, if you’d like)
- Select expected fulfilment/shipping date to display to your customers (A specific date or just set as ASAP/Not sure yet)
- The products you’ve chosen will now have the “pre-order” label shown on the Catalog page, and the pre-order button replacing your Add To Cart/Buy Now buttons
- Everything will revert to normal (i.e. in-stock) at the end of your pre-order campaign date you’ve selected.
If you prefer to simply just show a back order button automatically when your products go out of stock:
- Choose to enable back order for your entire catalog, or only for specific products
- Choose to exclude any products from showing the “back order” label on the Catalog page, and the back-order button on the Product page
- Save and activate your back order settings, done!
Let me know if you have any other questions.
Hey,
Shopify doesn’t automatically change the “Add to Cart” button to “Pre-order” based on inventory levels. You’ll need to edit your Impulse theme code to add this functionality. Go to Online Store → Themes → Actions → Edit code, then locate the product form template (usually product-form.liquid or main-product.liquid). Add Liquid code that checks the inventory level and displays “Pre-order” text when stock is zero or below.
This approach gives you full control but requires theme customization knowledge and maintenance with theme updates.
Alternately, an app like K1 PreOrder can automate that (I’m the founder of K1 PreOrder), replacing the button automatically based on inventory levels with customizable text and styling that matches your theme, plus scheduling and inventory-based display modes (Always / Out of stock / Below threshold). If this is relevant, check K1 PreOrder in Shopify Store.
Happy to help with the theme customization if needed.
Best regards,
Yauheni
Hey @naturalcurlsme 
Nice store, love the brand vibe!
I actually had that same issue before when some of my products kept going out of stock but customers still wanted to buy. The easiest way to handle pre-orders is by using the “Continue selling when out of stock” option inside Shopify.
Here’s how to do it:
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Go to Products → select the product → Inventory section.
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Tick the box that says “Continue selling when out of stock.”
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Then, edit the Add to Cart button text using your theme’s language editor or code to say “Pre-Order” instead of “Add to Cart.”
If you want a smoother setup that shows “Pre-Order” automatically when stock hits zero, you can use an app like Pre-Order Now (by Website On-Demand), it’s solid and integrates fast.
I did that on my own store when testing new product batches, works great for keeping sales going while restocking.
Are you planning to use pre-orders just for sold-out items or for upcoming product launches too?