Backorder Notice in the Cart and Checkout
Warns customers in the cart and at checkout which of their items are on backorder and roughly when they will ship, so nobody is surprised by a delay.
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Code
$wpide_backorder_eta = '7 to 10 working days'; // Expected dispatch time for backorders.
$wpide_backorder_notice = function () use ( $wpide_backorder_eta ) {
$names = array();
foreach ( WC()->cart->get_cart() as $item ) {
$product = $item['data'];
if ( $product->managing_stock() && $product->is_on_backorder( (int) $item['quantity'] ) ) {
$names[] = $product->get_name();
}
}
if ( $names ) {
wc_print_notice( sprintf( '%1$s %2$s on backorder and will be dispatched in about %3$s.', esc_html( implode( ', ', $names ) ), 1 === count( $names ) ? 'is' : 'are', esc_html( $wpide_backorder_eta ) ), 'notice' );
}
};
add_action( 'woocommerce_before_cart', $wpide_backorder_notice );
add_action( 'woocommerce_before_checkout_form', $wpide_backorder_notice, 6 );Notes
Set $wpide_backorder_eta to your usual restock time.
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