{"id":960,"date":"2021-05-12T11:53:57","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T11:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation\/?p=960"},"modified":"2025-10-22T08:57:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T08:57:45","slug":"bulk-edit-multi-product-stock-settings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation-editing\/bulk-edit-multi-product-stock-settings\/","title":{"rendered":"How to bulk edit product stock fields in VBULKiT &#8211; Bulk Edit WooCommerce Variations &#8211; plugin?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To bulk edit WooCommerce product stock settings of your products at the same time you need to install and use <a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/plugins\/woocommerce-variations-bulk-edit\/?utm_source=kb&amp;utm_content=bulk-edit-stock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VBULKiT &#8211; Bulk Edit WooCommerce Variations &#8211; plugin<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although bulk editing WooCommerce stock settings by our plugin is really easy, however we provide you a tutorial to make it even easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To better monitor the changes we are going to make on WooCommerce product stock settings in this plugin, we recommend you to add the columns related to the stock settings to your product table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation-editing\/manage-product-columns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to manage product table columns in VBULKiT \u2013 Bulk Edit WooCommerce Variations- plugin?<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>By clicking on the \u201c<strong>Column Profiles<\/strong>\u201d button in the main page, you have full access to the product fields including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Manage Stock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stock quantity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stock status<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allow backorders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/03\/15-product-fields.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/03\/15-product-fields.jpg\" alt=\"display the stock columns of products in bulk table\" class=\"wp-image-962\" style=\"width:1200px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By marking those options and click on \u201c<strong>Apply to Table<\/strong>\u201d, you can see that those columns are displayed in the product table:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/03\/15-product-table.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/03\/15-product-table-e1688915308418.jpg\" alt=\"stock fields in Woocommerce product bulk editing plugin\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">WooCommerce display stock quantity, stock status and allow backorders columns<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, by clicking on \u201c<strong>Bulk Edit<\/strong>\u201d you are able to change multi product stock settings at the same time by opening the \u201c<strong>Stock<\/strong>\u201d tab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the \u201c<strong>Stock<\/strong>\u201d tab you can bulk edit WooCommerce stock settings according to your requirements by making changes in those fields that we have already added to our product table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Manage WooCommerce stock fields<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As shown below, to bulk edit \u201c<strong>Manage Stock<\/strong>\u201d you have to select \u201c<strong>Yes<\/strong>\u201d or \u201c<strong>No<\/strong>\u201d from the drop down list:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/03\/15-manage-stock.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"515\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/03\/15-manage-stock.jpg\" alt=\"manage multi product stock settings\" class=\"wp-image-967\" style=\"width:900px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bulk edit stock status of multi products <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the \u201c<strong>Stock Status<\/strong>\u201d field, we provide you three different options in a combo box including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In stock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Out of stock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On backorder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So, you can choose one of the WooCommerce stock status that suit your products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/03\/15-stock-status.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/03\/15-stock-status.jpg\" alt=\"change stock status in woocommerce bulk product editing\" class=\"wp-image-970\" style=\"width:900px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bulk edit product stock quantity field<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To specify the stock quantity of your WooCommerce products, you can choose one of the below actions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Set New:<\/strong> All current stock quantities will be replaced by the value you enter in the text box.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Clear Value:<\/strong> All current stock quantities will be removed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Formula: <\/strong>All current stock quantities (X) will be changed according to the formula you entered in the textbox.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Increase \/ Decrease by value:<\/strong> All current stock quantities will be decreased \/ increase by the value you enter in the text box.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Increase \/ Decrease by %: <\/strong>All current stock quantities will be decreased \/ increase by the value% you enter in the text box.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation-editing\/bulk-edit-product-price\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to bulk edit product price in VBULKiT &#8211; Bulk Edit WooCommerce Variations &#8211; plugin?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/03\/15-stock-quantity-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/03\/15-stock-quantity-1.jpg\" alt=\"change stock settings in woocommerce bulk product editing\" class=\"wp-image-975\" style=\"width:900px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Bulk edit product <\/strong>Allow backorders field<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can select one the below options for \u201c<strong>Allow backorders<\/strong>\u201d field:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do not allow<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allow, but notify customer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/03\/15-allow-backorders.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1260\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/03\/15-allow-backorders.jpg\" alt=\"Allow backorders for multi product\" class=\"wp-image-978\" style=\"width:1260px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Example for bulk edit WooCommerce product stock settings<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To change multi product stock settings, you can select the products you need to bulk edit their product status by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Filter form<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation-editing\/filter-products\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to filter products in VBULKiT &#8211; Bulk Edit WooCommerce Variations &#8211; plugin?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In this example, we are selecting products that have \u201c<strong>Shirt<\/strong>\u201d in their titles, as you can see below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/03\/15-selecting-product.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/03\/15-selecting-product-e1688915390440.jpg\" alt=\"display stock fields on the table\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then to change multi product stock settings we selected below options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Manage stock:<\/strong> yes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Stock status:<\/strong> In stock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Stock quantity: <\/strong>Set New as 10<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Allow backorders:<\/strong> Allow, but notify customer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/03\/15-stock-tab.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/03\/15-stock-tab.jpg\" alt=\"managing stock by for some products\" class=\"wp-image-984\" style=\"width:900px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, by clicking on \u201c<strong>Do Bulk Edit<\/strong>\u201d all the changes we have made on stock settings will be applied to the table as below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/03\/15-final-result.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/docs\/woocommerce-bulk-variation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/03\/15-final-result-e1688915444268.jpg\" alt=\"product stock fields in woocommerce bulk product editing\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-faq-block\"><div class=\"rank-math-faq-item\"><h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">How to change stock status in WooCommerce?<\/h3><div class=\"rank-math-answer\">It&#8217;s so easy. you must edit your product. Scroll down and click on inventory tab. then you can access stock fields. in VBULKiT &#8211; Bulk Edit WooCommerce Variations &#8211; plugin it is so easier than you can change multi product stock value at the same time.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To bulk edit WooCommerce product stock settings of your products at the same time you need to install and use VBULKiT &#8211; Bulk Edit WooCommerce Variations &#8211; plugin. Although bulk editing WooCommerce stock settings by our plugin is really easy, however we provide you a tutorial to make it even easier. 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