How to set the Pre-Order or allow orders on out-of-stock products in Prestashop 1.7.x

The following steps will show you how to set the Pre-Order or allow orders on out-of-stock products

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1/. Go to back office admin portal
2/. under “Configuration” section, click “Shop Parameter”
3/. Click “Product Settings” and scoll down to the bottom in “Product Stock”
4/. Select “Yes” below the field call “Allow ordering out-of-stock product”

5/. Click “Save” to update it
6/. Go to “Sell” section, and click “Catalog” and submenu “Products” to edit your targeted product
7/. In the product page, click “Quantities” tab and put number “0” in “Minimum quantity for sale” field

8/. Select “Allow orders” below the heading “Availability preference”
9/. Optional setting, you can delcare your label text of out-of-stock and availability date
10/. After you finish, please remember to click “Save” to update it

You can verify it in your normal frontend website.

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