WooCommerce Lead Time – By Barn2Media 2.1.5

WooCommerce Lead Time

By Barn2Media

WooCommerce Lead Time is a must-have plugin for any WooCommerce store that wants to improve customer transparency, manage expectations, and boost conversions. Whether you’re selling made-to-order items, backordered products, or simply need to communicate restock timelines, this plugin makes it easy to show accurate lead times throughout the purchasing process.

🔑 Key Features

✅ Display Lead Times Across the Customer Journey

Show product lead times on:

• Product pages

• Cart and checkout

• Order details page

• Customer email notifications

This ensures buyers are always informed about when they can expect their orders—helping reduce post-purchase anxiety and support inquiries.

⚙️ Flexible Lead Time Settings

• Global Settings: Set default lead times that apply across your entire store.

• Per-Product & Category Settings: Override defaults for specific categories, individual products, or even product variations.
  This flexibility lets you fine-tune availability messaging based on inventory status, production schedules, or supplier lead times.

🎨 Customizable Display

• Personalize lead time text, language, and units to match your brand voice.

• Display lead times in days, weeks, or any custom timeframe (e.g., “Ships in 3–5 business days”).
  This ensures clarity and consistency in your store’s communication.

🔁 Out of Stock & Backorder Messaging

• Show when out-of-stock items will be available again.

• Display custom lead times for backordered products to encourage pre-orders.

• Automatically notify customers when a product becomes unavailable, helping manage expectations and reduce disappointment.

📊 Granular Control by Stock Status

• Choose when to show lead times based on product status:

  • In stock

  • Out of stock

  • Backorder
    You decide where and how information is displayed for optimal clarity and impact.

🧑‍💻 Beginner-Friendly & Developer-Ready

• Easy to install and configure with no coding required.

• Includes advanced settings, shortcodes, and developer hooks for full customization and integration into custom workflows.

🎯 Why Use WooCommerce Lead Time?

✔ Enhance Customer Experience

Give your customers clear, honest timelines so they can shop with confidence and reduce the chances of complaints or support tickets.

✔ Reduce Cart Abandonment

By showing accurate shipping or restock timelines, customers are more likely to complete their orders instead of leaving due to uncertainty.

✔ Sell More Out-of-Stock Items

Let customers know when an item will be available again to encourage purchases rather than losing the sale to a competitor.

✔ Streamline Inventory Communication

Save time and avoid manual updates with centralized lead time controls across products, categories, and variations.

📋 Feature Summary at a Glance

• ✔ Show lead times on product, cart, checkout, order, and email views.

• ✔ Set global, category-level, product-level, and variation-level lead times.

• ✔ Customize lead time messaging and units.

• ✔ Display estimated availability for out-of-stock and backordered items.

• ✔ Instantly notify customers when stock status changes.

• ✔ Show or hide lead times based on product stock status.

• ✔ Designed for both non-technical users and developers.

🛒 Perfect For

• Made-to-order or custom product stores

• Wholesale or B2B shops with fluctuating inventory

• Seasonal or pre-order businesses

• Dropshipping stores needing clear supplier timelines

WooCommerce Lead Time is a powerful, yet easy-to-use solution for enhancing your store’s communication, improving customer satisfaction, and increasing conversion rates—all while maintaining complete control over how and where lead times are displayed.