My first extension is now available on the WooCommerce Marketplace.
It’s called Outlet Pro, and it adds an outlet page to your store for selling overstocked and discontinued products from one place. Most online stores have some kind of outlet to clear older stock — whether it’s called an “outlet”, “clearance section”, “last chance”, “final sale”, or something else — but setting them up in WooCommerce requires extra effort beyond using a basic category page.
Outlet Pro automates setup for you, creating a draft outlet page designed to match the appearance of your existing catalogue listing, taking into account the theme type and existing pagination settings. As a regular WordPress page, you can use familiar editing tools to add any banner image, colors, typography, or other layout options you like. And of course, renaming the page from “Outlet” is as simple as changing the page title.
Products are then added to the outlet with a new checkbox in the product editor, or via WordPress’ bulk editing tool.
Beyond setup, Outlet Pro provides extra tools often found in store outlets:
- Price filter buttons to help customers find outlet products in their price range.
- A colorful badge to identify outlet products across the store.
- A message to provide extra information on the product page.
These items are fully customizable, be it names, colors, sizes, fonts, and more. Block themes and classic themes are both supported through the Site Editor and Customizer.
I’m thrilled to share this with you today. As a former WooCommerce core engineer the platform is important to me and I want to see it succeed in the mission to democratize commerce. I hope this will be the first of more extensions to come.
Outlet Pro is available now on the WooCommerce Marketplace. With Black Friday coming up, it’s the perfect time to create an outlet page. Clear your old products and make room for new and exciting ones this sales season.
