Inventory Rules Documentation

Getting Started

Practical guidance for Inventory Rules for WooCommerce, from first setup to advanced configuration.

Inventory Rules for WooCommerce gives you reliable quantity control for WooCommerce products and variations. The free plugin handles minimum quantities, maximum quantities, increments, global defaults, product/variation rules, cart validation and WooCommerce Store API quantity limits.

Before you begin

  • WordPress 6.5 or newer.
  • PHP 8.0 or newer.
  • WooCommerce installed and active.
  • Inventory Rules for WooCommerce installed and active.

Install the free plugin

  1. Install and activate WooCommerce.
  2. Install and activate Inventory Rules for WooCommerce.
  3. Open Inventory Rules → Settings.
  4. Configure your global defaults.

Configure your first rule

Start with a simple product rule. In the WooCommerce product editor, find the Inventory Rules panel and choose whether the product should inherit the global defaults or use a custom rule. Set a minimum, maximum and quantity increment as needed.

Example: Set Minimum Quantity to 5 and Quantity Increment to 5. Customers can then purchase 5, 10, 15, 20 and so on, subject to any maximum you define.

Global defaults vs product rules

Global defaults provide a convenient baseline for products that inherit them. A product or variation can instead use its own custom rule when you need more specific purchasing control.

When you need Premium

The optional Premium add-on extends the free plugin with category rules, presets, bulk editing, customer roles, scheduled rules, advanced conditions, analytics, diagnostics and other advanced tools.

Next step

Once your basic setup is working, continue with Quantity Rules to understand exactly how minimums, maximums and increments behave.

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