Pre-Order - Sell before the release

by okuehne

Makes products with a future release date available for pre-order: pre-order button on product page and listing, release date based delivery date and flow trigger.

Expected release: June 2026

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Description

Highlights

Pre-order button on the product page and in listings while the release date is in the future
Separate pre-order quota per product — no uncontrolled overselling
Delivery date in the cart is calculated from the release date
Pre-order hint as text or a color-configurable badge
Flow Builder trigger for placed pre-orders — for mails, tags and status

Features

Uses the native Shopware release date — no duplicate data maintenance
Toggle "Available for pre-order" right in the Deliverability card, enabled only with a future release date
Controllable per product and variant
Pre-order quota on top of the stock, stock stays ERP-ready
Automatic switch back to a normal purchase on the release day, without a cron

Delivery date display in the cart in three modes (calculated, default, hidden)
Identical date range is collapsed into a single delivery date
Pre-order hint with freely configurable background, border and text color
Flow Builder trigger with order, customer and mail data
Fully multilingual (German and English)
Theme-friendly via the standard storefront blocks

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About the Extension

Sell products before they are available. Pre-Order turns any item with a future release date into a pre-order item: your customers order before the release, you gather demand and ship in one batch right on the release date – ideal for new releases, limited drops, pre-season collections and chart-relevant launches.

The plugin uses Shopware's native release date. You maintain your product as usual, set a release date in the future and switch on the pre-order toggle – the plugin does the rest. On the release day the item automatically switches back to a normal purchase, with no cron job or manual rework.

What the plugin does

Pre-order button instead of “Add to cart” – on the product page and in every product listing while the release date lies in the future.
Separate pre-order quota – define per product how many units may be pre-ordered on top of the stock. Once the quota is used up the item can no longer be ordered – no uncontrolled overselling.
Realistic delivery date in the cart – the delivery date is calculated from the release date plus your delivery time instead of showing a misleading date from the past.
Visible pre-order hint – in the cart and checkout, either as text or as a freely color-configurable badge.
Flow Builder trigger for placed pre-orders – automatically send confirmation mails, set tags or change the status as soon as an order contains a pre-order item.
Controllable per product and variant – the toggle sits right in the “Deliverability” card and can only be enabled when a future release date is set.

Why this plugin

Shopware-native instead of custom-built – consistently builds on the standard release date, the standard stock logic and the Flow Builder. No interference with the order process beyond the quota.
No overselling – the pre-order quota limits the pre-orderable amount precisely. Your real stock stays untouched and ERP-ready.
Multilingual – fully available in German and English.
Theme-friendly – uses the standard storefront blocks and blends into your theme.

Pre-order is a property of the product – not a complicated process. This plugin is built exactly that simply: set a release date, switch on, define a quota, done.

What the plugin does

Pre-order button instead of “Add to cart” – on the product page and in every product listing while the release date lies in the future.
Separate pre-order quota – define per product how many units may be pre-ordered on top of the stock. Once the quota is used up the item can no longer be ordered – no uncontrolled overselling.
Realistic delivery date in the cart – the delivery date is calculated from the release date plus your delivery time instead of showing a misleading date from the past.
Visible pre-order hint – in the cart and checkout, either as text or as a freely color-configurable badge.
Flow Builder trigger for placed pre-orders – automatically send confirmation mails, set tags or change the status as soon as an order contains a pre-order item.
Controllable per product and variant – the toggle sits right in the “Deliverability” card and can only be enabled when a future release date is set.

Why this plugin

Shopware-native instead of custom-built – consistently builds on the standard release date, the standard stock logic and the Flow Builder. No interference with the order process beyond the quota.
No overselling – the pre-order quota limits the pre-orderable amount precisely. Your real stock stays untouched and ERP-ready.
Multilingual – fully available in German and English.
Theme-friendly – uses the standard storefront blocks and blends into your theme.

Pre-order is a property of the product – not a complicated process. This plugin is built exactly that simply: set a release date, switch on, define a quota, done.

Details

Available: English, German
Latest update: 23 June 2026
Version: 7.2.1
Category: Checkout / Cart process

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Support

Based in: Germany
Speaks: German, English
Response time: Very quickly

What this plugin does

This plugin lets customers order products before their release date. It is especially useful for clearance items (Shopware “Clearance sale” toggle): such items normally disappear from listing and search as soon as the stock reaches 0 – with this plugin they stay visible and available for pre-order until the release date, within a freely configurable quota.

Installation

Get the plugin from the marketplace via your Shopware account or upload the ZIP file manually under “Extensions → My extensions”.
Under “Extensions → My extensions” install and then activate the plugin.
Clear the cache. No further master data is required – you can start right away.

Make a product available for pre-order

Open the desired product (or variant) in the admin.
Under General → Release date set a date in the future. Without a future release date the pre-order toggle stays disabled and shows a note.
In the Deliverability card (Specifications tab) you will find the new Available for pre-order toggle next to the “Clearance sale” toggle. Switch it on.
In the Pre-order quota field enter how many units may be pre-ordered in addition to the existing stock. 0 means: only the existing stock can be pre-ordered.
Save the product. Done – the product now shows the pre-order button until the release date.

For sold-out items: Additionally enable the Shopware Clearance sale toggle. Only then does the item stay visible and available for pre-order despite a stock of 0, even when “Hide sold-out products” is enabled in the sales channel settings.

Mind the minimum purchase: An item is only available for pre-order (and visible) if stock + pre-order quota reaches the product's minimum purchase. If the quota is smaller than the minimum purchase, the item stays hidden.

Note on variants: The pre-order setting is not inherited from the parent to the variants. Set the toggle and the quota per variant that should be available for pre-order.

How it looks in the shop

On the product page and in the product listing the Pre-order button appears instead of “Add to cart”.
The item is available for pre-order as long as stock + quota is not used up. After that it is sold out and disappears from the listing.
In the cart and checkout the pre-order line item shows a delivery date based on the release date (depending on the configured delivery time as a range or as a single date “Available from …”) as well as the Pre-order hint.

Configuration (Extensions → My extensions → … → Configuration)

Delivery date for pre-order items in cart and checkout: Calculated from the release date (default), Shopware default delivery date or Hide delivery date for pre-order items.
Pre-order hint in cart and checkout: As text (default), As badge or Hide hint.
Badge background color, Badge border color, Badge text color: only take effect in badge mode. Empty = theme primary color or no border.
Also correct the delivery date for products without pre-order activation: optional – applies the delivery date display to every cart item with a future release date.

Note: The delivery date and hint display in the cart only takes effect while the Shopware setting “Show delivery time in shopping cart” is enabled.

Customizing texts (snippets)

All storefront texts of the plugin can be changed without code via Settings → Snippets – per language and per sales channel. Search there for the respective snippet key and override it in the desired set:

okuehnePreOrder.buyButton – label of the pre-order button (default: “Pre-order”)
okuehnePreOrder.cartHint – hint in cart and checkout (default: “Pre-order”)
okuehnePreOrder.deliveryDateSingle – delivery date as a single date (default: “Delivery on %date%”)
okuehnePreOrder.deliveryDateFrom – delivery date from the release date (default: “Available from %date%”)

The placeholder %date% is automatically replaced by the calculated date.

Rule “Cart contains pre-order item”

The plugin provides its own rule condition “Cart contains pre-order item” (Settings → Rules). With it you can detect whether the cart holds at least one pre-order line item and control, for example, the availability of shipping methods, payment methods and promotions or conditions in the Flow Builder – for instance to allow only prepayment for pre-orders.

Automation with the Flow Builder

The plugin provides a Flow trigger for placed pre-orders (in the Flow Builder under “Pre-order / Order / Placed”) that fires as soon as an order contains at least one pre-order item. With it you can, for example, send a dedicated pre-order confirmation mail, tag the order or set a status – entirely without code, via Settings → Flow Builder.

On the release day

On the release day the pre-order mode ends automatically: the quota expires and the item behaves like a normal stock item again. Orderability is always checked live; the visibility in listings is updated within an hour at the latest by a background task.

ERP and interfaces

The stock stays unchanged and can still be managed by your ERP system – during the pre-order period it may drop below zero by at most the quota. The pre-order activation and the quota can also be maintained via the Shopware Admin API; the plugin updates the display automatically afterwards.

How it works (in short)

A product is in pre-order mode when the toggle is active and the release date lies in the future. The effectively orderable amount is then stock + pre-order quota, provided this sum reaches the minimum purchase. The stock stays unchanged. On the release day the pre-order mode ends automatically.

Does the plugin work with any theme?

Yes. The plugin only overrides the standard storefront blocks and respects their structure. Themes that use these blocks regularly work without adjustment.

How is overselling prevented?

Through the per-product pre-order quota. The orderable amount is stock plus quota; once the quota is used up the item can no longer be ordered. Your real stock stays untouched.

Which products is the plugin suitable for?

Anything with a planned release date — new releases, limited drops, pre-season collections, chart-relevant launches. As soon as a product has a future release date and the toggle is active, it becomes available for pre-order.

Can I send a pre-order confirmation automatically?

Yes. The plugin provides a Flow Builder trigger for placed pre-orders (in the Flow Builder under „Pre-order / Order / Placed"). With it you trigger your own mails, tags or status changes without code as soon as an order contains a pre-order item.

Do I have to change anything on the release day?

No. As soon as the release date is reached the product automatically behaves like a normal item — without a cron job and without manual rework.

Do variants inherit the pre-order setting?

No, the setting is deliberately not inherited from the parent product to the variants. This lets you make individual variants available for pre-order. Set the toggle and quota per variant.