Hide Out of Stock
A Shopify app we designed and built end to end. It watches store inventory in real time, automatically hides products the moment they sell out, and restores them the instant stock returns. No daily cron job, no theme code, no babysitting. This mattered because sold-out listings frustrate shoppers, waste ad clicks, and quietly cost stores conversions every day.
Case Study Snapshot
A concise view of the problem, the solution, and the value this app delivers for Shopify merchants every day.
Challenge
Sold-out products clutter collections, send shoppers to dead ends, and burn paid traffic. Merchants needed hiding to happen instantly and reliably, without touching theme code.
Solution
A webhook-driven app that hides products within seconds of selling out and restores them on restock. Variant-level hiding, tag skipping, and an SEO redirect keep the storefront clean and search-safe.
Impact
Cleaner collections, fewer wasted ad clicks, and a friction-free product page picker, all running automatically in the background with a live activity dashboard.
Type
Shopify app (built by CartWorks)
Tech Stack
Shopify API, Webhooks, Node.js
Core Feature
Real-time auto-hide & auto-restore
Focus
Automation, speed, hands-off reliability
App Overview
Key Features
- ✓ Real-time auto-hide the moment a product sells out
- ✓ Automatic restore when stock returns
- ✓ Variant-level hiding (sold-out sizes leave the picker)
- ✓ Skip tagged products to protect special listings
- ✓ SEO redirect on hide, so hidden URLs never 404
- ✓ Live dashboard with activity feed and 7 / 30-day counts
At a Glance
Detection speed
Real-time
hides within seconds of a sellout
Restock handling
Automatic
products return the moment stock is back
Precision
Variant-level
sold-out options leave the product picker
Screenshots & Visuals
See it on the Shopify App Store
Install Hide Out of Stock for your store, or talk to us about building a custom Shopify app of your own.