Question

I have been looking for a module to allow a client to be able to still purchase an item if the stock level is 0. Is this feature available in OpenCart 1.5.x?

I have set the product to 2-3 days, however on the site front-end it still shows the product as out of stock. Is there away to alert the client of the 2-3 day delay, and still allow the client to purchase?

Answer 1

First you need to change the function that prevents an out of stock item from going to checkout. Go to catalog/controller/checkout/checkout.php and change

public function index() {
    // Validate cart has products and has stock.
    if ((!$this->cart->hasProducts() && empty($this->session->data['vouchers'])) || (!$this->cart->hasStock() && !$this->config->get('config_stock_checkout'))) {
        $this->redirect($this->url->link('checkout/cart'));
}

to

public function index() {
    // Validate cart has products and has stock.
    if (!$this->cart->hasProducts() && empty($this->session->data['vouchers'])) {
        $this->redirect($this->url->link('checkout/cart'));
}

I don’t remember if it blocks you from adding it to the cart in the first place so let me know. Good luck David!

Update

To change “Out of Stock” on the product page, I have changed it myself with the settings in the store so if that isn’t working for you then you can go into catalog/controller/product/product.php and where you see

if ($product_info['quantity'] <= 0) {
            $this->data['stock'] = $product_info['stock_status'];
        } elseif ($this->config->get('config_stock_display')) {
            $this->data['stock'] = $product_info['quantity'];
        } else {
            $this->data['stock'] = $this->language->get('text_instock');
        }

Change to:

if ($product_info['quantity'] <= 0) {
            $this->data['stock'] = "2-3 Days";
        } elseif ($this->config->get('config_stock_display')) {
            $this->data['stock'] = $product_info['quantity'];
        } else {
            $this->data['stock'] = $this->language->get('text_instock');
        }

Change the text within those brackets to whichever phrase works for you.