The Magento 2 Pre Order module is useful for the products that are about to be launched or not available in the store. So, the customers can pay in advance and book their items to guarantee assured delivery. The admin can configure the module for the proper workflow like -

• Enable the pre order products feature for the products.
• Define payment for pre-orders for the customers – Full Payment or Partial Payment.
• Set the percentage amount of the product’s price to be paid by the customers if payment for pre-orders is a partial payment type.
• Configure a custom message displayed on the pre-order product page.
• Can even charge the pre-order additional fee by defining the additional fee calculation type as fixed or percentage.
• Define the maximum allowed quantity for the customers to purchase the pre-order (Backorder) products.

The module works with simple, virtual, and configurable products. On the product page, the customer will see various information about pre-ordering the product such as:

• Partial Payment Info – The partial amount of the product’s price needs to be paid by the customer.
• Pre-order Custom Message – Custom message for displaying the additional information for the customer
• Product Availability Date - Date of pre-order product availability.
• Pre Order button – Pre Order button to place the order for the pre-order product.

Note - The pre-order product should have the pre-order option set to ‘Yes’.

• Registered and guest users both can place pre-orders successfully.
• The customer can place the pre-order either by making the full payment or partial payment as per the configuration.
• On the product page, the customers can view the pre-order payment information.
• For the full payment, the customer will make the full payment including the shipping cost, and place the order.
• And, when the product is available, the customer receives an email notification.
• But in partial payment, the customer first pays some percentage of the product’s price plus the shipping cost.
• And, when the product is available, the customer receives an email notification for making the remaining payment using the second-order ID.

The customers can add pre-order products and non-pre-order products to the single cart successfully. After adding the product to the shopping cart, the customer can see the following details about the pre-order:

• Type - The type can be preordered as the product.
• Payment Type - The preorder type can be partial or full payment for preordering the product.
• Pre-order Percent - Partial amount percentage of the product’s price configured by the admin.

Note: The customer can place the same order multiple times for a particular pre-order product.

• Placing the order by the customer will not reduce the inventory.
• The product inventory will decrease only when the admin completes the pre-order.
• When the product will be available, the customer will get an email notification for completing the order and paying the remaining amount.
• The customer will not pay the shipping charge at the time of pre-order (backorder) completion.
• The customer cannot update the quantity of the pre-ordered products on the shopping cart page.
• Once the order is placed, the customer can view the pre-order information “My Orders” section.

The admin can see all the pre-orders received from the customers, showing detailed information. The admin can select the orders in bulk and send emails to those selected ones.

• The admin can easily differentiate between the normal and pre-order orders by checking the order type under the column “Order Type”.
• The admin can filter out the order for pre-order products in the global order list using the filter “Order Type”.
• The module also has a separate section to view all the pre-orders received from the customers.
• The admin can see the Order Id, Purchase Date, Product Name, Customer Name, Customer Email, Paid Amount, Remaining Amount, Pre-order Type, and Pre-order Status.
• The admin can even notify the customers manually about the product availability.

Note -

• If the invoice is not generated for the pre-order, the customer will not get the Product Availability notification. Therefore, the admin must create the invoice after receiving the pre-order payment.
• This Pre Order Magento 2 module does not apply to the current (3.0.0.) version. Magento 2 BackOrder works with simple, configurable, grouped, bundle, virtual, and downloadable.

Make the pre-order process for the customers faster and more efficient, and save their time by speeding up the delivery process.

• This can be done by getting the products from the nearest source or inventory.
• Magento 2 MSI allows showing the stock availability to the customers according to the nearest sources.
• The admin can create multiple sources and add stock availability according to the sources.
• Further customers can pre-order the products on the front end and that will get delivered to them from the nearest source.

Dealing with product unavailability is a challenge faced by every other retailer and online seller.

No matter, how reliable is the flow of goods and materials, your supply chain management can get affected due to many controllable or uncontrollable reasons.

Read Huawei Kuwait Case Study to know, this leading smartphone manufacturer handles pre-sale orders and online inventory to serve its Middle-East consumers.

Trainworld company stands tall as a prominent multi-channel retail and direct marketing enterprise. With half a century of experience in the training industry, it has emerged as the unrivaled champion of online model train stores.

Trainworld sought customization from Webkul for pre-order functionality in their Adobe Commerce-based platform. They aim to offer customers the ability to purchase unreleased model trains, pay upfront, and have orders shipped upon availability. Pre-order tabs will facilitate this process.

• TrainWorld managing their eCommerce store on Adobe Commerce.
• Webkul's customization allowed TrainWorld to implement a seamless pre-order process.
• With the custom development, TrainWorld's customers can now pay in advance for pre-order products.
• By offering a dedicated Pre-Order tab and different categories for pre-order products.
• TrainWorld can provide a user-friendly experience for customers to find and purchase pre-order items easily.
• Webkul's customization included a feature to complete pre-orders in bulk, enabling TrainWorld's team to efficiently manage and process a large number of pre-orders.
• Read the complete TrainWorld case study to know more.