For products with a shelf life, enter the expiry date and follow their status in Products. You need an account that can edit products to change the date.
1. Enable expiry tracking
Open Settings & Configurations, then the Product Expiry tab. Turn on Enable Expiry Tracking, then set Expiry Buffer Days: how many days before the expiry date the product is hidden and blocked from sale. After changing the number, click outside the box and wait for the message that it was saved.
2. Enter the product's expiry date
Open the product, turn on the switch beside Expiry Date, choose the date and save. This field appears when expiry tracking is on and your kind of shop sells goods that expire.
3. Review expiry status
Open Products and check the Expiring and Expired badges under the stock number. Open a product to check its date when needed.
4. Follow notifications
You receive notifications when products are expiring soon or have expired. Read them in the notification bell. To choose dashboard or email delivery, open the Notifications tab in Settings & Configurations, then the Inventory group.
5. Review the product before offering it again
From the buffer day on, the product is hidden from your storefront and cannot be sold at the register. If a product is missing from your storefront, check both its expiry date and your Expiry Buffer Days.
When you replace the goods with fresh stock, update the expiry date and the quantity to match the goods you have, then check the product in your store.
Result
Products show the Expiring and Expired badges as their dates approach, and from the buffer day on they are hidden from your storefront and cannot be sold at the register.