Store Operations
Stocktaking Software: What Actually Counts, and What It Costs
Most stocktaking tools edit stock; few can count it. Eight options compared on workflow, write-back, undo and price, with every figure sourced.
Store Operations
Stock counts, inventory accuracy and day-to-day WooCommerce store operations, including point of sale.
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How to Count Stock by Variation in WooCommerce: Sizes and Colours
Six sizes in four colours is 24 lines to count, not one product. Where WooCommerce keeps each number, how to spot mixed…
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WooCommerce Stock Quantity Not Saving: One Rejection, Five Silent Skips
Stock not saving? WooCommerce either refuses the edit — ‘the value has changed since editing’ — or saves nothing and says nothing.…
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How to Undo a WooCommerce Stock Update: Bad Count, Import or Bulk Edit
A count, import or bulk edit overwrote your stock. Four routes back, only the first a true undo — ordered by what…
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Orders During a WooCommerce Stock Count: What Apply Writes
Sales during a WooCommerce stock count look after themselves — the snapshot sees to that. Goods arriving do not. What an apply writes, and when to close.
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WooCommerce split payment at the counter: part cash, part card on one order
A WooCommerce order stores one payment method, not two. What that costs at the till, the three workarounds, and how to record part cash, part card.
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Why your WooCommerce sales report doesn’t match your orders or takings
Refunds, date windows, timezone and order statuses: why a WooCommerce sales report disagrees with your orders and your drawer — rarely because of a bug.
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WooCommerce refund with no order: taking a return without a receipt
A WooCommerce refund needs an order. Here is what to do when there is none — the money, the stock, and why Restock refunded items misfires.
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Use Your Phone Camera as a WooCommerce Barcode Scanner at the Till
Your phone can be the barcode scanner at a WooCommerce till, with no app. What works on Android, what is slower on iPhone, and when to buy a scanner gun.
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WooCommerce order not reducing stock: only three statuses move it
WooCommerce reduces stock only when an order enters Processing, On hold or Completed. Why yours didn't, and how to move it without double-counting.
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Count stock, investigate differences, then keep quantities accurate while your store stays open.