How to add urgency elements: stock counter, live visitors, delivery timer
Add the Custom Stock, Live Visitors, Product Rush Element, Product Stock Status and Delivery Timer blocks from Add Blocks to your product page or landing page. Each has its own settings for the numbers and text it shows.
Steps
- Open Online Store → Theme Settings → page selector → Product, or open a landing page from Landing Pages. Click the + icon (Add Blocks).
- "Only X left" counter — add Custom Stock (2 designs). Edit Title (default "Hurry! Only [stock] left — selling fast!", keep
[stock]where the number goes), Min (1) and Max (10). The number comes from that range, not from your real inventory. - Real stock label — add Product Stock Status. Under Inventory statuses set Label, Background Color and Text Color per status (In Stock, Low Stock, Out of Stock). This one follows tracked inventory.
- People viewing now — add Live Visitors (3 designs). Edit Title (default "Popular item! [visitors] people are viewing this now"), Min, Max, icon and colours.
- Cart / sales activity — add Product Rush Element. Choose Message Type (Cart Activity Only, Sales Activity Only, Both (Auto-Switch)), then Cart Threshold, Sales Threshold, Sales Period (Hours) and Auto-Switch Timing. Edit the templates ("Hurry! Over (X) people have this in their carts", "(X) sold in last (Y) hours"), pick an Emoji or SVG icon, colours and animation.
- Estimated delivery date — add Delivery Timer (2 designs). Set Min days, Max days, Count type (Calendar days / Business days), Cut-off time (HH:mm) (default 14:00), Skip weekends, Custom date format and Custom text (default "Buy today and receive between"). The second design is a 3-step timeline (Ordered → Order Ready → Delivered) with icon, label and date range per step.
- Click Save and check the page is Published.
Common problems
- The stock counter does not match my inventoryCustom Stock shows a number from your Min–Max range; for real quantities use Product Stock Status with inventory tracking on.
- The delivery date lands on a weekendset Count type to Business days and turn on Skip weekends.
- The rush message never appearsactivity must pass the thresholds; lower Cart Threshold / Sales Threshold or choose Both (Auto-Switch).
- The number is missing from my textkeep the
[stock]or[visitors]placeholder in Title.