Applies to: all e-commerce platforms.
Kickflip stops customers from ordering a product, or a part of a product, that you don't have in stock. You can track that stock in two ways. You choose one in Inventory > Inventory settings.
NOTE
In Inventory settings, Kickflip inventory is called Kickflip only.
The two inventory modes
| Kickflip inventory | E-commerce inventory sync |
Where you edit stock | In Kickflip, on the Inventory page | In your e-commerce platform |
What Kickflip needs | Variants with a stock quantity | Variants linked to your e-commerce platform's variants |
When an order comes in | Kickflip reserves the quantity until the order is fulfilled | Your e-commerce platform updates the stock |
Stock check in cart and checkout | Depends on your e-commerce platform | Handled by your e-commerce platform |
Which modes your platform supports
E-commerce inventory sync is only available on Shopify for now. Kickflip inventory works on every platform.
Platform | Kickflip inventory | E-commece Inventory sync |
Shopify | Yes | Yes |
Wix | Yes | No |
WooCommerce | Yes | No |
Custom integration | Yes | No |
Which one should I use?
Use Kickflip inventory if:
Inventory sync isn't available on your e-commerce platform.
You don't track these products or parts in your e-commerce platform.
You want to keep the stock of your custom products separate from your e-commerce platform.
Use E-commerce inventory sync if your e-commerce platform supports it and:
You already track stock in your e-commerce platform for the products or parts used in your customizer.
You sell the same items inside and outside your customizer and need one stock count.
You want your e-commerce platform to check stock in the cart and at checkout.
Other tools update your e-commerce platform's stock, like a warehouse or inventory app. Their updates then apply to your custom products too.
Both modes start with variants
A variant is an answer, or a combination of answers, that you want to track. You create variants in your product before you set stock or link anything to your platform. See Create variants to track stock.
Switching between Kickflip inventory and E-commerce inventory sync
Go to Inventory.
Click Inventory settings.
Select Kickflip only or E-commerce inventory sync.
Click Save.
Switching modes doesn't delete any data.
Next step
Kickflip inventory: Track stock with Kickflip inventory
Inventory sync on Shopify: Set up E-commerce inventory sync