General & Display Settings

The Settings panel is your command center for customizing how NotifyBay interacts with your customers and how it looks on your storefront. Navigate to NotifyBay > Settings to begin.

This guide covers the General and Display (Appearance) tabs.

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1. General Logic Tab

The General tab controls the fundamental rules for your notification engine.

Core Feature Selection

• Enable Wishlist: Toggle this ON to allow customers to track price drops on in-stock items. If disabled, only the Waitlist (Back-in-Stock) functionality will be active.

Compliance & Security

• Double Opt-In: When enabled, guest users receive a verification email. They must click a link in that email before their subscription becomes active.
  • Why use this? It ensures high-quality leads and is highly recommended for GDPR and CAN-SPAM compliance. It prevents bots from spamming your forms and ensures you only email people who truly want your notifications.

Inventory & Backorder Logic

Choose how NotifyBay should behave when a product allows backorders in WooCommerce:

• Waitlist only if backorders disabled: The standard mode. The form only appears if the item is strictly unpurchasable.
• Show waitlist regardless of backorders: Useful if you want to gauge interest even while accepting orders.
• Never show waitlist for backorderable items: Keeps your product pages clean for items you can still ship.

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2. Display (Appearance) Tab

The Display tab allows you to integrate NotifyBay buttons seamlessly into your store’s unique design.

Waitlist Styling

• Button Text: Customize the call-to-action (e.g., “Notify Me when Back!”).
• Button CSS Class: Add your theme’s native button classes (e.g., button alt or btn-primary) so the form matches your site perfectly.
• Success Message: The text shown immediately after a user joins the list.

Social Proof (FOMO)

Create urgency by showing shoppers that others are interested in the product.

• FOMO Template: Use the {count} tag to create custom messages (e.g., ”🔥 Join {count} others waiting for this item”).
• Minimum Threshold: To keep your brand look premium, only show the message if the count is high enough (e.g., only show if at least 5 people are waiting).

Wishlist Styling

(Note: These settings only appear if “Enable Wishlist” is toggled ON in the General tab).

• Archive Visibility: If enabled, a small heart icon or button will appear on your shop and category pages. This allows customers to track prices without ever leaving the product gallery.

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3. Advanced Customization (CSS)

For store owners who want complete control over the layout, NotifyBay includes a built-in CSS editor.

• Additional CSS: Enter raw CSS here to override any part of the plugin’s frontend. You can target classes like .notifybay-waitlist-btn or .notifybay-wishlist-wrapper.

[!WARNING] Do not include <style> tags in this field. Only enter raw CSS rules.