---
title: "How to bulk edit preorder settings for every product"
description: "Bulk Settings sets the preorder status, rule or custom note on every product on your EZ Preorder Preorder List at once. Core plan and above."
url: https://docs.ezpreorder.com/preorders/bulk-edit-preorder-settings
plan: Core
last_verified: 2026-11-11
---

# How to bulk edit preorder settings for every product

**Bulk Settings** in EZ Preorder & Back In Stock applies a preorder status, a preorder rule, a custom note, or any mix of the three to every product and variant on your Preorder List in one step. It is on the Core plan and above, under **Preorders** → **Bulk actions** → **Bulk Settings**. Every time you click **Apply**, EZ Preorder also sets **Continue selling when out of stock** on every variant on the list to match the rule in the dialog, so include **Pre-order rules** and pick the rule your products use.

**Available on:** Core, Growth, Professional and Scale plans. On the Free plan the **Bulk actions** button is greyed out and shows "Available on Core plan or higher".  
**Where to find it:** EZ PreOrder → **Preorders** → **Bulk actions** → **Bulk Settings**.

## Before you start

- **Bulk Settings** changes every product on your Preorder List, including disabled ones. You cannot pick a subset.
- There is no undo. Note each product's current rule if your products use different rules.
- A custom note is saved for one language at a time.
- With **Specific inventory level**, the quantity you enter replaces the available quantity at every location of every variant on the list.

## How to bulk edit preorder settings

1. Open **Preorders** → **Bulk actions** → **Bulk Settings**.
2. In **Select preorder settings to update**, tick the settings to change: **Preorder status**, **Pre-order rules**, **Custom Note**. If settings are already ticked when the dialog opens, untick and re-tick them so they are applied.
3. Click **Next**.
4. In **Configure selected preorder settings**, set each one:
   - **Preorder status**: the badge shows the status every product will get, **Enable** or **Disable**. Click the button beside it to switch.
   - **Pre-order rules**: choose **Always**, **Sold out** or **Specific inventory level** in **Condition to allow Pre-Order**. For **Specific inventory level**, enter the quantity in **All Locations**.
   - **Custom Note**: choose a language tab and type the note. HTML is supported.
5. Click **Apply**. To change your choice of settings first, click **Back**.


## Settings

| Setting | What it does | Default in the dialog |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Preorder status** | Turns preorders on (**Enable**) or off (**Disable**) for every product on the list | **Enable** |
| **Pre-order rules** | Sets the rule on every variant on the list | **Always** |
| **All Locations** (only with **Specific inventory level**) | Sets the available quantity at each location of every variant to this number | 1 |
| **Custom Note** | Replaces the note in the selected language on every variant; an empty field clears it | Empty |

## How Bulk Settings changes Continue selling when out of stock

Every **Apply** sets Shopify's **Continue selling when out of stock** on every variant on your list from the rule in the dialog:

- **Always** or **Sold out**: turned on.
- **Specific inventory level**: turned off, and with a quantity in **All Locations**, inventory at every location is set to it.

This happens even when you did not tick **Pre-order rules**. The dialog then uses its default rule, **Always**, and turns **Continue selling when out of stock** on for every variant, while the rules themselves stay unchanged. A product on **Specific inventory level** can then sell past 0 with your theme's normal button. To avoid that, tick **Pre-order rules** every time you use **Bulk Settings** and pick the rule your products use.

If your products use different rules, change the status or note on each product's **Edit** page instead, or re-save each product's rule after a bulk change. See [Preorder rules](https://docs.ezpreorder.com/preorders/preorder-rules).

## Limitations

- **Bulk Settings** always applies to the whole list.
- One custom note language per **Apply**. Repeat for each language.
- **All Locations** puts the same quantity at every location, so a variant stocked at three locations gets three times that number in total.
- **Bulk Settings** does not change schedules or market settings. Those are set per product.
- The Core plan or above is needed for every bulk action.

## Troubleshooting

**Bulk actions is greyed out.** Your store is on the Free plan. Upgrade to Core or above from **Plan**. See [Plans and pricing](https://docs.ezpreorder.com/plans-and-billing/plans-and-pricing).

**You clicked Apply but the products did not change.** The settings were ticked when the dialog opened and were not re-selected. Open **Bulk Settings** again, untick and re-tick each setting you want, then click **Next** and **Apply**.

**Products started selling past zero after you used Bulk Settings.** **Pre-order rules** was not included, so **Continue selling when out of stock** was turned on for every variant. Run **Bulk Settings** again with **Pre-order rules** ticked and the right rule, or re-save the rule on each product. See [A product still sells after the preorder ends](https://docs.ezpreorder.com/theme-setup-and-troubleshooting/product-still-sells-after-preorder-ends).

**Inventory quantities changed.** **Specific inventory level** with a number in **All Locations** sets that quantity at every location. Correct quantities in Shopify if needed.

**The Next button is greyed out.** Tick at least one setting.

## Frequently asked questions

### Can I bulk edit only some products?

No. **Bulk Settings** applies to every product on the Preorder List. To change one product's variants together, use **Apply settings for all variants** on its **Edit** page.

### Is Bulk Settings available on the Free plan?

No. All bulk actions need the Core plan or above.

### How do I turn all preorders back on after a plan limit?

Open **Bulk Settings**, tick **Preorder status** and **Pre-order rules**, set the status to **Enable**, choose your rule, and click **Apply**. If your products use different rules, click **Enable** on each product's **Edit** page instead, so each keeps its own rule.

### Does Bulk Settings change orders already placed?

No. It changes only your Preorder List settings and the Shopify products on it. Existing orders keep their tags and items.

### Why are some settings already ticked when I open Bulk Settings?

EZ Preorder remembers the settings you ticked the last time, including the rule step of the setup flow. Untick and re-tick them so they are applied.

## Related articles

- [How to manage your Preorder List](https://docs.ezpreorder.com/preorders/manage-your-preorder-list): add, sync, enable and disable products.
- [Preorder rules](https://docs.ezpreorder.com/preorders/preorder-rules): what each rule does and how it sets Continue selling.
- [Add a custom note to preorder products](https://docs.ezpreorder.com/preorders/add-a-custom-note-to-preorder-products): notes per product and per language.
- [A product still sells after the preorder ends](https://docs.ezpreorder.com/theme-setup-and-troubleshooting/product-still-sells-after-preorder-ends): fix Continue selling.
- [Plans and pricing](https://docs.ezpreorder.com/plans-and-billing/plans-and-pricing): which plans include bulk editing.