---
title: "How to Display Products that are Out of Stock in Magento"
description: "By default, your hosted Magento website will not display products that you do not have inventory for. If a product has no inventory your website's visitors will not see it. This can be problematic..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/magento/how-to-display-products-that-are-out-of-stock-in-magento/
date: 2012-03-27
modified: 2023-09-14
author: "Carrie Smaha"
categories: ["Magento"]
tags: ["Magento v1.6"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# How to Display Products that are Out of Stock in Magento

By default, your [hosted Magento](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/magento-hosting) website will not display products that you do not have inventory for. If a product has no inventory your website’s visitors will not see it. This can be problematic since you may want to pre-sell products before their release date or have the ability to back-order stock on your website. This setting to allow Magento 1.6 to display and [sell products that are out of stock](/support/edu/magento/how-to-allow-backorders-in-magento/) can be changed in your Magento Admin Backend.

1. [Log into your Magento Admin Panel](/support/edu/magento/how-to-log-into-magento-admin-panel/).
2. Go to **System ->> Configuration**. ![magento_dashboard_1](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/magento_magento_dashboard_1-1024x495.jpg)
3. Click on **Inventory** in the left side menu pane.
4. Open the **Stock Options** section.
5. Change the **Display Out of Stock Products** to **Yes**. ![magento_dashboard_1](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/magento_magento_out_of_stock_products_1.jpg)
6. Click **Save Config**.

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