Why Your WooCommerce Inventory Count is Wrong (And How to Fix It)

Have you ever done a stock count and found more products on the shelf than your website says you have? This is called "Phantom Stock Loss," and it is usually caused by the "Pending Order" Trap. When a customer starts checkout, WooCommerce reserves the stock. But if that order is Cancelled, Failed, or stuck in "Approval," the stock often doesn't return to your inventory. This leads to false "Out of Stock" messages and lost revenue. In this video, we explain the technical lifecycle of WooCommerce stock and how to use Plugincy to audit your inventory and find the missing items. What you will learn: The "Reserve" Logic: How WooCommerce deducts stock before payment is complete. The Glitch: Why Payment Gateways and Approval plugins often fail to restock cancelled orders. The Fix: How to use Plugincy's Stock History Log to identify "Ghost Orders" and correct your inventory instantly. Why Code Hacks Fail: Why you should never edit plugin PHP files to fix stock issues. 🚀 Audit Your Inventory: S