SimplifyStock documentation
Demand forecasting and reorder management for WooCommerce. Start here for what it does, what it needs, and where to go next.
SimplifyStock reads your WooCommerce order history, builds a demand forecast for each product, and turns that into a reorder list: what to buy, how much, and when.
It is designed around one recurring moment — the morning stock check — and optimised for how long that moment takes. Most stores spend under two minutes a day in it.
What it gives you
- A forecast per product, built from your own sales history rather than a category average.
- A reorder point for each product, derived from lead time, demand variance and the safety stock you are willing to hold.
- Days of cover and a risk band, so the product about to cost you revenue is at the top of the list instead of buried on page four.
- Purchase orders grouped by supplier, exportable as CSV or PDF.
- Dead stock detection — capital sitting still, before it becomes a write-off.
What it needs
| Requirement | Minimum |
|---|---|
| WordPress | 6.4 |
| WooCommerce | 8.0 |
| PHP | 8.1 |
| Order history | ~8 weeks for a usable forecast; 12 months for seasonality |
Stock must be managed at the WooCommerce level — that is, Manage stock is enabled on the products you want forecast. Products without stock management are listed but not forecast.
Where to go next
- New install? Start with Installation.
- Want to know what the numbers mean before you trust them? Read How forecasting works.
- Something looks wrong? Troubleshooting covers the failures we see most.
A note on your data
On the free plan, everything runs inside your WordPress install. No order data leaves your server. Hosted forecasting is opt-in on Pro and processes order quantities and dates only — never customer records. See Data and privacy for the specifics.