Bringing Back the Good Ol' Inventory Message in Dawn 15.2

Friends, there's a comfort in a familiar old pair of shoes, right? Or that tried-and-true breakfast recipe that somehow always tastes like a weekend morning. Recently, I was swept back into the nostalgia of our beloved customized Shopify theme when Andreas reached out, puzzled by the lack of a cherished feature in his upgraded Dawn 15.2 theme. On a quest to restore the perfect inventory message—just like whipped cream on pie—I decided to dive right in. Here’s how we solved it together!

A Journey into Liquid’s Heart

Ah, the thrill of peeking into a codebase that feels like home. I sat down, sipped my spiced tea, and opened the Dawn 15.2 code with the mission: bring back the inventory message that once felt like an old friend. Seeing the once vibrant words "we have more than 10 in stock" extinguished without warning was like missing the last train home after a long day.

Andreas, like any wise longtime Shopify user, held onto codes from his Dawn 4.0 theme. To our delight, the solution lay within these symbols—with a bit of tweaking, of course.

Here’s the code snippet we started with to get you all back on board:

{% assign current_variant = product.selected_or_first_available_variant %}
  <div class="inventoryNote form__label">
  {% if current_variant.available %}
    {% if current_variant.inventory_quantity > 0 and current_variant.inventory_quantity <= 10 %}
      We have {{ current_variant.inventory_quantity }} in stock
    {% elsif current_variant.inventory_quantity > 10 %}
      We have more than 10 in stock
    {% endif %}
  {% endif %}
</div>

Step into the Unknown, with Code in Hand

Armed with optimism and a knack for experimentation, we embarked on implementing this ode to past inventory alerts into the new theme. It takes a curious heart to innovate and restore. Here’s how Andreas and I did it:

1. Duplicate Your Theme: Before diving into any code changes, carefully duplicate your Dawn 15.2 theme. It’s akin to having a safety net beneath you while walking the tightrope—no one ever looks down, but it’s nice to know it's there.

2. Accessing Liquid Files: Navigate through your Shopify admin to Online Store > Themes, then select Actions > Edit Code on your Dawn 15.2 duplicated theme. We’re in the digital kitchen now, gentle folks.

3. Locating main-product.liquid: Within the Sections directory, open main-product.liquid. Andreas chuckled with an "ah-ha!" when he found the right spot—an undiscovered country of opportunity, as we realized.

4. Restore the Magic: Find where the current inventory message logic lives. It might look remarkably like an unfamiliar landscape, but fear not! We're going to tailor it. Look for the section displaying inventory status and replace it with our version of the code snippet above. Remember to save your changes—our digital time machine of sorts.

Testing the Waters

Freshly brewed inventory messages need a test run. Refresh your live store, throw a enthusiastic glance over the product page, and witness the return of a beloved friend: the distinct, genial inventory message (like a well-timed pat on the back).

Sometimes the moment feels quiet, like the first sip of morning coffee after a frenzied week, realizing we’ve successfully restored balance. It works seamlessly, a testament to very human emotional code experiences. Andreas called it, “just like walking through an unexpectedly familiar door.”

Share the Victory

As we stood at the digital helm, bemused and joyful, Andreas and I knew we’d pieced together parts of antiquity with the modern bliss of Dawn 15.2. It’s this communal effort that makes coding worlds so magnificent and full of unexpected glee.

And there we have it—our little tale of technical devotion, an homage to code that’s part instruction manual, part journey, like bookmarks from different chapters in a favorite book. If you’ve followed along and enjoyed the ride, let us know! Sharing these wins makes every toil worthwhile.

Together, we are gallant wanderers along the path of Shopify themes, and memory—both in binary and our shared histories—makes experts of us all. Go ahead, celebrate with your newly revived inventory message; I hear it pairs well with nostalgia and a bit of well-deserved triumph.