Stock is controlled by WooCommerce
When the channel manager changes availability in WooCommerce, Slynk synchronises the resulting quantity to Epos Now.
WooCommerce-led catalogue
Make WooCommerce the stock master.
Let a channel manager control stock through WooCommerce, keep Epos Now available as a sales channel and send till orders back into the central online operation.
- WooCommerce controls stock
- Epos Now becomes a channel
- Channel-manager ready
A different source of truth
Use Epos Now as a sales channel, not the inventory system.
Most Slynk customers use Epos Now as their stock master. WooCommerce-led stock is useful when another platform already manages inventory and orders across several marketplaces, websites or warehouses.
In this model the channel manager updates WooCommerce, Slynk passes the latest stock into Epos Now, and till sales travel back through WooCommerce. The channel manager can then process every order from the same central workflow.
One central stock route
Stock moves from the channel manager through WooCommerce into Epos Now.Till orders return through Slynk to WooCommerce and the central channel manager.
What “master” means
The master is where inventory is managed.
It is the system where stock changes begin and where orders return so the available quantity can be recalculated. In this setup WooCommerce is that shared point, usually supplied by a connected channel manager.
Supported setup
Confirm the ownership of every update.
A clear source of truth prevents conflicting edits and makes retry behaviour predictable.
Before going live
- Product identifiers
- Matched
- Stock direction
- Confirmed
- Test order
- Reviewed
A checked connection, not a leap of faith.
- 01
Map the complete channel stack
Identify the platform controlling stock, every connected sales channel and where orders are fulfilled.
- 02
Check product matching
Confirm WooCommerce products and variations link cleanly to the intended Epos Now product records.
- 03
Configure the reverse directions
Enable WooCommerce-to-Epos stock and Epos Now-to-WooCommerce orders with the required locations and fields.
- 04
Test with the channel manager
Run a stock update and till sale through the complete route before relying on the setup operationally.
WooCommerce remains master. The route is tested before it becomes part of day-to-day trading.
How it works
Reverse both sides of the usual flow.
Stock moves from WooCommerce to Epos Now, while Epos Now orders move back into WooCommerce.
- Stock is changed once through the central platform
- Epos Now receives the latest WooCommerce quantity
- Till orders are created in WooCommerce
- Channel managers can see in-store sales alongside online orders
Till orders return to WooCommerce
Each Epos Now sale is created as a WooCommerce order so the central system sees the sale and updates stock.
Channel managers stay central
Platforms such as Linnworks, Veeqo, ChannelGrabber, TradeGecko or Emerge can continue collecting orders and controlling inventory through WooCommerce.
Before you begin
What you need.
The exact setup depends on how the channel manager uses WooCommerce, so we review this route before activation.
WooCommerce website
WooCommerce acts as the shared stock and order layer between Slynk and the wider multichannel operation.
Channel-management platform
A platform such as Linnworks or Veeqo that can update WooCommerce stock and collect WooCommerce orders.
Slynk + Epos Now
The Slynk integration sends WooCommerce stock into Epos Now and returns till orders to WooCommerce.
Plan the right route
Show us how your channel manager uses WooCommerce.
We will map where stock changes begin, where orders need to return and whether WooCommerce-as-master is the cleanest supported setup.
Planning your setup?
Talk through the platforms, identifiers and stock direction with the Slynk team.
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