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Timesact Notify Me

Timesact's Notify Me lets shoppers ask to be notified as soon as a product is available to buy, and emails them automatically when it is back in stock. On a Notify Me template the Notify Me button replaces Sold out when the variant is out of stock in Shopify, and the button and the badge read Notify Me until the merchant changes them.

Also called: notify me button, notify when available, email when available, availability alert.

What does the Timesact Notify Me form collect?

  • The Notify Me form on the product page collects the shopper's email address.
  • The Notify Me form can show a phone number field, with a country code picker set to the shopper's country, so shoppers sign up for a back-in-stock text, with its own SMS field label, placeholder, consent text and error message.
  • With SMS signup on, a shopper can sign up with an email, a phone number or both, and entering both creates two sign-ups, one email and one SMS.
  • The Notify Me form can show a newsletter checkbox (Enable newsletter subscription) with its own label, and the sign-up list records which shoppers ticked it.
  • With Klaviyo chosen for the template, a ticked newsletter box also subscribes the shopper's email to marketing in Klaviyo, and with Shopify Flow the sign-up trigger says whether the box was ticked.
  • Each shopper holds one Pending sign-up per variant, and once that alert has gone out they can sign up again.

How do you change the wording and look of the Timesact Notify Me form?

  • The form's description, email placeholder, button text, note, success and error messages, font size, colors and corner rounding are edited in the template's Product page section.
  • The Notify Me sign-up form can also appear on the collection page, with its own button text, message and badge settings.
  • SMS signup is switched on separately for the product page and the collection page, in each page's Notify Me form settings.
  • Wording in the store's main language is edited in the template's Product page and Collection page sections, and Translate & Adapt handles the other published languages.

What does a shopper receive after signing up with Timesact Notify Me?

  • Nothing is sent at sign-up time; the restock email goes out on its own once the variant is back in stock to the threshold set in the template.
  • The built-in Notify Me email carries a Buy now button that opens the product page with the variant the customer signed up for selected.
  • The built-in Notify Me email is edited on the Notifications page, with full HTML through Edit code, and is published or kept as a draft.
  • SMS sends the Notify Me alert: with SMS signup on, the Notify Me form shows a phone field with a consent text, and the shopper gets a text when the product is available to buy.

Which settings shape the Notify Me form in Timesact?

Where: Experiences > your template > Storefront > Product page > Notify Me form

Setting What it does Plan
Form description e.g., Subscribe to get notified when this product is back in stock. Every plan
Email placeholder e.g., Your email (e.g. name@example.com) Every plan
Button text e.g., Notify Me Every plan
Form note e.g., We'll send you an email when this item is available. Every plan
Success message e.g., Thank you! We'll notify you when this product is available. Every plan
Success button text e.g., Got it Every plan
Error message e.g., Something went wrong. Please try again. Every plan
SMS signup Show the phone number field on this page so customers can sign up for a back-in-stock text. Every plan
SMS field label e.g., SMS Every plan
Phone placeholder e.g., 202 555 0123 Every plan
SMS consent text Every plan
Phone error message e.g., Enter a valid phone number Every plan
Enable newsletter subscription Every plan
Newsletter label e.g., Subscribe to our newsletter for updates and exclusive offers. Every plan
Font size Every plan
Corner rounding Every plan
Field corner rounding Every plan
Heading color Every plan
Text color Every plan
Button text color Every plan
Button background color Every plan
Use gradient Every plan

Frequently asked questions

Does Timesact Notify Me add the product to the shopper's cart?

No. The Notify Me button signs the shopper up for an alert and does not add the item to the cart; taking orders on an unavailable item is Pre-order's job.

Can shoppers sign up for Timesact Notify Me by text message?

Yes. The Notify Me form can show a phone number field, with a country code picker set to the shopper's country, so shoppers sign up for a back-in-stock text, with its own SMS field label, placeholder, consent text and error message. Publishing the Notify Me SMS needs a Flexible plan, or a Fixed plan billed monthly, on CORE or PRO; the SMS settings and SMS signup on the form can be set up on any plan.

Can the Timesact Notify Me form add shoppers to my newsletter?

Yes. The Notify Me form can show a newsletter checkbox (Enable newsletter subscription) with its own label, and the sign-up list records which shoppers ticked it. With Klaviyo chosen for the template, a ticked newsletter box also subscribes the shopper's email to marketing in Klaviyo, and with Shopify Flow the sign-up trigger says whether the box was ticked.

What does the Timesact Notify Me email look like?

The built-in Notify Me email carries a Buy now button that opens the product page with the variant the customer signed up for selected. The built-in Notify Me email is edited on the Notifications page, with full HTML through Edit code, and is published or kept as a draft.

Can I translate the Timesact Notify Me form?

Yes. Storefront wording is translated in Shopify's free Translate & Adapt app, under Metaobjects, in the 'Timesact Customer Experience' entry for the template (named 'Ce' plus a number), on every plan.

Can the Timesact Notify Me form show on collection pages?

Yes. The Notify Me sign-up form can also appear on the collection page, with its own button text, message and badge settings.

Step-by-step guides

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Last checked against the app on 5 November 2026.