# Ordering product by stock status

### Displaying in stock products first

* On the **General Options -> Ordering** (step 1. & 2.) panel, select the **Custom Field Ascending** as the Primary ordering (step 3.).
* As the custom field name enter **\_*****stock\_status*** (step 4.)
* ..and the custom field type should be **string or date** (step 5.)

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