Prevent non-members from viewing product prices or purchasing products from your WooCommerce store with this code recipe. By hiding prices and disabling the cart functionality, you can showcase your products without giving full access—perfect for wholesale stores, private sales, or member-exclusive shops.
If you run a membership site and want to restrict purchasing privileges to members only, this tutorial will show you how to turn your WooCommerce store into a catalog for non-members.
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How it Works
If a user does not have an active membership level, this code recipe will turn your WooCommerce store into a catalog. Non-members will be able to view your products, but will not be able to:
- View prices
- Add products to their shopping cart, or
- Purchase products.
All product details, including the Product Description, will be displayed.
If a user has an active membership, they will be able to browse your store normally. Members can see all the product information with price, add products to cart, and complete checkout.
This code is most used by sites that offer wholesale pricing and want to require members to have an active membership to shop.
Code Recipe
Adding the Recipe to Your Website
You can add this recipe to your site by creating a custom plugin or using the Code Snippets plugin available for free in the WordPress repository. Read this companion article for step-by-step directions on either method.
Alter this code to fit your needs or get in touch with in the Member Support Area for additional guidance.
Note: This code recipe will not work if you are using our WooCommerce Integration Add On to sell membership levels as products.
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