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This plugin allows you to easily hide WooCommerce categories based on User Role.<\/p>\n\n

You can also choose to redirect users to a URL or display a custom message when they attempt to access a hidden category or its related products.<\/p>\n\n

This plugin has been tested with the most recognized user role management plugins. However, if you notice any bugs, please contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

To install this plugin:<\/p>\n\n

    \n
  1. Install the plugin through the WordPress admin interface, or upload the plugin folder to \/wp-content\/plugins\/ using FTP.<\/li>\n
  2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' screen in WordPress. On a Multisite you can either network activate it or let users activate it individually.<\/li>\n
  3. Go to WordPress Admin > Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n

    2.4<\/h4>\n\n
      \n
    • Date: Apr 3 2026<\/li>\n
    • Fixed an issue where hidden products could still be accessed directly via URL.<\/li>\n
    • Centralized product visibility checks to ensure consistent behavior across single product pages, add-to-cart validation, and cart item cleanup.<\/li>\n
    • Improved hidden category detection by validating parent category restrictions.<\/li>\n
    • Improved frontend access handling for hidden products, including redirect and custom message modes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

      2.3.1<\/h4>\n\n
        \n
      • Date: July 17 2025<\/li>\n
      • Improved compatibility with managed hosting environments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

        2.3<\/h4>\n\n
          \n
        • Date: June 26 2025<\/li>\n
        • Improved compatibility with WooCommerce's term cache.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

          2.2.2<\/h4>\n\n
            \n
          • Date: May 20 2025<\/li>\n
          • Fixed a bug that prevented the plugin from hiding categories correctly.<\/li>\n
          • Confirmed compatibility with WordPress 6.8.1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

            2.2.1<\/h4>\n\n
              \n
            • Date: Jan 21 2025<\/li>\n
            • Compatibility with Woocommerce 9.6.0 checked<\/li>\n
            • Fixed - Missing translation files added.<\/li>\n
            • Adjusted the permissions of the JSON settings file to allow admin users to download it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

              2.2<\/h4>\n\n
                \n
              • Date: Jan 20 2025<\/li>\n
              • Security improvements to counter possible arbitrary content deletion attacks, enhancing the plugin's overall protection.<\/li>\n
              • Added translations for Spanish, German, French, and Portuguese to make the plugin more accessible to a broader audience.<\/li>\n
              • Improvements to the way custom messages are displayed on the frontend, ensuring a more seamless and user-friendly experience.<\/li>\n
              • Enhanced filters to hide products from restricted categories in cross-sell product blocks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                2.1.1<\/h4>\n\n
                  \n
                • Date: Sep 17 2024<\/li>\n
                • Fixed a CSS line that was overriding the body color in some themes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                  2.1.0<\/h4>\n\n
                    \n
                  • Date: Jun 11 2024<\/li>\n
                  • Resolved an issue causing infinite redirection when the Redirect URL points to the \/shop page but all categories are hidden for a specific user role.<\/li>\n
                  • Enhanced validation of hidden categories. Terms are now consulted by ID or slug if custom walkers return these values instead of the term object.<\/li>\n
                  • Implemented the exclude_related_products function to exclude related products belonging to hidden categories from the Related Products WooCommerce block.<\/li>\n
                  • Implemented the custom_upsell_ids and custom_cross_sell_ids functions to exclude products belonging to hidden categories from the up-sells and cross-sells WooCommerce blocks.<\/li>\n
                  • Dequeued theme stylesheets specifically for the plugin's options page to prevent theme styles from overriding the plugin's look and feel.<\/li>\n
                  • Improved the look and feel of the administration page<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                    2.0.2<\/h4>\n\n
                      \n
                    • Date: Apr 30 2024<\/li>\n
                    • Code Improvements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                      2.0.1<\/h4>\n\n
                        \n
                      • Date: Oct 12 2023<\/li>\n
                      • Fixed *** Missing Files<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                        2.0.0<\/h4>\n\n
                          \n
                        • Date: Oct 12 2023<\/li>\n
                        • Added Import\/Export feature. You can export a JSON file containing all your settings.<\/li>\n
                        • Added a Reset Settings feature. Now you can easily reset your previous configuration with a single click.<\/li>\n
                        • Added a Message Wrapper feature. You can now choose the DOM element container for your blocked category or product message.<\/li>\n
                        • Added Custom Message Styles feature. You can now include CSS rules to customize the message displayed to the users.<\/li>\n
                        • The overall appearance and user experience have been enhanced.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                          1.3<\/h4>\n\n
                            \n
                          • Date: Feb 6 2023<\/li>\n
                          • Added support for Dokan. Now you can have products and categories that will only be available to sellers (seller-to-seller).<\/li>\n
                          • Added a new feature to remove from cart products that may have been added before hiding their categories on the site. This prevents users from purchasing products that are hidden to them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                            1.2<\/h4>\n\n
                              \n
                            • Date: Jan 19 2023<\/li>\n
                            • Added improvements to the way a user is redirected when visiting a hidden category or product.<\/li>\n
                            • Added WordPress methods to bypass browser cache on hidden products and categories.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                              1.1<\/h4>\n\n
                                \n
                              • Date: Jan 17 2023<\/li>\n
                              • Fixed some compatibility issues with the bootstrap files loaded by other plugins.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

                                1.0<\/h4>\n\n
                                  \n
                                • Date: Jan 16 2023<\/li>\n
                                • First release of the plugin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"This plugin allows you to easily hide WooCommerce categories based on User Role.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ar.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/168513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ar.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ar.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ar.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168513"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ar.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/themesupport"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ar.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ar.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=168513"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ar.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=168513"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ar.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=168513"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ar.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=168513"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ar.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=168513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}