Title: Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce Author: ThemeSupport Published: 16 Yennayer 2023 Last modified: 29 Maggu 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/hide-category-by-user-role-for-woocommerce/assets/banner-772x250. png?rev=2849407) ![](https://ps.w.org/hide-category-by-user-role-for-woocommerce/assets/icon.svg? rev=2849407) # Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce By [ThemeSupport](https://profiles.wordpress.org/themesupport/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/hide-category-by-user-role-for-woocommerce.3.0.1.zip) * [Details](https://kab.wordpress.org/plugins/hide-category-by-user-role-for-woocommerce/#description) * [Reviews](https://kab.wordpress.org/plugins/hide-category-by-user-role-for-woocommerce/#reviews) * [Installation](https://kab.wordpress.org/plugins/hide-category-by-user-role-for-woocommerce/#installation) * [Development](https://kab.wordpress.org/plugins/hide-category-by-user-role-for-woocommerce/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hide-category-by-user-role-for-woocommerce/) ## Description This plugin allows you to easily hide WooCommerce categories based on User Role. 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. This plugin has been tested with the most recognized user role management plugins. However, if you notice any bugs, please [contact us](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hide-category-by-user-role-for-woocommerce/). ## Screenshots [⌊Hide By category⌉⌊Hide By category⌉[ Hide By category [⌊Hide By user role⌉⌊Hide By user role⌉[ Hide By user role [⌊Display a custom message when a user attempts to access a hidden category or its related products.⌉⌊Display a custom message when a user attempts to access a hidden category or its related products.⌉[ Display a custom message when a user attempts to access a hidden category or its related products. [⌊Customize the message to match the look and feel of your site.⌉⌊Customize the message to match the look and feel of your site.⌉[ Customize the message to match the look and feel of your site. ## Installation To install this plugin: 1. Install the plugin through the WordPress admin interface, or upload the plugin folder to /wp-content/plugins/ using FTP. 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. 3. Go to WordPress Admin > Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ebee0f8c6a05b144faf2e6c0d68c46ee7e9b28ff4637ad73bf5f2d9d6ec63063? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Needs an update](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-great-9748/)󠁿 [neotek9](https://profiles.wordpress.org/neotek9/) 12 Furar 2026 1 reply Initially appeared to work fine. Then product pages wouldn't load properly. (WPBakery theme). ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2b831b78400dee96bae55e448be23dfa0e1aa4fd1a2cb127f7c4a01fd259a372? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Mantapp Jiwa Berguna Gess](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mantapp-jiwa-berguna-gess-10/)󠁿 [Ahlan Creative](https://profiles.wordpress.org/thariqaziz21/) 25 Yunyu 2025 1 reply Plugin Freemium terbaikkkkkk!!!! Sangat direkomendasikan ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/acf8e1cfb62bdb441422461c74ae461f9754e7f8038dbc10ad9950ae4d94ebb3? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Awesome plugin and support](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/awesome-plugin-and-support-257/)󠁿 [rochirogo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rochirogo/) 6 Yennayer 2025 The plugin does everything it offers with a very friendly interface. Thank you! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/80ed01212330c74caa9b85015b4255ad168cc88a2c98feca912d43714451a896? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great and simple solution,](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-and-simple-solution-3/)󠁿 [wowsathish](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wowsathish/) 23 Ibrir 2024 Does what it says and we can hide our shop in just one click! Thanks for the hardwork you have done 🙂 ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6388af5c9d1bdc21b1d7e8dd5f6940c134b6ce388ca6c5b4194b693ace26f0ea? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Excellent!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-12998/)󠁿 [dporteiro](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dporteiro/) 26 Ctember 2023 Powerful, useful and pretty designed. Stunning job! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/58efeb4e193dc3a8d745f5dffae728b6fb1cb940f804fa155b29d8a177bb5d74? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Excellent plugin.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-plugin-8668/)󠁿 [leossah](https://profiles.wordpress.org/leossah/) 28 Yunyu 2023 Really useful for hiding categories based on user roles. [ Read all 6 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hide-category-by-user-role-for-woocommerce/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ ThemeSupport ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/themesupport/) [Translate “Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/hide-category-by-user-role-for-woocommerce) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hide-category-by-user-role-for-woocommerce/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/hide-category-by-user-role-for-woocommerce/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/hide-category-by-user-role-for-woocommerce/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/hide-category-by-user-role-for-woocommerce/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 3.0.1 * Date: May 29 2026 * Fixed restricted product category direct URL access to correctly apply plugin access mode (Custom URL redirect or Display Message). * Fixed frontend category term visibility by filtering restricted product categories from category lists and related term-based outputs. * Fixed frontend menu visibility by filtering restricted product category links from navigation menus. #### 3.0 * Date: May 21 2026 * Confirmed compatibility with WordPress 7.0. * Refreshed the admin UI with a new master-detail workflow for « Hide by Category» and « Hide by User Role ». * Added searchable permission grids with improved role/category selection UX and consistent « Select All / Clear All » actions. * Redesigned the Settings tab with clearer section hierarchy and improved Import/ Export layout. * Improved large dataset usability with internal scrolling for long role/category lists. * Simplified admin visual layering and spacing to provide a cleaner, denser, and more modern interface. * Updated branding placement in admin header/footer and removed the legacy sidebar CTA block. * Fixed visibility toggling in Settings redirect mode sections after UI updates. #### 2.4 * Date: Apr 3 2026 * Fixed an issue where hidden products could still be accessed directly via URL. * Centralized product visibility checks to ensure consistent behavior across single product pages, add-to-cart validation, and cart item cleanup. * Improved hidden category detection by validating parent category restrictions. * Improved frontend access handling for hidden products, including redirect and custom message modes. #### 2.3.1 * Date: July 17 2025 * Improved compatibility with managed hosting environments. #### 2.3 * Date: June 26 2025 * Improved compatibility with WooCommerce’s term cache. #### 2.2.2 * Date: May 20 2025 * Fixed a bug that prevented the plugin from hiding categories correctly. * Confirmed compatibility with WordPress 6.8.1 #### 2.2.1 * Date: Jan 21 2025 * Compatibility with Woocommerce 9.6.0 checked * Fixed – Missing translation files added. * Adjusted the permissions of the JSON settings file to allow admin users to download it. #### 2.2 * Date: Jan 20 2025 * Security improvements to counter possible arbitrary content deletion attacks, enhancing the plugin’s overall protection. * Added translations for Spanish, German, French, and Portuguese to make the plugin more accessible to a broader audience. * Improvements to the way custom messages are displayed on the frontend, ensuring a more seamless and user-friendly experience. * Enhanced filters to hide products from restricted categories in cross-sell product blocks. #### 2.1.1 * Date: Sep 17 2024 * Fixed a CSS line that was overriding the body color in some themes #### 2.1.0 * Date: Jun 11 2024 * 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. * Enhanced validation of hidden categories. Terms are now consulted by ID or slug if custom walkers return these values instead of the term object. * Implemented the exclude_related_products function to exclude related products belonging to hidden categories from the Related Products WooCommerce block. * 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. * Dequeued theme stylesheets specifically for the plugin’s options page to prevent theme styles from overriding the plugin’s look and feel. * Improved the look and feel of the administration page #### 2.0.2 * Date: Apr 30 2024 * Code Improvements #### 2.0.1 * Date: Oct 12 2023 * Fixed *** Missing Files #### 2.0.0 * Date: Oct 12 2023 * Added Import/Export feature. You can export a JSON file containing all your settings. * Added a Reset Settings feature. Now you can easily reset your previous configuration with a single click. * Added a Message Wrapper feature. You can now choose the DOM element container for your blocked category or product message. * Added Custom Message Styles feature. You can now include CSS rules to customize the message displayed to the users. * The overall appearance and user experience have been enhanced. #### 1.3 * Date: Feb 6 2023 * Added support for Dokan. Now you can have products and categories that will only be available to sellers (seller-to-seller). * 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. #### 1.2 * Date: Jan 19 2023 * Added improvements to the way a user is redirected when visiting a hidden category or product. * Added WordPress methods to bypass browser cache on hidden products and categories. #### 1.1 * Date: Jan 17 2023 * Fixed some compatibility issues with the bootstrap files loaded by other plugins. #### 1.0 * Date: Jan 16 2023 * First release of the plugin. ## Meta * Version **3.0.1** * Last updated **5 n wagguren ago** * Active installations **300+** * WordPress version ** 6.5 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0.7** * PHP version ** 8.2 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hide-category-by-user-role-for-woocommerce/) * Tags * [category](https://kab.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/category/)[hide](https://kab.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/hide/) [products](https://kab.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/products/)[user role](https://kab.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/user-role/) [woocommerce](https://kab.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/woocommerce/) * [Advanced View](https://kab.wordpress.org/plugins/hide-category-by-user-role-for-woocommerce/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.3 out of 5 stars. * [ 5 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hide-category-by-user-role-for-woocommerce/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hide-category-by-user-role-for-woocommerce/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hide-category-by-user-role-for-woocommerce/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hide-category-by-user-role-for-woocommerce/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 1 1-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hide-category-by-user-role-for-woocommerce/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hide-category-by-user-role-for-woocommerce/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hide-category-by-user-role-for-woocommerce/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ ThemeSupport ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/themesupport/) ## Support Issues resolved in last two months: 1 out of 1 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hide-category-by-user-role-for-woocommerce/)