<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The Products Visibility by User Roles extension gives you complete control over who can view specific products and categories on your WooCommerce store. You can easily hide products and categories from selected user roles, including guest users, and choose whether to display a custom error message or redirect visitors who attempt to access restricted content.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">In addition to the products, the plugin also enables you to hide or show the “Add to Cart” button and product price based on user roles. You can select specific products or categories and hide/show the add to cart button or price for specified user roles. Similarly, you can also control the visibility of payment methods based on user roels. This ensures that your store runs smoothly depending on demand and product availability.</span></p>
<h3><b>Product Visibility By User Role Features</b></h3>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Control product visibility based on user role</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Hide/Show “Add to Cart” button depending on user role</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Manage price visibility based on user role</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Show or hide payment methods based on user roles</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Hide out-of-stock products</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Hide products if a customer lands through a direct link</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Select a custom URL for redirection</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Display a custom error message</span></li>
</ul>
<h3><b>Product Visibility Based on User Role</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">With the WooCommerce Hide Products Visibility by User Role plugin, you can precisely control which products and categories are visible to each user role. You can choose which products and categories to show or hide for different user roles, including guests, by simply including or excluding them. </span></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-18734005206862 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot-from-2025-04-22-14-16-27.png" alt="Product Visibility Based on User Role " width="1169" height="609" /></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The plugin also allows you to hide out-of-stock products and block access to hidden items even if someone tries to open them through a direct link. This helps keep your catalog clean, secure, and relevant to each user role.</span></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-18734005206866 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot-from-2025-04-22-14-17-29.png" alt="" width="1169" height="618" /></p>
<h3><b>Hide/Show Add to Cart Button and Price Based on User Role</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Easily control who can see product prices and the Add to Cart button by including or excluding specific products or categories for each user role. You can hide just the price, the add to cart button, or both, giving you full control over the shopping experience for different types of users.</span></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-18734005206874 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot-from-2025-04-22-14-19-11.png" alt="Hide/Show Add to Cart Button and Price Based on User Role " width="1171" height="652" /></p>
<h3><b>Control Visibility of Payment Methods Based on User Role</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The WooCommerce hide product by user role plugin enables you to easily control which payment methods are visible to different user roles. Whether you want to offer certain payment options to wholesale customers, registered users, or guests, you can use the include or exclude settings to show or hide specific methods accordingly. You can select multiple payment methods for each user role, ensuring a smoother, more personalized, and secure payment process across your store.</span></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-18734005206878 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot-from-2025-04-22-14-20-28.png" alt="Control Visibility of Payment Methods Based on User Role " width="1175" height="599" /></p>
<h3><b>Display Custom Error Message or Redirect to Another Link</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The WooCommerce Product Visibility by User Role plugin provides you with two methods of redirection. You can choose to redirect customers to a specific URL (Redirect page404 or Custom URL) or display a customized message to inform about visibility restrictions.</span></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-18734005206880 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot-from-2025-04-22-14-21-45.png" alt="Display Custom Error Message or Redirect to Another Link " width="771" height="456" /></p>

Hide Products by User Roles

<p>Control the Visibility of your WooCommerce Catalog by Hiding or Showing Products based on User Roles.</p>

<h2>Stop losing money on returns</h2>
<p>Resell returns that can’t be sold as new in your WooCommerce store. A link to the Open Box Deal is displayed directly on the original product page, so customers immediately see that a discounted option is available.</p>
<p>The Open Box Deal page automatically reuses all content from the original product, while giving you the option to add a product condition description and upload specific photos of the returned item. This way, customers know exactly what they are buying, and you can offer the product at a reduced price to boost sales and recover value from your returned inventory.</p>
<p><a href="https://slashdown.net/obd-demo/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">See the live demo</a></p>
<p>Not only does this help you increase revenue, it also reduces waste and supports more sustainable ecommerce.</p>
<h3>Key Features</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Automatic Open Box Deal link</strong> on the original product page</li>
<li><strong>Condition notes and custom photos</strong> for each returned item</li>
<li><strong>Automatic content inheritance</strong> from the original product (title, description, gallery)</li>
<li><strong>Dedicated Open Box Deal page</strong> with discount pricing</li>
<li><strong>Optional loop visibility</strong> (enable or exclude from shop, widgets, shortcodes)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Benefits for your store</h3>
<ul class="wccom-tick-list-primary">
<li><strong>Generate extra revenue</strong> from returned items that can’t be sold as new</li>
<li><strong>Save time</strong> with automatic content reuse and simple overrides</li>
<li><strong>Build trust</strong> with clear condition details and labeling</li>
<li><strong>Delight bargain-hunters</strong> with clear discounted deals</li>
<li><strong>Support sustainability</strong> by giving products a second life 🌱</li>
</ul>
<h3>Free vs Premium</h3>
<table style="width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;font-size: 15px">
<thead>
<tr>
<th style="text-align: left;padding: 10px;border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd">Features</th>
<th style="text-align: center;width: 20%;padding: 10px;border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd">Free</th>
<th style="text-align: center;width: 20%;padding: 10px;border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd">Premium</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
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<td style="padding: 10px;border-top: 1px solid #eee">Add an automatic “Open Box Deal” link on the original product page</td>
<td style="text-align: center;padding: 10px;border-top: 1px solid #eee" aria-label="Free: included">✅</td>
<td style="text-align: center;padding: 10px;border-top: 1px solid #eee" aria-label="Premium: included">✅</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 10px;border-top: 1px solid #eee">Automatically inherit content from the original product</td>
<td style="text-align: center;padding: 10px;border-top: 1px solid #eee" aria-label="Free: included">✅</td>
<td style="text-align: center;padding: 10px;border-top: 1px solid #eee" aria-label="Premium: included">✅</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 10px;border-top: 1px solid #eee">Support for Simple products</td>
<td style="text-align: center;padding: 10px;border-top: 1px solid #eee" aria-label="Free: included">✅</td>
<td style="text-align: center;padding: 10px;border-top: 1px solid #eee" aria-label="Premium: included">✅</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 10px;border-top: 1px solid #eee">Support for Variable products (variations)</td>
<td style="text-align: center;padding: 10px;border-top: 1px solid #eee" aria-label="Free: not included">❌</td>
<td style="text-align: center;padding: 10px;border-top: 1px solid #eee" aria-label="Premium: included">✅</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 10px;border-top: 1px solid #eee">Set custom product conditions (e.g. Refurbished, Demo, etc.)</td>
<td style="text-align: center;padding: 10px;border-top: 1px solid #eee" aria-label="Free: not included">❌</td>
<td style="text-align: center;padding: 10px;border-top: 1px solid #eee" aria-label="Premium: included">✅</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 10px;border-top: 1px solid #eee">Show product preview image</td>
<td style="text-align: center;padding: 10px;border-top: 1px solid #eee" aria-label="Free: not included">❌</td>
<td style="text-align: center;padding: 10px;border-top: 1px solid #eee" aria-label="Premium: included">✅</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 10px;border-top: 1px solid #eee">Add informational links (Return Policy, “What is Open Box Deal?”)</td>
<td style="text-align: center;padding: 10px;border-top: 1px solid #eee" aria-label="Free: not included">❌</td>
<td style="text-align: center;padding: 10px;border-top: 1px solid #eee" aria-label="Premium: included">✅</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 10px;border-top: 1px solid #eee">Control visibility of Open Box Deal panel & internal links</td>
<td style="text-align: center;padding: 10px;border-top: 1px solid #eee" aria-label="Free: not included">❌</td>
<td style="text-align: center;padding: 10px;border-top: 1px solid #eee" aria-label="Premium: included">✅</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 10px;border-top: 1px solid #eee">Control visibility of Open Box Deals in the shop catalog</td>
<td style="text-align: center;padding: 10px;border-top: 1px solid #eee" aria-label="Free: not included">❌</td>
<td style="text-align: center;padding: 10px;border-top: 1px solid #eee" aria-label="Premium: included">✅</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 10px;border-top: 1px solid #eee">Display Open Box Deals in shop loops</td>
<td style="text-align: center;padding: 10px;border-top: 1px solid #eee" aria-label="Free: not included">❌</td>
<td style="text-align: center;padding: 10px;border-top: 1px solid #eee" aria-label="Premium: included">✅</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 10px;border-top: 1px solid #eee">Priority Support & updates</td>
<td style="text-align: center;padding: 10px;border-top: 1px solid #eee" aria-label="Free: not included">❌</td>
<td style="text-align: center;padding: 10px;border-top: 1px solid #eee" aria-label="Premium: included">✅</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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<h3>Did you know?</h3>
<p>Over 5 billion pounds of returned goods end up in landfills worldwide every year. <strong>By reselling returns, you’re helping to reduce waste related to returns, CO₂ emissions, and unnecessary production, while turning returns into a profit.</strong></p>
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<h3>How it works</h3>
<ol>
<li>Create a new Open Box Deal product.</li>
<li>Link it to an existing product.</li>
<li>Add a product condition and photos (optional) and expose returned stock at irresistible prices.</li>
</ol>
<p>Done! The deal automatically appears on the original product page. Because content is pulled directly from the original product, you save time and avoid duplicate uploads.</p>

Open Box Deal Premium

<p>Open Box Deal lets you sell returns that can’t be sold as new. Create deal pages with photos, condition details, and discounted pricing.</p>

Hide Products by User Roles vs Open Box Deal Premium