<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>
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<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>
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<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>

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<p class="small"><span style="font-family: var(--wccom-font-family-header);font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--large,21px);font-weight: 600;letter-spacing: -0.02em">Key Features</span></p>
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<h3>Multi-Format Export</h3>
<p class="small">Export product data to PDF, DOCX, and CSV from product and shop pages with a single click.</p>
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<h3>Comprehensive Data Capture</h3>
<p class="small">Include images, pricing, categories, attributes, tags, short and long descriptions, and customer reviews.</p>
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<h3>Customizable Layouts</h3>
<p><span class="small">Add headers and footers, custom labels, and brand colors to create professional-looking documents.</span></p>
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<h3>AJAX Product & Category Search</h3>
<p class="small">Quickly locate products and categories on the backend without page reloads.</p>
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<h3>One-Click Simplicity</h3>
<p class="small">Export files are generated and downloaded immediately on button click — no extra steps required.</p>
<p class="small"><span style="font-family: var(--wccom-font-family-header);font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--paragraph-medium,18px);font-weight: 600;letter-spacing: -0.02em">Access Controls</span></p>
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<p class="small">Limit who can export: administrators, specific roles, all logged-in users, or guests.</p>
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<h2>Benefits</h2>
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<li>Saves time by removing manual copy-paste and formatting work.</li>
<li>Improves professionalism with branded PDF and DOCX documents.</li>
<li>Boosts customer trust by including verified reviews and accurate product data.</li>
<li>Supports sales and marketing by enabling quick creation of proposals, brochures, and datasheets.</li>
<li>Provides flexible formats for different workflows: PDF for presentations, DOCX for editable documents, CSV for spreadsheets, and integrations.</li>
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<h3>Quick Use Cases</h3>
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<li>Create printable product catalogs for clients or trade shows.</li>
<li>Generate product sheets for sales proposals.</li>
<li>Offer downloadable product details to customers for offline comparison.</li>
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<h2>Installation & Setup</h2>
<p class="muted">Install directly from WooCommerce.com or upload the plugin package manually. After activation, configure the plugin under <strong>WooCommerce > Settings > Print Products</strong>.</p>
<h3>Install via WooCommerce.com</h3>
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<li>Navigate to <strong>My subscriptions</strong> on WooCommerce.com.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Add to store</strong> next to the product and follow the on-screen instructions.</li>
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<h3>Initial Configuration</h3>
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<td>Show print buttons on the shop page</td>
<td>Display export buttons on category and archive pages.</td>
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<td>Who can print products?</td>
<td>Restrict export button visibility by user role. Leave empty to allow all logged-in users.</td>
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<td>Allow guest user?</td>
<td>Enable allowing visitors who are not logged in to export product data.</td>
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<td>Enable the PDF / DOCX / CSV button</td>
<td>Toggle each export format and customize button labels.</td>
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<td>Button Styles</td>
<td>Customize background and text colors for export buttons.</td>
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<h2>PDF Settings</h2>
<p class="muted">Control document content, header/footer, and colors.</p>
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<li>Include Product Info: toggle Price, Categories, Tags, Reviews, Attributes.</li>
<li>Include QR Code: add a scannable product link to the PDF.</li>
<li>Include Descriptions: include product short and/or full descriptions.</li>
<li>Header Left / Right Text: add custom header text.</li>
<li>Header & Footer Colors: set header/footer background and text colors to match your brand.</li>
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<h2>Usage (Frontend)</h2>
<p class="muted">Export buttons appear on shop listings and product pages. Clicking a button generates and downloads the selected file immediately.</p>
<h3>Shop Page</h3>
<p class="muted">Each product can display the export buttons so users can download summaries without visiting the product detail page.</p>
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<h3>Product Page</h3>
<p class="muted">Product-level exports include full descriptions, images, attributes, and reviews when enabled in settings.</p>
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<h2>System Requirements</h2>
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<li>WordPress (latest recommended)</li>
<li>WooCommerce plugin installed</li>
<li>PHP 7.4+ (or hosting recommended version)</li>
<li>PHP <code>zip</code> extension — required for DOCX generation</li>
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<h3>Enable PHP zip on cPanel / Shared Hosting</h3>
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<li>Log in to cPanel.</li>
<li>Open <strong>Select PHP Version</strong> or <strong>PHP Extensions</strong>.</li>
<li>Find and enable the <strong>zip</strong> extension.</li>
<li>Save changes and restart PHP if required by your host.</li>
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Print Products

<p>Allows users to export WooCommerce products directly from product and shop pages into PDF, DOCX, or CSV — including images, details, attributes, and reviews — with a single click.</p>

Hide Products by User Roles vs Print Products