<h2>Increase Your Control Over Orders</h2>
<p>Order Restrictions for WooCommerce allows you to place the following restrictions on orders placed in your shop.</p>
<h3>Current Order Totals</h3>
<p>You can configure the restriction based on the minimum and maximum order amount during the order placement on your site.</p>
<h3>Previously Purchased Order Total</h3>
<p class="western" align="left">You can configure the restriction based on previously purchased minimum and maximum order amount during the order placement on your site.</p>
<h3 align="left">Previously Purchase Order Count</h3>
<p>You can configure the restriction based on previously purchased minimum and maximum number of order count during the order placement on your site.</p>
<h3>Minimum and Maximum Quantity</h3>
<p>You can configure the minimum product quantity and the maximum product quantity purchased from your site.</p>
<h3>Payment Gateway</h3>
<p>You can configure the minimum and maximum order total amount to make payment through each payment gateway on your site.</p>
<h3>Product Purchase Restriction</h3>
<p>You can configure the minimum and maximum number of purchases of a Product on your site.</p>
<h3>Store-wise Restriction</h3>
<p class="western" align="left"><span style="font-size: medium">You can restrict the purchase in the store based on the minimum and maximum order amount received as well as minimum and maximum number of orders placed on your store.</span></p>
<h2 align="left">Benefits</h2>
<h3>1. Increase the average order value</h3>
<p>By placing restrictions such as minimum order value and minimum quantity to be purchased, you can increase the average order value of all the orders placed on your site.</p>
<h3>2. Reduce unwanted fees</h3>
<p>By setting a minimum order value for specific payment gateways, you can prevent your users from using specific payment gateways if their order value is below the specified threshold. You can help reduce fees paid to payment processors.</p>
<h2>How does it work?</h2>
<h3>Current Order Total Restriction</h3>
<p>You can configure the restriction based on the minimum and maximum order amount during order placement on your site.</p>
<p><strong>Example:</strong></p>
<p>If you only want to accept orders above $50 on your site, using order total restriction it is possible.</p>
<figure id="attachment_18734003662357" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734003662357" style="width: 1080px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734003662357 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/01_Order-Total-Restriction.png" alt="" width="1080" height="608" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734003662357" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Minimum order total not met error on cart page</strong></figcaption></figure>
<h3>Previously Purchase Order Total</h3>
<p>You can configure the restriction based on previously purchased minimum and maximum order amount during the order placement on your site.</p>
<p><strong>Example:</strong></p>
<p>If you only want to accept orders from the customer whose purchased order total is less than $1000 on your site, using Purchased Total restriction it is possible.</p>
<figure id="attachment_18734003662359" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734003662359" style="width: 1070px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734003662359 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/02_Purchased-Total-based-restriction.png" alt="" width="1070" height="1080" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734003662359" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Order total limit reached error message on cart page</strong></figcaption></figure>
<h3>Previously Purchase Order Count</h3>
<p>You can configure the restriction based on previously purchased minimum and maximum number of order count during the order placement on your site.</p>
<p><strong>Example:</strong></p>
<p>If you only want to accept orders from the customer whose purchased order count is less than 10 on your site, using Order Count restriction makes it possible.</p>
<figure id="attachment_18734003662363" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734003662363" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734003662363 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/03_Purchased-Order-Count-based-restriction.png" alt="" width="980" height="1108" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734003662363" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Order count limit reached error message on cart page</strong></figcaption></figure>
<h3>Minimum and Maximum Quantity Restriction</h3>
<p class="western" align="left"><span style="font-size: medium">You can configure the minimum product quantity and the maximum product quantity purchased from your site.</span></p>
<p align="left">You can configure the quantity restrictions for the following options,</p>
<ul>
<li>For all products using Global Level configuration</li>
<li>For respective product using product level configuration</li>
<li>For respective category using each category level configuration
<ul>
<li>You can apply this restriction for each product’s quantity/total quantity of the products from the respective category based on your needs.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>For entire order using order quantity restrictions.</li>
</ul>
<p class="western" align="left"><span style="font-size: medium"><b>Example:</b></span></p>
<p class="western" align="left">i) <span style="font-size: medium">If you want your users to purchase a minimum of five (5) quantities of each product on your site, using Min/Max quantity restriction makes it possible.</span></p>
<figure id="attachment_18734003662364" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734003662364" style="width: 1080px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734003662364 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/04_Min-Max-Quantity-restriction.png" alt="" width="1080" height="608" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734003662364" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Min quantity limit error message on product page</strong></figcaption></figure>
<p align="left">ii) If you want your users to purchase only a total of two (2) quantities from a specific category on your site, using Min/Max quantity restriction under category level it is possible.</p>
<figure id="attachment_18734003662375" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734003662375" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734003662375 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/05_Category-Quantity-restrictions.png" alt="" width="980" height="615" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734003662375" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Max quantity limit error message on cart page</strong></figcaption></figure>
<p align="left">iii) If you want your users to purchase only a total of two (2) quantities in the current order on your site, using Order Quantity Restriction it is possible.</p>
<figure id="attachment_18734003662381" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734003662381" style="width: 1060px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734003662381 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/06_Order-Quantity-restrictions.png" alt="" width="1060" height="659" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734003662381" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Max order quantity limit error message on cart page</strong></figcaption></figure>
<h3 align="left">Min/Max Quantity Restriction</h3>
<p class="western" align="left"><span style="font-size: medium">You can also customize the quantity increment value for the products sold on your site. </span></p>
<p class="western" align="left"><span style="font-size: medium"><b>For example:</b></span></p>
<p class="western" align="left"><span style="font-size: medium"> If you want your users to increase quantities in increments of five (5), it’s possible. </span></p>
<h3 align="left">Payment Gateway Restriction</h3>
<p class="western" align="left"><span style="font-size: medium">You can configure the minimum order amount and the maximum order amount that can be made through each payment gateway on your site.</span></p>
<p class="western" align="left"><span style="font-size: medium"><b>Example:</b></span><span style="font-size: medium"> If you want to disable Cash on Delivery for orders above $500, using payment gateway restriction makes it possible.</span></p>
<figure id="attachment_18734003662389" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734003662389" style="width: 1080px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734003662389 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/07_Payment-Gateway-Restriction-Visible.png" alt="" width="1080" height="608" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734003662389" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Payment Gateway Visible</strong></figcaption></figure>
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<h3>Product Purchase Restriction</h3>
<p>Using this module, you can prevent your users from purchasing a specific product more than the specified number of time(s). By default, the restriction is permanent you can optionally set the validity of the restriction to specific time period.</p>
<p><strong>Example:</strong></p>
<p>If you want to prevent your users from purchasing a product more than 10 times, using product purchase restriction, it is possible.</p>
<p> </p>
<figure id="attachment_18734003662394" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734003662394" style="width: 1080px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734003662394 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/09_Product-Purchase-Restriction.png" alt="" width="1080" height="608" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734003662394" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Purchase restricted message on product page</strong></figcaption></figure>
<h3>Store-wise Restriction</h3>
<p>Using this module, you can restrict the order placement on your site when more than the specified number of order(s) or Total value is reached. By default, the restriction is permanent you can optionally set the validity of the restriction to specific time period.</p>
<p><strong>Example:</strong></p>
<p>If you want to prevent the New Order placement when the Order Total has crossed $1000/Order Count then it is possible using Store-wise restriction.</p>
<figure id="attachment_18734003662398" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734003662398" style="width: 1639px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734003662398 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/10_Store-wise-restriction.png" alt="" width="1639" height="1539" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734003662398" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Store-wise purchase restricted message</strong></figcaption></figure>
<h2>Features Offered</h2>
<h3>Various Filters supported</h3>
<p>Various filters like Product, Category, Users and Zip code supported for restriction configuration.</p>
<h3>Country Filter</h3>
<p>Country filter supported for the Payment Gateway restriction configuration.</p>
<h3>Multiple Rules configuration supported</h3>
<p>More than one restriction rule creation supported for Order Total and Payment Gateway restrictions.</p>
<h3>Rule Priority</h3>
<p>Priority option supported when more than one rule is matched.</p>
<h3>Customizable Restriction Message</h3>
<p>Customizable messages supported for respective restrictions.</p>

Order Restrictions

<p>Place purchase restrictions based on current order total, product & order quantity, payment gateways, previous purchase history & more.</p>

<h1>Reserve Stock for a Limited Time</h1>
<p>The <strong>Reserve Stock</strong> extension for WooCommerce enables you to temporarily reduce stock when a product is added to the Cart. Using rule-based management, you can enable reserving stock for selected products, categories, and user roles. You can also set a limit for the time an item is reserved.</p>
<p>Once a reserve time is complete, the product will be automatically removed from the Cart. The reserved stock will be released. You can communicate stock statuses to customers with customizable messages about the current reserved stock count, reserve time, and more.</p>
<p>It’s a must-have extension for merchants selling rare products and those who want to avoid orders above their current stock quantity. By showing a stock reserve count and timer, you can create urgency, so customers purchase quickly.</p>
<h2><strong>Features</strong></h2>
<ul>
<li>When you add a product to the Cart, stock quantities are reduced or reserved</li>
<li>Rule-based management enables reserving stock for specific products, categories, and user roles</li>
<li>Allow customers to reserve stock for a limited time</li>
<li>Show a timer on the cart page to keep your customer informed</li>
<li>Automatically removes the products from carts when the reserve timer runs out</li>
<li>Displays a reserved stock count and a timer on product and shop pages</li>
<li>Customize reserve stock messages as per your business needs</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Frontend working flow</strong></p>
<p>The extension interacts with your customers to keep them informed of the stock reserve status and waiting time if all stock is reserved. You can customize these messages in General settings.</p>
<p><strong>Create multiple stock reserve rules:</strong></p>
<p>You can create multiple rules to add different stock reserve settings for various products, categories, and user roles.</p>
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<h3><strong>Create multiple stock reserve rules</strong></h3>
<p>You can create multiple rules to add different stock reserve settings for various products, categories, and user roles.</p>
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<p>While creating a new stock reserve rule, you can:</p>
<ul>
<li>Enable for all or specific user roles</li>
<li>Apply it to specific products and categories</li>
<li>Customize stock reserve time in minutes or hours</li>
</ul>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18734001761861" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Reserve-stock-rule-detail-.png" alt="" width="980" height="1054" /></p>
<h3><strong>Customize stock messages</strong></h3>
<p>The extension includes multiple customizable stock-related messages to keep your customers informed and avoid bad user experiences.</p>
<ul>
<li>General stock reserve message</li>
<li>Reserved timer displayed on the Cart page</li>
<li>When some stock is reserved</li>
<li>When the entire stock is reserved</li>
<li>When a customer removes an item from the Cart when time expires</li>
<li>Error messages on add-to-cart when stock is reserved</li>
</ul>
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<h3>Requirements</h3>
<p>Minimum PHP version: 5.2</p>

Reserve Stock

<p>Reserve inventory for a limited time, for customers with items in their carts, with the Reserve Stock for WooCommerce extension.</p>

Order Restrictions vs Reserve Stock