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WooCommerce Protected Categories

  • Pre-Sales 14 articles
    • Do you offer a free trial?
    • Do I have to pay annually?
    • How many sites can I use the plugin on?
    • Can you set up the plugin for me?
    • What is your refund policy?
    • Can I use the plugin with WordPress multisite?
    • Comparison: Password Protected Categories, WooCommerce Private Store & WooCommerce Protected Categories
    • Do you have an affiliate program?
    • I'm having problems buying a plugin on the Barn2 checkout
    • Are there any coupons or discount codes?
    • What plugin support is available?
    • What is the plugin audit and advice service?
    • Where can I read reviews or leave my own review?
    • How does the All Access Pass work?
  • Getting Started 3 articles
    • Installation & basic setup
    • How to create protected WooCommerce categories
    • Creating a login page for your WooCommerce protected categories
  • Licensing & Updates 7 articles
    • License key problems
    • How do I upgrade my license?
    • How do I move my license key to another domain?
    • How do I update the plugin?
    • I can't update the plugin
    • How to update the plugin manually
    • I need to change my payment details for plugin renewals
  • FAQ 23 articles
    • Protection rules for multiple categories or protection types
    • Can I protect files, images and PDF's attached to protected categories?
    • Will my protected WooCommerce categories & products be visible in search engines?
    • Can I protect normal WordPress pages as well as product categories?
    • Can I use WooCommerce Protected Categories to hide my entire store?
    • Can I expire people's access to a protected area?
    • How to change the password for a WooCommerce category
    • Is there a maximum number of passwords?
    • How can I logout of a password protected category?
    • Can I automatically unlock a protected category for logged in users?
    • What happens if someone clicks on a direct link to a protected product?
    • How can I change where users are redirected after logging into a category?
    • Can I hide my public store from users logged into a protected WooCommerce category?
    • Is the plugin compatible with the WordPress block editor?
    • How to create better store layouts with WooCommerce Protected Categories & Private Store
    • How do protected categories look in my RSS feed?
    • Are categories protected when people access the store through the REST API?
    • Translating WooCommerce Protected Categories into other languages
    • Supported themes
    • Can you customize the plugin for me?
    • Where can I find the plugin changelog?
    • Do Barn2 plugins meet accessibility guidelines?
    • How to translate any Barn2 plugin with WPML
  • Troubleshooting 24 articles
    • License key problems
    • I can't update the plugin
    • What are the minimum server requirements?
    • The plugin files won't upload
    • The main WooCommerce Shop page is empty, with no products showing
    • How to update the plugin manually
    • The plugin has caused a fatal error
    • The password isn't working
    • The 'Visibility' section doesn't appear on the Product Categories page
    • Products are disappearing from the cart when I navigate between categories!
    • I didn't receive the confirmation email with my plugin & license key
    • My protected products are showing on the main 'Shop' page & other public areas
    • My user or role protected categories are showing in the navigation menu
    • Public products are appearing in my protected categories' sidebar!
    • Can I use WooCommerce Protected Categories with a membership plugin?
    • The password entry page doesn't look right
    • My sidebar widgets are visible before unlocking a protected category
    • I can only log into 1 password protected category at a time
    • I have password protected a category but I'm not being asked for a password
    • When I re-visit a protected category, I'm not asked to re-enter a password
    • I'm using a page builder plugin (e.g. Visual Composer) and my protected products are showing
    • I can't add more users to my category
    • The category prefix doesn't work
    • How do I report a security bug?
  • Advanced Usage 10 articles
    • Can people register to access a protected product category? 
    • How to add custom CSS to your site
    • How to redirect users to a protected WooCommerce category after they login
    • How to sell access to a protected WooCommerce category
    • Setting passwords via the WooCommerce REST API
    • Using Weglot to translate WooCommerce Protected Categories
    • Bulk importing passwords into WooCommerce Protected Categories
    • How does the plugin work with the REST API?
    • How to allow people to edit protected categories without accessing other parts of the admin
    • How to add custom code snippets to your website
  • Developer Documentation 5 articles
    • Actions and Filters
    • PHP documentation
    • How to check if a category is protected using PHP
    • How to target password protected categories via CSS
    • Database information
  • Tutorials
    9 articles
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    • Sell WooCommerce user-specific products to sports teams & more: Step-by-step tutorial
    • 7 ways to hide products on your WooCommerce store
    • Step-by-step: Hiding WooCommerce product categories
    • How to use WooCommerce to sell protected products to schools
    • WooCommerce URL-based login: How to let users log into their account by clicking a link
    • How to restrict WordPress media files access to specific user roles
    • How to temporarily disable your WooCommerce store

Categories

  • Pre-Sales (14)
  • Getting Started (3)
  • Licensing & Updates (7)
  • FAQ (23)
  • Troubleshooting (24)
  • Advanced Usage (10)
  • Developer Documentation (5)

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