🚫🛒 Description

Guest Checkout Blocker by Product Type lets you require login or registration for specific WooCommerce product types — ideal for digital downloads, subscriptions, or services where customer accounts are essential.

Gain better control over your checkout flow and protect sensitive product types from being purchased anonymously.

✨ Key Features

• 🔐 Force registration for selected product types

• 🧩 Supports all core WooCommerce types: simple, variable, grouped, external, virtual, and downloadable

• 💬 Customizable guest message shown during checkout

• ⚙️ Easy-to-use settings panel under WooCommerce

• 🔄 Seamless integration with WooCommerce’s checkout process

• 🌍 Multilingual-ready with translation support

• 🧼 Built following WordPress best practices

🎯 Use Cases

• 💾 Require accounts for digital downloads

• 🔁 Block guest checkout for subscription products

• 💼 Enforce login for service-based items

• 🛠️ Customize guest access per product type

🚀 Installation

1. Upload the plugin to /wp-content/plugins/guest-checkout-blocker-by-product-type

2. Activate via Plugins > Installed Plugins

3. Go to WooCommerce > Guest Checkout Blocker

4. ✅ Select which product types require login

5. 💬 Customize the guest checkout message

6. 💾 Save your settings

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

✅ Does this support all product types?

Yes! It supports all standard WooCommerce product types. You can also extend it for custom product types via filters.

✏️ Can I change the message shown to guests?

Absolutely — go to WooCommerce > Guest Checkout Blocker to customize the message shown to users who aren’t logged in.

🧾 Will this affect existing orders?

No — the plugin only modifies new checkout sessions. Existing orders and customers remain untouched.

🔍 Can I exclude individual products?

Not yet — the plugin works at the product type level. However, you can use developer filters to implement exclusions programmatically.

🔄 Is it compatible with WooCommerce Subscriptions?

Yes! You can require login for subscription products if WooCommerce Subscriptions is active.