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Cart Validation for WooCommerce

Restrict WooCommerce checkout by products, categories, user roles, and more. Create powerful cart validation rules.

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Tested up to WordPress 6.9
Current version1.0.0
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 6.9
Minimum stackWP 5.0 · PHP 7.4
Directory statusactive
Last directory update17 Mar 20267mo ago
Active installations20Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating5.0 / 5 from 1 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Cart Validation for WooCommerce version 1.0.0 as active, updated 7mo ago and tested up to WordPress 6.9.

Overview

About this plugin

Cart Validation for WooCommerce allows store owners to create advanced conditional cart rules and restrict checkout based on products, categories, user roles, and more.

Easily prevent incompatible purchases, block restricted countries, restrict product combinations, and control checkout behavior using flexible AND/OR rule logic.

Whether you sell regulated products, wholesale items, same-day delivery products, or member-only items — this plugin gives you full control over WooCommerce cart validation.

No coding required.

📒 Why You Need This Plugin

Many WooCommerce stores face issues like:

  • Customers mixing incompatible products
  • Country-based product restrictions
  • Role-based purchasing limitations
  • Delivery conflicts (same-day vs standard items)
  • Regulatory compliance (alcohol, digital goods, region-specific products)

By default, WooCommerce does not allow advanced conditional checkout restrictions.

Cart Validation for WooCommerce solves this.

📒 Key Features

1. Enable / Disable Cart Validation

Turn cart validation rules on or off anytime with one click.

2. Stop at First Validation Error (Advanced Error Handling)

Choose how validation errors behave:

✔ Show only the first error (clean UX)

✔ Show all matching validation errors at once

This gives store owners better control over customer experience.

3. Default Global Error Message

Set a default validation error message that applies to all rules.

Example: “Your cart contains restricted items. ”

You can override this message per rule.

4. Advanced Conditional Rule Builder

Create powerful rules using:

✔ Country-Based Restrictions

Restrict purchases based on shipping country.

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✔ Cart Contains Product

Restrict specific product combinations.

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✔ Cart Contains Category

Prevent mixing products from specific categories.

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✔ User Role-Based Restrictions

Apply rules based on customer roles.

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5. AND / OR Conditional Logic

Combine multiple conditions using:

  • AND logic (all conditions must match)
  • OR logic (any condition can match)

This allows advanced rule combinations like:

— Restrict checkout if cart contains Category = “Alcohol” AND Country = “Germany”

Or

— Restrict checkout if user role = Guest OR Country = Restricted List

5. Schedule Rules with Start & End Dates

Set rule activation dates.

Perfect for:

  • Holiday restrictions
  • Temporary promotions
  • Regulatory changes
  • Seasonal product limitations

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🚀 Real World Use Cases

1. Restrict WooCommerce Checkout Based on Product and Shipping Country

Example:

  • If cart contains “Alcohol”
  • AND shipping country = Restricted Country
  • Block checkout

Perfect for compliance-based businesses.

2. Same-Day Delivery Product Isolation

  • If cart contains category “Same-Day Delivery”
  • Do not allow other categories.
  • Error message: Same-Day Delivery items must be purchased separately.

3. Members-Only Products

  • If user role = Guest
  • AND cart contains Premium Category
  • Block checkout

4. Wholesale Protection

  • If user role ≠ Wholesaler
  • AND cart contains Wholesale Category
  • Block checkout

4. Incompatible Product Protection

  • If cart contains Product A
  • AND Product B
  • Show restriction error

Prevents order mistakes and support tickets.

💁 Who Is This Plugin For?

  • Alcohol & regulated product sellers
  • Wholesale & B2B stores
  • Membership stores
  • Delivery-based stores
  • International WooCommerce stores
  • Stores with incompatible product combinations
  • Compliance-heavy businesses

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WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • cart restriction
  • checkout restriction
  • country restriction
  • order restriction
  • product restriction
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 6.9

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 6.9.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to6.9
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.0 · PHP 7.4
Update activity17 Mar 20267mo ago

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