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How Do I Hide a Catalog on WooCommerce?

Last updated on January 23, 2023 @ 1:05 pm

If you’re using WooCommerce to sell products on your WordPress site, you may want to know how to hide a catalog. By default, WooCommerce will display all products in a catalog on the shop page.

However, there may be times when you only want to display certain products, or when you want to make the catalog private so that only logged-in users can see it.

Here are two ways to hide a catalog on WooCommerce:

Method 1: Use the Exclude Categories Feature

WooCommerce allows you to exclude certain categories from being displayed in the catalog. This is useful if you have a category of products that you don’t want to display on the shop page.

For example, let’s say you have a category of products called ” clearance” that contains items that are on sale. You don’t want to display these items on the shop page because they’re already on sale, so you can exclude them from the catalog.

To do this, go to WooCommerce > Settings > Catalog. Under the “Exclude Categories” section, check the box next to the categories you want to exclude. Once you’ve done that, save your changes and those categories will be hidden from the catalog.

Method 2: Use the Private Catalog Feature

If you want to make your entire WooCommerce catalog private so that only logged-in users can see it, you can do that with the Private Catalog feature. This is useful if you only want certain users to be able to see your products, such as members of a VIP group or employees of a company.

PRO TIP: If you are looking to hide a catalog on WooCommerce, it is important to note that this can only be done with the paid version of the plugin. The free version does not include this functionality. Additionally, hiding your catalog may adversely affect your search engine rankings as your products will no longer be visible to Google and other search engines.

To use this feature, go to WooCommerce > Settings >Catalog. Under the “Catalog Visibility” section, select the “Private Catalog” option. Once you’ve done that, save your changes and your WooCommerce catalog will be private.

Madison Geldart

Madison Geldart

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