Overview

BuyGuard gives you complete control over who can purchase what in your WooCommerce store. Perfect for wholesale operations, B2B stores, membership sites, and any store that needs smart purchasing rules.

Use Cases

Wholesale Stores

Require minimum quantities for wholesale pricing

Hide retail products from wholesale customers

Set different limits per customer group

B2B Operations

Restrict certain products to approved buyers

Require business verification before purchase

Set credit limits per account

Membership Sites

Offer exclusive products to members

Limit quantities to prevent reselling

Create tiered access levels

Key Features

Role-Based Restrictions

Control access based on WordPress user roles:

Hide products from specific roles

Require login to view certain products

Different rules for guests vs. logged-in users

Quantity Controls

Set precise purchasing limits:

Minimum quantity per product

Maximum quantity per order

Lifetime purchase limits per customer

Custom Messages

Show helpful messages when restrictions apply:

Explain why they can't purchase

Suggest alternatives

Prompt login or registration

Flexible Rules

Stack multiple rules for complex scenarios:

Category-level restrictions

Product-level overrides

User-level exceptions

Installation

Download from WordPress.org

Upload to /wp-content/plugins/

Activate in WordPress admin

Navigate to WooCommerce → BuyGuard

Requirements

WordPress 5.8+

WooCommerce 7.0+

PHP 7.4+