By hiding or disabling the add-to-cart button for certain products in WooCommerce, you can create a more tailored shopping experience for your customers and better manage your store’s functionality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are two main methods to hide or disable the add-to-cart button for specific products in WooCommerce:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Hide and disable add-to-cart button programmatically<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Using WooCommerce Hide Price and Add to Cart Plugin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
In this guide, we’ll walk you through both methods, ensuring you can easily implement the solution that best suits your needs. Whether you’re a developer or a store owner, you’ll find these steps straightforward and effective. Let’s dive in!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is WooCommerce hide add to cart?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Hiding the add-to-cart button in WooCommerce for certain products means completely removing the button from the product page without displaying any replacement message or alternative option. When implemented, customers visiting the product page will not see the add-to-cart button at all, and no additional text or elements will take its place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This approach is useful for scenarios where you want to restrict purchasing options for specific products, such as display-only items, out-of-stock products, or items available only for inquiry while maintaining a clean and uncluttered product page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is WooCommerce disable add to cart?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
WooCommerce disabling add to cart allows store owners to replace the button with a custom message that is not <\/strong>linked to the cart or checkout process. This means customers will see a tailored message, such as “Contact Us for Pricing<\/strong>” or “Available for Inquiry,<\/strong>” instead of the standard add-to-cart button. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The custom message is purely informational and does not redirect users to the cart or enable them to purchase the product directly. Although it may guide customers to other useful web pages like Registration<\/strong> or Contact Us<\/strong> pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This approach is ideal for products that require special handling, such as custom orders, out-of-stock items, or products available only through consultation, providing a clear and professional way to communicate with customers without enabling direct purchases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How to disable add to cart for certain products in WooCommerce?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s review a step-by-step guide for the above mentioned methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Method 1: Hide and disable add-to-cart button programmatically<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
To disable the add-to-cart button for specific products in WooCommerce using custom code, you can add a PHP snippet to your theme’s functions.php file. This method allows you to target specific products by their IDs, categories, or other criteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What to Consider Before Inserting the Code?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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- Backup Your Site: <\/strong>Always create a full backup of your website, including the database and files, before making any changes to the code.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Use a Child Theme:<\/strong> If you’re adding the code to your theme’s functions.php file, use a child theme<\/a> to ensure your changes are not overwritten during theme updates.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Get Product IDs:<\/strong> Ensure you have the correct product IDs for the products you want to target. You can find the product ID by navigating to WordPress Dashboard > Products > All Products<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Hover over the product for which you want to hide the add-to-cart button and note down the product ID (in this example, the ID is 25).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Ask expert or use third party plugin:<\/strong> If you have no experience in coding, ask an expert to insert the custom code or use a plugin like Code Snippet to do it correctly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
By following these considerations, you can safely and effectively disable the add-to-cart button for specific products in WooCommerce using custom code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hide the Add to Cart Button for all products. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Use the following code, if you want to hide add to cart button from both the product detail page and the shop page:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
remove_action( 'WooCommerce_after_shop_loop_item', WooCommerce_template_loop_add_to_cart');\n\nremove_action( 'WooCommerce_single_product_summary', 'WooCommerce_template_single_add_to_cart');<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nOnce inserting the code, you should see that the add-to-cart button has been removed from all products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nHide add to cart button for specific product<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
To hide the add-to-cart button for a specific product in WooCommerce, add the following code to your functions.php<\/strong> file:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
add_action( 'WooCommerce_after_shop_loop_item', 'hide_add_to_cart_for_specific_product', 10 );\nfunction hide_add_to_cart_for_specific_product() {\n global $product;\n if ( 25 == $product->get_id() ) {\n remove_action( 'WooCommerce_after_shop_loop_item', 'WooCommerce_template_loop_add_to_cart' );\n remove_action( 'WooCommerce_single_product_summary', 'WooCommerce_template_single_add_to_cart', 30 );\n }\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n![\"Hide](\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/136-03-result-of-hide-add-to-cart-btn-on-specific-product.png\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nBy applying this code, the add-to-cart button will be removed for the product with ID 25<\/strong>. You can replace this ID (Yellow highlighted) with any other product IDs to disable their add to cart button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read More:<\/strong> WooCommerce hide add to cart button for specific category (3 ways)<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Disable add to cart button for certain products <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Add the following code to disable the add-to-cart button for a specific product in WooCommerce:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
add_filter( 'WooCommerce_is_purchasable', 'disable_add_to_cart_button' );\nfunction disable_add_to_cart_button( $is_purchasable ) {\n\/\/add conditions here to disable the button for specific products if needed<\/mark>\n\n<\/mark>Return false; \/\/ return false disables the 'Add to Cart' button\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nBy running this code, customers are not able to click on the add to cart button and add items to their cart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Method 2: WooCommerce disable add to cart for certain products with hide price and add-to-cart button plugin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Using the WooCommerce hide price and add-to-cart button plugin<\/a> is a simple and effective way to disable the add-to-cart button for specific products without needing to write any code. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This plugin is a powerful tool designed to enhance the flexibility of WooCommerce stores by allowing merchants to hide product prices or add to cart button from specific users or user roles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The plugin offers customizable options, such as hiding prices globally, for specific products, or particular user roles, and it can replace the price or add to cart label with a custom message like “Login to See Price” or “Contact Us for Pricing.” Additionally, it integrates seamlessly with WooCommerce, ensuring compatibility with most themes and plugins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This functionality helps businesses maintain pricing confidentiality while improving user experience and encouraging customer engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Below is a step-by-step guide on how to use this plugin to achieve your goal:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step 1: Install and activate the plugin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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- Download the ZIP<\/strong> file and get the License key.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Go to your WordPress Dashboard> Plugins > Add New.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Click on the Upload<\/strong> button and choose the ZIP<\/strong> file. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Press Install<\/strong> to see the below items in the WordPress Dashboard. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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- Go to the IThemeland > License. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Insert the License key<\/strong> in the form and activate the plugin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nStep 2: Add a rule to hide the add-to-cart button for specific products<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
After activating the plugin, go to IThemeland > Hide Price<\/strong> in your WordPress dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Click on the Add Rule<\/strong> button on the Rules<\/strong> page to open the New Rule<\/strong> form.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nIn the new rule form, you need to fill in the following fields:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Title<\/strong>: Add a title for your new rule.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Apply rule to<\/strong>: In this section, you need to add one of the following:\n
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- Specific User roles<\/strong>: Choose one or more user roles that you have already defined in WordPress to apply the rule on. For example, customers, managers, contributors, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Specific Customers<\/strong>: Add the name of one or more customers that you want to hide add-to-cart button for them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Guests<\/strong>: Choose this option if you want to hide the add to cart button from the guest users.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- In the Select Products<\/strong> fields, add one or more products to apply the changes only to those specific products.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Note: <\/strong>You can alternatively mark Apply on All products<\/strong> to hide the add-to-cart button of all products in your store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Mark Hide Add to Cart button<\/strong>. If you just mark this option and save changes, the add to cart button will completely disappear from the product page of those specific products.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
However, you can add a custom message instead of the add-to-cart button in the Custom button label<\/strong> field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is also possible to add a URL to the Custom button link<\/strong> to guide the customers to that address when clicking on the add-to-cart button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Example 1: Hide the add-to-cart button for specific products from guests users<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Suppose that you want to hide the add to cart button for Red wine<\/strong>, Tiramisu<\/strong>, and Luxury biscuits<\/strong> for guests in your store. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To do this, you just need to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Write a title like \u201cWooCommerce disable add to cart for certain products\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Choose Guest<\/strong> from the list of Apply rule to <\/strong>field.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Add the mentioned products to the Select Products<\/strong> field.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Mark Hide add to cart<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Press the Add Rule<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
![\"Hide](\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/136-09-hide-add-to-cart-btn-of-specific-product-for-guests.png\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nSo, when guests visit your website, the add to cart button won\u2019t display them for the selected products:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHIDEPRICEiT – Hide Price & Add to Cart Button for WooCommerce<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The easy way to hide add-to-cart button for specific products in WooCommerce<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nBuy Plugin<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n![\"HIDEPRICEiT](\"https:\/\/ithemelandco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/hidepriceit-banner.png\")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nExample 2: Disable add-to-cart button for specific products for customers <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
In this example, we tried to disable the add to cart button and display a Contact Us<\/strong> message to the customers when they visit the same products as in the previous example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Write a name like \u201cDisable add to cart button\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Choose a Specific user role,<\/strong> then, Customer<\/strong> from the list of Apply rule to<\/strong> and Rule for user roles<\/strong> fields, respectively.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Add the same products in the Select Products<\/strong> field.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Mark Hide Add to cart<\/strong> button .<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Write Contact us<\/strong> in the Custom button label.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Press the Add rule<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n - Add the same products in the Select Products<\/strong> field.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Add the mentioned products to the Select Products<\/strong> field.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Specific Customers<\/strong>: Add the name of one or more customers that you want to hide add-to-cart button for them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Apply rule to<\/strong>: In this section, you need to add one of the following:\n
- Title<\/strong>: Add a title for your new rule.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Insert the License key<\/strong> in the form and activate the plugin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Go to your WordPress Dashboard> Plugins > Add New.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Download the ZIP<\/strong> file and get the License key.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Use a Child Theme:<\/strong> If you’re adding the code to your theme’s functions.php file, use a child theme<\/a> to ensure your changes are not overwritten during theme updates.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Using WooCommerce Hide Price and Add to Cart Plugin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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