WC Private Store is your flexible solution to hide your entire shop or just parts of it behind passwords, controlling exactly who can browse your products and when.
Whether you run wholesale businesses, sell exclusive items to members, or launch products privately before revealing them publicly, this plugin provides storewide locks, category-level privacy, or page-level restrictions with simple toggles and multiple password management.
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Quick Start & Support
Need Help Getting Started?
- Premium Support (Licensed users)
- Pre-Sale Questions (Prospective customers)
Documentation Navigation
Start here if you’re new. Check out Setting Up Storewide Lock to hide your entire WooCommerce storefront behind password protection. This covers shop, product, cart, and checkout pages comprehensively.
Want branded login experiences? Customizing the Login Form guides you through tailoring page titles, messages, password labels, placeholders, and button text to match your brand voice.
Need category-level control? Setting Up Category Lock explains how to enable category privacy, while Making Product Categories Private explains how to manage which categories remain hidden.
Looking for page-specific privacy? Locking Specific Pages Only covers hiding individual landing pages or member resources without affecting entire stores.
Managing access credentials? Creating and Managing Passwords walks you through generating multiple passwords with expiration dates for different user groups or temporary campaigns.
Troubleshooting
Password issues? Password Entered but Store Remains Locked provides troubleshooting for validation, caching, and cookie problems.
Form not appearing? Login Form Not Displaying on the Frontend covers visibility issues, theme conflicts, and cache troubleshooting.
Feature Questions
Learn about password flexibility in Can I Use Multiple Passwords? and understand user experience in Do Users Need to Enter the Password Every Time?
Why Purchase WC Private Store?
Flexible Privacy Control
Stop choosing between fully public or completely hidden stores. Control access at store, category, or page levels. Mix public retail with private wholesale, member resources, or exclusive collections seamlessly.
Multiple Password Management
Create unlimited passwords for different customer groups, campaigns, or time periods. Expiration dates automate access control for limited-time offers without manual password changes or removals.
Professional Login Experiences
Customize every element of password forms to match brand voice. Tailored page titles, welcoming messages, and clear instructions create professional experiences rather than generic authentication screens.
Logged-In User Exemptions
Let registered customers bypass password screens entirely. This works perfectly for membership sites where account registration grants access without sharing passwords publicly.
Granular Category Privacy
Hide specific product categories while keeping others public. Perfect for stores with mixed audiences where some products suit everyone and others serve specialized customer segments.
Temporary Access Campaigns
Set password expiration dates for flash sales, pre-launch previews, or seasonal access. Passwords automatically stop working when campaigns end without manual intervention or cleanup.
SEO and Public Content Balance
Non-WooCommerce content stays public while shop pages remain private. Maintain blog visibility, marketing pages, and search engine indexing while controlling product access strategically.
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