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How Do I Disable the Shop Page in WooCommerce?

Last updated on October 1, 2022 @ 5:34 pm

If you’re using WooCommerce to sell products on your WordPress site, you may want to disable the shop page. By default, WooCommerce will create a shop page and add it to your site’s navigation menu.

This can be confusing for visitors, especially if you’re not selling products on your site. In this article, we’ll show you how to disable the shop page in WooCommerce.

By default, when you install WooCommerce, it will create a shop page and add it to your site’s navigation menu. This can be confusing for visitors, especially if you’re not selling products on your site.

If you want to disable the shop page, you can do so by going to WooCommerce > Settings. On the General tab, scroll down to the Shop Page section and select the No radio button next to “Shop pages should be displayed in the WordPress front-end. “

Note: If you don’t see the Shop Page setting, it means that your theme doesn’t support WooCommerce. In this case, you can disable the shop page by editing your theme’s templates.

If you’re using a child theme, you can edit the .php file in your child theme. For example, if you’re using the Twenty Seventeen theme, you would edit the twentyseventeen/template-parts/page/content-page.php file. If you’re not using a child theme, we recommend that you create one before making any changes to your theme.

PRO TIP: If you are considering disabling the shop page in WooCommerce, please be aware that this may have unintended consequences. For example, if you have products that are only available on the shop page, then disabling the shop page will make those products inaccessible. Please carefully consider all potential implications before making any changes.

Note: We don’t recommend that you edit the core WooCommerce files directly as this will make it difficult to update WooCommerce in the future. If possible, try to find a setting in WooCommerce or your theme that will allow you to disable the shop page.

Conclusion:

You can disable the shop page in WooCommerce by going to WooCommerce > Settings and selecting the “No” radio button next to “Shop pages should be displayed in the WordPress front-end.” You can also disable the shop page by editing your theme’s templates.

Dale Leydon

Dale Leydon

Sysadmin turned Javascript developer. Owner of 20+ apps graveyard, and a couple of successful ones.