If you’re using WooCommerce to sell products or services online, you may want to know how to turn off registration for your store. There are a few reasons why you might want to do this, such as if you only want to sell to existing customers or if you’re selling digital products that don’t require registration.
In this article, we’ll show you how to turn off registration in WooCommerce so that new customers can’t create an account on your site. We’ll also show you how to disable guest checkout if you want to force all customers to register an account before they can make a purchase.
Turning Off Registration in WooCommerce
To turn off registration in WooCommerce, you’ll need to go to the Settings page in your WordPress dashboard. From there, click on the Accounts tab and then scroll down to the Registration section. You’ll see two options here:
Allow customers to create an account on the “My Account” page – If this option is checked, anyone will be able to create an account by going to the My Account page on your site. If you uncheck this option, only existing customers will be able to log into their account. New customers won’t be able to create an account unless you give them a username and password.
Allow customers to register on checkout – If this option is checked, customers will be able to create an account when they checkout. If you uncheck this option, they’ll have to log into their account or checkout as a guest.
Once you’ve made your changes, be sure to click on the Save Changes button at the bottom of the page.
Disabling Guest Checkout in WooCommerce
If you want all customers to register an account before they can make a purchase, you can disable guest checkout in WooCommerce. To do this, go back to the Settings page and click on the Checkout tab.
Then scroll down to the Checkout Options section and find the Allow guest checkout option. By default, this option is set to Yes, but you can change it to No and click on the Save Changes button at the bottom of the page.
Now that guest checkout is disabled, customers will need an account before they can make a purchase. If they try to checkout without an account, they’ll see a message saying that they need to log into their account or register for one before they can continue.
Conclusion
In conclusion, turning off registration in WooCommerce is a straightforward process that can be done by going into the settings and disabling it from there. You can also disable guest checkout if you want all customers
