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What Does Private Mean on WooCommerce?

Last updated on October 1, 2022 @ 4:55 pm

When you are setting up a WooCommerce store, you will be asked to choose between two different product visibility settings: public and private. So, what does private mean on WooCommerce?

Private means that only logged in users will be able to see and purchase the products in your store. This is a good setting if you want to sell products to a specific group of people, or if you want to keep your products hidden from the general public.

PRO TIP: If you are not careful, private WooCommerce products can be made public and vice versa. This can lead to products being seen and purchased by people who were not supposed to see them, or products being hidden from people who were supposed to be able to see and purchase them. Be very careful when setting the visibility of your WooCommerce products.

To set your products to private, go to the Products tab in your WordPress admin panel and edit the product visibility settings for each product. You can also set product categories and tags to private, so that only logged in users will be able to see them.

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