Fixed an issue where hidden products could still be accessed directly via URL.
Centralized product visibility checks to ensure consistent behavior across single product pages, add-to-cart validation, and cart item cleanup.
Improved hidden category detection by validating parent category restrictions.
Improved frontend access handling for hidden products, including redirect and custom message modes.
2.3.1
Date: July 17 2025
Improved compatibility with managed hosting environments.
2.3
Date: June 26 2025
Improved compatibility with WooCommerce’s term cache.
2.2.2
Date: May 20 2025
Fixed a bug that prevented the plugin from hiding categories correctly.
Confirmed compatibility with WordPress 6.8.1
2.2.1
Date: Jan 21 2025
Compatibility with Woocommerce 9.6.0 checked
Fixed – Missing translation files added.
Adjusted the permissions of the JSON settings file to allow admin users to download it.
2.2
Date: Jan 20 2025
Security improvements to counter possible arbitrary content deletion attacks, enhancing the plugin’s overall protection.
Added translations for Spanish, German, French, and Portuguese to make the plugin more accessible to a broader audience.
Improvements to the way custom messages are displayed on the frontend, ensuring a more seamless and user-friendly experience.
Enhanced filters to hide products from restricted categories in cross-sell product blocks.
2.1.1
Date: Sep 17 2024
Fixed a CSS line that was overriding the body color in some themes
2.1.0
Date: Jun 11 2024
Resolved an issue causing infinite redirection when the Redirect URL points to the /shop page but all categories are hidden for a specific user role.
Enhanced validation of hidden categories. Terms are now consulted by ID or slug if custom walkers return these values instead of the term object.
Implemented the exclude_related_products function to exclude related products belonging to hidden categories from the Related Products WooCommerce block.
Implemented the custom_upsell_ids and custom_cross_sell_ids functions to exclude products belonging to hidden categories from the up-sells and cross-sells WooCommerce blocks.
Dequeued theme stylesheets specifically for the plugin’s options page to prevent theme styles from overriding the plugin’s look and feel.
Improved the look and feel of the administration page
2.0.2
Date: Apr 30 2024
Code Improvements
2.0.1
Date: Oct 12 2023
Fixed *** Missing Files
2.0.0
Date: Oct 12 2023
Added Import/Export feature. You can export a JSON file containing all your settings.
Added a Reset Settings feature. Now you can easily reset your previous configuration with a single click.
Added a Message Wrapper feature. You can now choose the DOM element container for your blocked category or product message.
Added Custom Message Styles feature. You can now include CSS rules to customize the message displayed to the users.
The overall appearance and user experience have been enhanced.
1.3
Date: Feb 6 2023
Added support for Dokan. Now you can have products and categories that will only be available to sellers (seller-to-seller).
Added a new feature to remove from cart products that may have been added before hiding their categories on the site. This prevents users from purchasing products that are hidden to them.
1.2
Date: Jan 19 2023
Added improvements to the way a user is redirected when visiting a hidden category or product.
Added WordPress methods to bypass browser cache on hidden products and categories.
1.1
Date: Jan 17 2023
Fixed some compatibility issues with the bootstrap files loaded by other plugins.
