WMGRs Hide Payment & Shipping Methods by User Role for WooCommerce

WMGRs Hide Payment & Shipping Methods by User Role for WooCommerce lets you decide which payment methods and which shipping methods each customer group is offered at checkout. Hide a payment gateway or a shipping method from any user role, or from guests who are not logged in, and WooCommerce simply stops offering it to them.

Different customers need a different checkout. Wholesale accounts on agreed terms should be able to pay by bank transfer or cheque, while retail customers pay by card. Cash on delivery is fine for repeat customers but risky for anonymous guests. Pallet freight is for trade buyers, not for someone ordering a single item. This plugin handles all of that from one settings screen, with no code and no rule builder to learn.

How it works

Go to WooCommerce → Payment & Shipping by Role. The screen lists:

• Every payment method that is enabled in WooCommerce, with its gateway ID
• Every shipping method in every shipping zone, including the “Locations not covered by your other zones” zone

Next to each method, select the user roles it should be hidden from. Leave the list empty and the method stays visible to everyone. Save, and the rules apply to the cart and checkout straight away.

That is the whole configuration: one matrix of methods and roles.

Features

Hide payment methods by user role
* Hide or disable any enabled payment gateway for one or more user roles
* Works with any gateway plugin: direct bank transfer, cheque, cash on delivery, Stripe, PayPal, purchase order and any other gateway listed under WooCommerce → Settings → Payments
* Hide a payment method from guests (customers who are not logged in)

Hide shipping methods by user role
* Hide any shipping method (flat rate, free shipping, local pickup or a method added by another plugin) for selected roles or for guests
* Rules are set per shipping zone, so the same “Flat rate” can stay visible in one zone and be hidden in another
* Applies wherever WooCommerce calculates shipping rates, including the cart and the checkout

Any role, including custom ones
* Lists every role on your site: Customer, Subscriber, Shop manager and any custom role such as Wholesale Customer, Trade or Distributor created by a wholesale or membership plugin
* Guests are available as their own option, “Guest (not logged in)”

Classic checkout and block checkout
* Uses WooCommerce’s own payment gateway and shipping rate filters, which the classic checkout and the block-based Cart & Checkout (Store API) both respect
* Declares compatibility with block-based Cart & Checkout and with High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS)

Lightweight and safe
* Two WooCommerce filters and one database option. No custom tables, no scripts on the storefront, no external requests and no tracking
* The admin area is left alone, so you can still pick any payment method when creating an order manually
* Settings are saved with a nonce check and a capability check (manage_woocommerce), and every value is validated against the real list of roles
* Deleting the plugin removes its option from the database

Common use cases

• Bank transfer or cheque for wholesale only. Offer Direct bank transfer and Check payments to your Wholesale Customer role and hide them from retail customers and guests.
• No cash on delivery for guests. Hide Cash on delivery from guests so only registered, known customers can use it.
• Card payments for retail, invoice terms for trade. Hide your card gateway from trade accounts that pay on terms, and hide the invoice or purchase order gateway from everyone else.
• Freight for trade accounts. Show a pallet or freight shipping method only to B2B roles, and hide it from retail customers.
• Local pickup for selected customers. Keep local pickup for staff, wholesale or trade roles and hide it from the public.
• Free shipping for members. Show a free shipping method only to a members role.

Who is it for?

• Wholesale and B2B WooCommerce stores that sell to trade and retail customers from the same shop
• Hybrid B2B + B2C stores that need a different checkout for each customer group
• Distributors and manufacturers that offer freight or pallet delivery to trade accounts only
• Membership and members-only stores
• Any store that wants to limit risky payment methods, such as cash on delivery, to known customers

Free and Pro

Everything described on this page is included in this free plugin, with no limits on roles, payment methods or shipping methods.

For stores that need more than role-based rules, Payment & Shipping by Role Pro for WooCommerce is available from WooManagers. It adds:

• Conditions on the basket and the address, such as cart total, product category in the cart, country, or a named customer account
• “Offered only here” rules, so a method appears only where you allow it
• A surcharge or a discount on a payment method, for example a card fee or a bank transfer discount
• The same conditions for shipping methods

Pro reads the same settings, so your existing role rules carry over when you upgrade. The free plugin works on its own and does not require Pro.

Part of the WMGRs B2B range

This plugin is part of the free WMGRs range of B2B and wholesale tools for WooCommerce. Each plugin works on its own and they work well together:

• WMGRs Role Based Pricing for WooCommerce — wholesale and trade prices per user role.
• WMGRs Tiered Pricing for WooCommerce — quantity-based bulk discounts.
• WMGRs Catalog Access Rules for WooCommerce — hide products or categories from guests or selected roles.
• WMGRs Minimum Order Quantity & Amount for WooCommerce — minimum quantities, pack sizes and a minimum order amount.
• WMGRs Request a Quote for WooCommerce — let customers request a quote instead of checking out.
• WMGRs Tax and VAT Exempt for WooCommerce — VAT number field and tax-exempt customers.
• WMGRs Registration Form & Account Approval for WooCommerce — custom registration fields and manual approval of new customer accounts.
• Hide Price and Add to Cart for WooCommerce — hide prices and the Add to Cart button from guests or roles.

Documentation and support

Documentation, setup guides and the full WooManagers extension catalog are on woomanagers.com. For questions about this plugin, visit the plugin page or use the wordpress.org support forum.