WooCommerce Disable Repeat Purchase

WC Disable Repeat Purchase prevents customers from buying the same product again when they already own it. By default, downloadable and virtual products are restricted; store owners can extend the rule to other product types, exclude individual products, and customize every customer-facing message.

What’s New

• Individual products can be excluded from repeat-purchase restriction – edit any product and choose whether repeat purchase is allowed.
• Guest checkout support: duplicate purchases are blocked using billing email or phone number.
• Purchase validation by email and/or phone number for logged-in and guest customers.
• WooCommerce HPOS (High-Performance Order Storage) compatible.
• WooCommerce Cart and Checkout Blocks supported via validation hooks.
• Woo Product Grid plugin integration for custom shop layouts.

Features

• Compatible with WordPress 7.0 and WooCommerce 10.9.1 (tested).
• Easily configurable from the WooCommerce submenu WC Disable Repeat Purchase.
• Prevents repeated purchases for simple, downloadable, virtual, variable, and other selected product types.
• By default, downloadable and virtual products are restricted; additional product types can be enabled in settings.
• License validation in the admin panel – settings unlock after a valid CodeCanyon purchase key is verified.
• Replaces the Add to cart button on shop and product pages with a clear message when the customer already owns the item, including download links where applicable.
• Blocks duplicate items from being added to the cart for logged-in customers; shows a link to their downloadable files instead.
• Removes duplicate cart items when a customer logs in mid-session, with an explanatory notice.
• Removes duplicate items at checkout if the customer logs in just before completing the order.
• Restricts repeat purchases for guest users at checkout using billing email or phone number.
• Per-product override: allow repeat purchase on specific products even when the global rule applies.
• Configurable order statuses (Completed, Processing, On Hold, Pending Payment, etc.) used to determine prior ownership.
• Customizable customer-facing messages from the admin settings screen.
• Multilingual and multi-network (multisite) compatible.
• Follows WordPress coding standards.

Note: Screenshots are for illustration only. The actual appearance may vary depending on your theme and WooCommerce version.

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Changelog

v1.9.4 – 2 July 2026

• Improve HPOS compatibility by using wc_get_orders() for order lookups.
• Add cart and checkout validation hooks for WooCommerce Blocks support.
• Fix default virtual product repeat-purchase restriction without selecting product types.
• Update compatibility metadata for WordPress 7.0 and WooCommerce 10.9.1.

v1.9.3 – 14 December 2022

• Fix licence validation issue.
• Declare WooCommerce HPOS compatibility.

v1.9.2 – 13 July 2022

• Fix critical issue.

v1.9.1 – 11 January 2022

• Fix critical issue.

v1.9 – 20 December 2021

• Add support for Woo Product Grid plugin.
• Add support for validating purchase through email or phone number.
• Fix licence verification issue.

v1.8 – 12 June 2020

• Add purchase restriction for guest users.

v1.7 – 9 December 2019

• Removed Envato Legacy API references.

v1.6 – 6 December 2019

• By default, virtual products are restricted from repeat purchase.

v1.4 – 15 November 2019

• Upgraded Envato API to verify license.

v1.2 – 3 May 2019

• Added per-product exclusion from repeat-purchase restriction.

v1.1 – 14 September 2018

• Added feature to select order status to prevent repeat purchases.
• By default, the Completed order status is used; store owners can also choose Pending Payment, Processing, or On Hold.