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WPPoland Documentation

Getting started

Most shops can switch to catalog mode in a few minutes. Install Catalog, open its settings, and choose what to hide and for whom.

Before you start

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  • WordPress 6.5 or newer
  • WooCommerce installed and active
  • PHP 8.1 or newer

Install

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  1. Install WooCommerce and make sure it is active.
  2. Install Catalog from the plugin directory (when live on WordPress.org) or upload the catalog folder to /wp-content/plugins/.
  3. Activate the plugin.

First configuration

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Open WooCommerce → Catalog in wp-admin:

  • What to hide — the price, the add-to-cart button, or both.
  • Scope — all products, only selected products, or only selected categories.
  • Visitor rule — everyone, only logged-out visitors, only selected roles, or everyone except selected roles.
  • Price notice — optional text shown where the price would be, such as “Contact us for pricing”.
  • Call-to-action button — optional button text and link shown in place of add-to-cart.

Each option has inline help — use it when you are deciding scope or copy.

Per-product and per-category overrides

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  • In Selected products mode, edit a product and set its Catalog mode field.
  • In Selected categories mode, set the Catalog mode field on a product category.

Overrides always win over the store-wide setting, so you can force catalog mode on a single product or exempt a whole category.

Show prices to wholesale customers only

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Set the visitor rule to Everyone except selected roles and tick the roles that should still see prices and buy — for example your wholesale role. Use Only logged-out visitors to show prices to any logged-in customer.

Verify on the storefront

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  1. Open the Shop — the price and/or add-to-cart should be hidden per your settings.
  2. Open a single product — confirm the price notice and call-to-action button appear where expected.
  3. Try a direct cart URL for a catalog product — it should be blocked because the product is non-purchasable.
  4. Log in as a role that should see prices — prices and add-to-cart should return.

Free vs PRO

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The free edition covers hiding price and/or add-to-cart by scope and role, the price notice, the call-to-action button and non-purchasable enforcement.

Catalog PRO (planned) adds tiered role pricing, request-a-quote forms, scheduled catalog windows and per-rule call-to-action buttons.

Need help?

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