Maximum Items per Order From a Category
Caps how many items from a category one order can contain, useful for limited drops, rationed products or age-restricted goods.
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Code
$wpide_cat_max = array(
'categories' => array( 'limited-edition' ), // Category slugs.
'maximum' => 2, // Items allowed per order.
);
add_action( 'woocommerce_check_cart_items', function () use ( $wpide_cat_max ) {
$count = 0;
foreach ( WC()->cart->get_cart() as $item ) {
if ( has_term( $wpide_cat_max['categories'], 'product_cat', $item['product_id'] ) ) {
$count += (int) $item['quantity'];
}
}
if ( $count > $wpide_cat_max['maximum'] ) {
wc_add_notice( sprintf( 'You can order up to %1$d limited edition items per order. Please remove %2$d.', $wpide_cat_max['maximum'], $count - $wpide_cat_max['maximum'] ), 'error' );
}
} );Notes
All products in the listed categories count together, and other products are not limited.
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