Restrict Make-Offer Button by User Role

Problem Description #

You want to allow only registered users (or specific user roles) to make offers – visitors should not see the Make-Offer button or be able to submit offers.

Common symptoms:

• Need to hide the Make-Offer button from guests.

• Want to limit offers to customers only (WooCommerce accounts) or certain roles.

Cause:
Default behavior may allow guests to submit offers (depending on plugin settings). Restricting access requires a built-in plugin option or a small code snippet to check is_user_logged_in() or capabilities.

Solution – step-by-step #

1. Check plugin settings for “registered users only”
   1. In plugin settings look for a direct option to limit the offer button to logged-in users. Many users have reported and requested this option in the forum – if present, enable it. WordPress.org

2. If no built-in option, hide via shortcode usage in template conditional

Use a PHP conditional in your template or a shortcode wrapper to display the button only to logged-in users:

if ( is_user_logged_in() ) {

  echo do_shortcode(‘[price_offering_product_button id=”123″]’);

} else {

  echo ‘<p>Please <a href=”/my-account/”>log in</a> to make an offer.</p>’;

}

1.  (Replace shortcode with the plugin’s actual shortcode.)

1. Use a small plugin or snippet to filter output
   1. Add a snippet to functions.php to filter shortcode output by capability (developer help recommended).

2. Test the behavior as guest and logged-in user
   1. Confirm guest cannot access the form or submit offers (test via incognito).

3. If you need role-based restriction
   1. Replace is_user_logged_in() with current_user_can(‘customer’) or appropriate capability check to limit by role.
      

Prerequisites #

• Admin access and ability to edit theme files (child theme) or use a snippets plugin.
  

Additional Notes / Prevention #

• Provide a clear message directing guests to create an account if needed.

• Consider UX: requiring login reduces friction but increases offer quality/security.