---
title: How to Allow Orders Above the Limit
description: "Warn customers about a WooCommerce purchase limit without blocking the sale, using non-blocking notices. Pro."
url: "https://wpfactory.com/docs/maximum-products-per-user-orders-above-limits/"
updated: "2026-09-27"
category: Pro Features
---

# How to Allow Orders Above the Limit

## Letting customers place orders above the limit

Sometimes you want to warn about a limit without blocking the sale. [Maximum Products per User for WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/item/maximum-products-per-user-for-woocommerce/) Pro can turn limit errors into non-blocking notices, so customers can still check out, and optionally move those orders to a special status for review. This is a Pro feature in the Advanced section.

![Advanced section, Orders above limits options](https://wpfactory.com/wp-content/uploads/maximum-products-per-user-orders-above-limits-1.png)

### Before you start

- [Maximum Products per User](https://wpfactory.com/item/maximum-products-per-user-for-woocommerce/) Pro.

### How to enable it

1. Go to **WPFactory > Max Products per User** (also reachable at **WooCommerce > Settings > Maximum Products per User**) and open the **Advanced** section.
2. Under **Orders above limits**, enable **Allow users to place orders with exceeding limits** (`alg_wc_mppu_orders_above_limits_allowed`). Limit messages now appear as notices, not checkout-blocking errors.
3. Optionally enable **Order status** (`alg_wc_mppu_orders_above_limits_change_status`) to move over-limit orders to a status you choose.
4. When status change is on, pick the target status (`alg_wc_mppu_orders_above_limits_status`, default "Above limit") and set a custom label if you want (`alg_wc_mppu_orders_above_limits_custom_status_label`).

### Options

| Label | Option ID | Default |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Orders above limits | `alg_wc_mppu_orders_above_limits_allowed` | No |
| Change order status | `alg_wc_mppu_orders_above_limits_change_status` | No |
| Order status used | `alg_wc_mppu_orders_above_limits_status` | Above limit |
| Custom status label | `alg_wc_mppu_orders_above_limits_custom_status_label` | Above limit |

### Use cases

- Soft limits: nudge customers with a notice but still take the order.
- Manual review: route over-limit orders to a dedicated status so staff can approve or cancel them.

### Ready to set this up?

Orders above limits is a Pro feature of [Maximum Products per User](https://wpfactory.com/item/maximum-products-per-user-for-woocommerce/). [Get Maximum Products per User Pro](https://wpfactory.com/item/maximum-products-per-user-for-woocommerce/).

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