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How to Allow Orders Above the Limit

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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 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

Before you start #

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. Get Maximum Products per User Pro.