---
title: Skipping Order Limits When Specific Products Are in the Cart
description: Waive WooCommerce order minimums and maximums whenever chosen products are in the cart.
url: "https://wpfactory.com/docs/override-quantity-limits/"
updated: "2026-09-27"
category: How to
tags:
  - Order Minimum/Maximum Amount for WooCommerce
---

# Skipping Order Limits When Specific Products Are in the Cart

To skip WooCommerce order minimums and maximums when certain products are in the cart, use [Order Minimum/Maximum Amount Limits for WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/item/order-minimum-maximum-amount-for-woocommerce/) Pro. Go to **WPFactory > Order Min/Max > Cart Products**, tick **Cart products**, add the products, categories or tags to **Exclude**, and save.

![Cart Products section settings](https://wpfactory.com/wp-content/uploads/pasted-image-0-2-12.png)

## Before you start

- WooCommerce, active.
- [Order Minimum/Maximum Amount Limits for WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/item/order-minimum-maximum-amount-for-woocommerce/) Pro: the **Cart Products** section is a Pro feature.

## Step-by-step

1. Go to **WPFactory > Order Min/Max** (also reachable at **WooCommerce > Settings > Order Min/Max Amount**) and open the **Cart Products** sub-tab.
2. Tick **Cart products** to enable the section, then click **Save changes**.
3. In the **Individual Products**, **Product Categories** or **Product Tags** block, add the items that should switch the limits off to **Exclude**. Use **Require** instead if the limits should only apply to carts made of the selected items.
4. Leave **Validate all products** on (the default) unless you need the "at least one product" behavior described below, then save.

## Options in this section

| Label | Option ID | Default |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cart products (enable section) | `alg_wc_oma_products_enabled` | No |
| Validate all products | `alg_wc_oma_products_validate_all_products` | Yes |
| List variations | `alg_wc_oma_cart_products_list_variations` | No |
| Individual Products: Require / Exclude | `alg_wc_oma_product_include`, `alg_wc_oma_product_exclude` | None |
| Product Categories: Require / Exclude | `alg_wc_oma_product_cat_include`, `alg_wc_oma_product_cat_exclude` | None |
| Product Tags: Require / Exclude | `alg_wc_oma_product_tag_include`, `alg_wc_oma_product_tag_exclude` | None |

**Note:** the enable option is stored internally as `alg_wc_oma_products_enabled` (a legacy name), even though the section is "Cart Products". You do not normally need this id unless you are scripting the option directly.

## How the check works

Order Min/Max Amount looks at every item in the cart. An item "breaks" the rule when it is in an Exclude list, or when a Require list has entries and the item is not in it. Categories and tags of a variation are read from its parent product.

- **Validate all products on (default):** one breaking item is enough to skip the limits. With Exclude, a single excluded product in the cart switches the limits off for the whole order. With Require, the limits apply only when every item in the cart is on the Require list.
- **Validate all products off:** the limits apply as long as at least one item passes, and are skipped only when no item passes.

When the limits are skipped, the customer sees no min/max message and can check out, for every amount type.

## Common uses

- **Gift cards or subscriptions:** Exclude them so a customer buying one is never blocked by the minimum.
- **Samples category:** Exclude the "Samples" category so sample orders are free of limits.
- **Limits only for a wholesale range:** Require the wholesale category, so mixed or retail carts are not limited.

## If it does not work

- The **Cart products** checkbox is off, or you are on the free version.
- A variation is not in the list. Tick **List variations**, save, and the variations appear in the product lists.
- You used Require expecting it to skip limits. Require does the opposite: it keeps the limits only for carts of the selected items.
- You only want the product left out of the total, not the limits removed. Use [Cart Total](https://wpfactory.com/docs/specific-product-cart-calculation/) instead.

## FAQ

### Can I skip limits for a whole category?

Yes. Add the category to **Product Categories > Exclude**. Any product in that category skips the limits when it is in the cart.

### Does this affect per-product minimums?

Yes. The check runs on every min/max limit, including per-product, category and tag limits from the Products section.

### Can I skip limits with a coupon instead?

Yes, with the Coupons section. See [applying or skipping order limits with coupons](https://wpfactory.com/docs/coupon-quantity-bypass/).

### Ready to set this up?

Cart-product rules are part of [Order Min/Max Amount](https://wpfactory.com/item/order-minimum-maximum-amount-for-woocommerce/) Pro. [Get Order Min/Max Amount Pro](https://wpfactory.com/item/order-minimum-maximum-amount-for-woocommerce/).

Need a hand? Our team answers every ticket on the [Order Min/Max Amount support forum](https://wpfactory.com/support/item/order-minimum-maximum-amount-for-woocommerce/).

Related articles

- [Selective Order Limits with Specific Cart Products](https://wpfactory.com/docs/targeted-order-limits/)
- [Blocking Checkout When Order Limits Are Not Met](https://wpfactory.com/docs/plugin-login-requirement/)
- [Shipping-Specific Order Limits for WooCommerce Pro](https://wpfactory.com/docs/refining-shipping-approach/)
- [Getting Started with Order Minimum/Maximum Amount Limits for WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/docs/use-order-min-max-amount/)
- [Advanced Features of the Order Minimum/Maximum Limits](https://wpfactory.com/docs/advanced-limit-plugin/)

 

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