---
title: "Product-Specific Limits Apply to the Whole Store"
description: A WooCommerce purchase limit meant for one product applying to the whole store? Cause and fix.
url: "https://wpfactory.com/docs/product-limits-not-working/"
updated: "2026-09-26"
category: Troubleshooting
tags:
  - Maximum Products per User for WooCommerce
---

# Product-Specific Limits Apply to the Whole Store

## Per-product limits seem to apply to every product

If a per-product limit in Maximum Products per User for WooCommerce applies to every product or has no effect, you are on the free version or the Pro per-product options are off. With Pro active, go to WPFactory > Max Products per User > Limits, enable Per product, then set Limit per user on the product.

### Symptoms

- A limit applies to all products instead of the one you targeted.
- The per-product **Limit per user** field is missing, or setting it changes nothing.

### Cause

Per-product and per-category/tag limits are Pro features. The free version applies limits at the store-wide (All Products) level only. If you only see the All Products limit, you are on the free version or the Pro per-product options are not enabled.

### Fix

1. Confirm you have the Pro version active under **Plugins**.
2. Go to **WPFactory > Max Products per User** (also reachable at **WooCommerce > Settings > Maximum Products per User**) and open the **Limits** section.
3. Enable **Per product** (or **Per product category** / **Per product tag**).
4. Edit the product (or term) and set its **Limit per user**, then save. A per-product value of `0` falls back to the All Products limit.
5. Test with a non-admin account: add the product to the cart and confirm the limit is enforced. Clear any page or object cache if results look stale.

**Tip:** to limit many products at once, group them in a category or tag and set the limit on that term rather than editing each product.

### See also

[How to set product-specific limits](https://wpfactory.com/docs/maximum-products-per-user-for-woocommerce/) and [how to limit by category or tag](https://wpfactory.com/docs/maximum-products-per-user-for-woocommerce/).

### Need a hand?

Our team answers every ticket on the [Maximum Products per User support forum](https://wpfactory.com/support/item/maximum-products-per-user-for-woocommerce/).

Related articles

- [How to Set Product-Specific Purchase Limits](https://wpfactory.com/docs/setting-product-specific-limits/)
- [How to Add a Product Limits Tab to My Account](https://wpfactory.com/docs/maximum-products-per-user-my-account-tab/)
- [Product Purchase Limit Shortcodes](https://wpfactory.com/docs/product-purchase-limit-shortcodes/)
- [How to Limit Purchases by Product Category or Tag](https://wpfactory.com/docs/limits-by-taxonomy/)
- [How to Set Up Product Purchase Limits in WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/docs/manage-product-limits/)

 

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