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Turn a WooCommerce store into a B2B-only shop: hide the catalog from guests and require admin approval before customers can browse or order.

Description

Woo B2B locks your entire storefront behind login and a manual approval step, so only approved business customers can see products, prices, or place orders.

• Catalog lock — every front-end page redirects guests and unapproved users to a single account page. Administrators and shop managers are never gated. A small allowlist keeps pages like your privacy policy and terms public.
• Login + registration page — a self-contained, theme-neutral account page with a login form and a full B2B registration form (salutation, company, VAT ID, billing and optional shipping address, and optional document uploads).
• Manual approval — new registrations are created as WooCommerce customers in a pending state and cannot log in until an administrator approves them. Approve or reject from the dedicated B2B Customers screen or directly from the WordPress Users list.
• Email notifications — the admin is notified of new registrations; customers are emailed when their registration is received, approved, or rejected.
• WooCommerce-native data — address fields are stored on the customer so checkout and the My Account area are pre-filled after approval.
• License + automatic updates — activate your 3AG license under B2B Customers → License to receive automatic updates delivered from GitHub Releases.

This plugin handles access control and approval only. It does not change pricing or tax logic.

Installation

1. Upload the woo-b2b folder to /wp-content/plugins/.
2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress. WooCommerce must be active.
3. On activation an Account page is created automatically containing the [woo_b2b_auth] shortcode. You can move or restyle this page; set it under B2B Customers → Settings if you use a different page.
4. Review options under B2B Customers → Settings (allowed countries, document requirements, always-public pages, notification email, and the master enable switch).

Existing user accounts are grandfathered in as approved on activation so they are not locked out.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I temporarily make the shop public again?

Yes. Turn off Enable B2B lock under B2B Customers → Settings.

Where do uploaded documents go?

They are stored as private attachments and linked from the customer row on the approvals screen.

Does it support multiple languages?

The interface ships in English and German (de_DE). All strings are translation-ready (text domain woo-b2b); a woo-b2b.pot template is included for adding further languages.

Changelog

1.4.4

• Fixed: the Store audience setting did not persist — selecting Education and saving reverted to Wholesale on refresh, because the AJAX settings handler never wrote the wb2b_audience option. It is now saved like the other settings.

1.4.3

• New Store audience setting (Settings → Appearance): choose Wholesale (businesses) or Education (institutions) to switch the login and registration wording. The Education preset relabels the portal, hero, benefits, registration intro, the "Company" field (→ "Institution"), and the document hint for an educational audience; the registration summary email follows the same wording. German translations included.

1.4.2

• Fixed: the bundled translations (including the German de_DE login/registration strings) were missing from the release package, so the storefront login card showed English even when the site language was German. The languages/ folder is now included in the release build.

1.4.1

• New Access mode setting replacing the on/off B2B lock: choose Lockdown (redirect guests to the account page) or Show catalog, hide prices (guests can browse products but prices are hidden and purchasing is disabled until they log in).
• In "Show catalog, hide prices" mode, guests see a "Log in to see prices" link in place of prices and Add to Cart; approved customers and admins see prices as normal.
• Single sign-in surface: login and the custom B2B registration now live on the WooCommerce My Account page. Native WooCommerce/theme registration is disabled so new customers always register through the approval form; login stays gated (unapproved accounts cannot sign in).
• Existing sites are migrated automatically to Lockdown mode.
• Added a German translation (de_DE) and a woo-b2b.pot template for further languages.

1.2.0

• New Pay by Invoice payment method for approved B2B customers: orders are placed on account (on-hold) and settled later against an invoice.
• Configurable net payment terms (default 30 days); the due date is stored on the order and shown on the order-received page and in customer emails.
• Configure it under WooCommerce → Settings → Payments → Pay by Invoice (title, description, instructions, order status, payment terms). The method is only offered to approved B2B customers.

1.1.0

• Redesigned admin UI with a modern, consistent design system and AJAX settings save (no page reload).
• New B2B Customers dashboard: status stat cards plus customer search, country filter, sort, and bulk approve/reject.
• Replaced browser confirm/prompt popups with styled, accessible in-page dialogs.
• Auth page: selectable UI style (inherit the active theme's styles, or use the plugin's own), a refreshed two-column layout with a hero/benefits panel, and full WoodMart theme inheritance — including dark-mode support.

1.0.1

• Version bump for the current release.

1.0.0

• Initial release: catalog lock, login/registration page, manual approval workflow, email notifications, admin Users-list integration, 3AG license activation, and automatic updates from GitHub Releases.