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EffectIO WooCommerce Private Store 1.8.5

Name: WooCommerce Private Store 1.8.5
Brand: EffectIO
SKU: woocommerce-private-store
Price: 9.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Original price was: $70.00.Current price is: $9.99. / year

Drop-in compatible replacement & Licensed Product

Hide your entire WooCommerce store from the public. Login with a simple password or your user account. Version: 1.8.2 Hide your entire WooCommerce store from the public. Login with a simple password or your user account.

Released on: 2026-01-09

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Description

Hide your entire WooCommerce store from the public. Login with a simple password or your user account.

1.8.2

Fix: Fixed white screen issue when WooCommerce store is on coming soon mode.
Dev: Tested up to WP 6.9.0 and WooCommerce 10.4.2.

1.8.1

Dev: Updated internal libraries and tested up to WordPress 6.8.2 and WooCommerce 10.1.2.

1.8.0

Fix: Translation compatibility issues with WordPress 6.7.
Dev: Tested up to WP 6.8.1 and WooCommerce 9.9.5

1.7.9

Fix: Translation compatibility issues with WordPress 6.7.
Dev: Tested up to WP 6.7.1 and WooCommerce 9.5.1

1.7.8

Fix: WooCommerce Private Store integration compatibility.
Fix: Astra theme and Elementor Pro shop page compatibility support
Dev: Tested up to WP 6.6.2 and WooCommerce 9.3.2

1.7.7

Tweak: Added support for WooCommerce 9.1.0 Coming Soon mode.
Tweak: Minor improvements to the setup wizard.
Fix: Some fields in the setup wizard were not being persisted or saved correctly.
Dev: Updated internal libraries.
Dev: Tested up to WP 6.5.5 and WooCommerce 9.1.0

1.7.6

Tweak: Set a default password on plugin activation if none was found.
Fix: "Add to private store" checkbox not persisting metadata.
Dev: Updated internal libraries.
Dev: Tested up to WP 6.5.3 and WooCommerce 8.9.1

1.7.5

Fix: Setup wizard not detecting or storing values properly in certain situations.
Dev: Updated internal libraries.
Dev: Tested up to WP 6.5.2 and WooCommerce 8.8.2

1.7.4

Dev: enabled HPOS compatibility.
Dev: Updated internal libraries.
Dev: Tested up to WP 6.3 and WooCommerce 8.0

1.7.3

Fix: conflict with the Yoast SEO plugin preventing access to the product edit page.

1.7.2

Fix: undefined index when checking for cookies.
Fix: PHP 8 compatibility.
Tweak: erase Yoast SEO robots when page is protected.
Tweak: updated internal libraries.

1.7.1

Tweak: php 7.2 compatibility

1.7.0

New: ability to protect other pages.
New: added setup wizard.
New: WooCommerce Gutenberg blocks are hidden when the store is protected.
Updated barn2 library.
Tested up to WooCommerce 5.6.

1.6.5

Updated barn2 library.
Tested up to WooCommerce 5.5 and WordPress 5.8.

1.6.4

Added support for new navigation in WooCommerce Admin plugin.
Updated the theme and plugin integrations.
Tested up to WooCommerce 5.3 and WordPress 5.7.2.
Added extra hooks to allow developers easier integration with the plugin.

1.6.3

Test: Compatibility with WooCommerce 4.1 and WordPress 5.4.1.
Dev: Added Composer support.

1.6.2

Fix: The license key was deactivating accidentally on some websites.
Dev: Rename plugin helper function to wps().
Dev: Minor code improvements.

1.6.1

Tested up to WooCommerce 4.0 and WordPress 5.4.

1.6

New: store can be unlocked for specific user roles only, as well as for all logged in users.
New: added new Barn2 license system.

1.5.1

Fully tested with WordPress 5.3.2 and WooCommerce 3.9.

1.5

PHP 5.6 or greater now required!
Refactor codebase and update Barn2 library.
Tested with latest version of WordPress and WooCommerce.
Fix bug when plugin is activated and WooCommerce is not installed.
Minor updates to text and tooltips on settings page.

1.4.2

Tested up to WordPress 5.3 and WooCommerce 3.8.
Update library code.

1.4.1

Tested with WooCommerce 3.6.

1.4

Remove account area and lost password page from protection when accessed directly. Account pages are still hidden in widgets and menus.
Test with latest versions of WordPress and WooCommerce.

1.3.8

Fix: Storefront theme - hide Cart and My Account links in footer on mobiles.
Test with latest version of WooCommerce.

1.3.7

Fix: Ensure all WooCommerce shortcodes are properly protected when store is locked.
Fix: Hide cart icon on mobiles when using Avada theme and store is locked.
Tweak: Minor improvements to settings page.

1.3.6

New: Set 'no cache' constants and headers to prevent caching when the store is locked.
New: Added WPML config file.
Fix: The store is now automatically locked by default, even when there are no passwords set.
Tweak: Update license code and added license.txt.
Dev: General code restructuring and improvements.
Dev: Tested up to WP 4.9.6 and WC 3.4.2.

1.3.5

Tested up to WooCommerce 3.3.3.
Fix: Hide cart in header in Storefront theme.
Tweak: Limit maximum password expiry time to a maximum of 9999 days.

1.3.4

New: Plugin option to hide the password form for logged out users. When the 'Automatically unlock store for logged in users' option is ticked, you can now optionally hide the password entry form.
Tweak: Improve compatibility with Flatsome and Basel themes.
Tweak: Update license code.

1.3.3

Tested with WooCommerce 3.2.1.

1.3.2

Fix: Bug with missing PasswordHash class when logging into store.

1.3.1

Fix: Bug in plugin settings when no password entered.
Tweak: Update for XStore theme.

1.3

New: Support for multiple store passwords. You can now add additional passwords which can be used to unlock your private store.
Fix: Make sure error message is only displayed once on page.
Tweak: Move plugin settings to their own tab under WooCommerce > Settings.

1.2

Fix: Improve compatibility with server-side caching systems, including WP Engine's EverCache.

1.1.1

Fix: Edge case which results in a fatal PHP error when plugin is loaded before WordPress.

1.1

New: Removed the Login Page option as the store is now automatically locked without requiring a separate page. You can still use the [store_login] shortcode in any post, page or widget if required.
New: Added plugin option to unlock the store automatically if the user is logged into WordPress.
New: Added Password Expiry option to plugin settings to allow expiration of login cookie to be set.
New: Added extra plugin options for the password form - page title, password label, and placeholder option.
Fix: WordPress SEO sitemap cache now cleared correctly on install or activation/deactivation.

1.0.1

Added Store Redirect option to allow customisation of the redirect page after login.

1.0

Initial release.

Testimonials

Benny O'Brien@benny_obie

The quick response from a friendly team member at @effectioshop honestly caught me off guard.
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@effectioshop As an eCommerce developer, effectio.org has enabled me to reach higher expectations and my clients are very happy.

11:30 AM - Dec 14, 2016

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