Completely hide restricted categories from vendor's "add product" page

[Kristin Rutten]

I have restricted the allowed categories by product type for specific vendor groups, but need to know how to make those disallowed categories totally disappear from the category selection list on the page where a vendor adds a new product. For example, I do not want “Uncategorized” to show up at all on the list … only the categories that can be chosen should appear. I also have a few other categories that are for use by site admin only and I don’t want those to appear on the list.

I am using WCFM and all of the premium add-ons along with WC Marketplace.

[WCFM Forum]

Hi,

WCfM product manager category select has two views – checklist and select2

In checklist view all categories listed, if not allowed then checkbox not visible.

But in select2 (drop-down) view only allowed categories visible.

You may just take a try the second one, have this option at WCfM Admin Setting -> Dashboard -> Disable Category checklist view

Thank You

[kristin.rutten]

Thank you. That works, though I would prefer the checkbox option if it were possible to hide the disallowed categories through a snippet or other method. The dropdown method doesn’t show the hierarchy of main categories & subcategories unless the main categories are allowed for selection, which means I can’t force vendors to choose a subcategory instead of the main category.

[WCFM Forum]

Understand. We will change this logic in next update.

Thank You

[Kristin Rutten]

Thanks… the most recent update was helpful because I can now use the checkboxes without having the disallowed categories showing on the list.

The only feature missing that I was hoping for was to be able to prevent selection of the main category if subcategories are available. For example, if I have Main Category A and Subcategories 1, 2 and 3, I would like to prevent the vendor from choosing Main Category A, forcing them to choose one or more of the subcategories instead.

(Also, unrelated but THANK YOU for adding the option of limiting Featured Products!! Very helpful!)

[WCFM Forum]

Hi,

This is also possibly to do.

I will provide you some code for this.

Thank You

[Kristin]

That would be great… thanks!

[WCFM Forum]

Hi,

Here is your custom code for the purpose –

function wcfm_pm_custom_script( $end_point ) {
	switch( $end_point ) {
		case 'wcfm-products-manage':
			?>
			<script>
			jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
				$('#product_cats_checklist').children('.product_cats_checklist_item').each(function() {
					 $(this).children('label').children('input').addClass('wcfm_custom_hide');
				});
			});
			</script>
		<?php
		break;
  }
}
add_action( 'after_wcfm_load_views', 'wcfm_pm_custom_script' );

Please know me is this works for you or not!

Thank You

[Kristin]

Thanks! That seems to do the trick – the only issue is if there is a main category that has no subcategories because the main category still cannot be selected. (I should be able to work around that if I have to.)

[WCFM Forum]

ha ha ha .. first I written code like that to allow non-children main categories and then change to this.
Anyway, use this –

function wcfm_pm_custom_script( $end_point ) {
	switch( $end_point ) {
		case 'wcfm-products-manage':
			?>
			<script>
			jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
				$('#product_cats_checklist').children('.product_cats_checklist_item').each(function() {
					if( $(this).children('.product_taxonomy_sub_checklist').length > 0 ) {
					  $(this).children('label').children('input').addClass('wcfm_custom_hide');
					}
				});
			});
			</script>
		<?php
		break;
  }
}
add_action( 'after_wcfm_load_views', 'wcfm_pm_custom_script' );

Thank You

[Kristin]

Perfect!! Thanks so much!

[WCFM Forum]

Welcome 🙂

Well, if you ever get a chance then please add a review for me – https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wc-frontend-manager/reviews/

Thank You

[Kristin]

Will do! 🙂

[WCFM Forum]

Thanks a lot 🙂

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