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Why does WooCommerce checkout give a “you must be logged in to checkout message”?
There are mainly 3 possible reasons why WooCommerce at checkout will give you a “you must be logged in to check out message”. Here are the 3 possible reasons as well as the fixes you can do to take care of this issue. They are:
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- A possible conflict with other plugins in your root commerce store or WordPress website.
To solve this issue, you can basically deactivate each of your plugins one by one, then with each deactivation, go through your WooCommerce check out like any other guest in your WooCommerce store.
If the message no longer appears, then you know there is a plugin conflict. If this is the case, simply contact the plugin developer and/or WooCommerce as well for workarounds.
- You have not checked in your WooCommerce settings the box, “Allow customers to place orders without an account.“
As you can see below in this image, WooCommerce does have the option to allow customers to place orders without an account. If you have this unchecked then they will see the “you must be logged in to check out” message.
- WooCommerce Subscriptions plugin or a 3rd Party Subscriptions plugin conflict.
There have been situations where a WooCommerce user will have a WooCommerce Subscriptions plugin or another third-party plugin that will conflict with the original settings in WooCommerce for “allowing guests to check out without setting up an account”.
If this is the case, then contact the WooCommerce Subscriptions support.
They should be able to help you with a workaround as this has been an issue for many with the WooCommerce Subscriptions plugin.
If they don’t have a solution or workaround, you may want to hire a Developer to create one for you.
This should be simple to do, especially with experienced WordPress and WooCommerce Developers.
Can WooCommerce force a login before checkout?
There are a few plugins you can add to force a login before checkout. Here they are below:
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Can WooCommerce redirect a user who is not logged in?
If you can’t configure WooCommerce to direct a user who is not logged in then there are two other ways you can do this. First you can use a plugin, like the one below.
Next, if you are familiar with your website’s PHP code and can add snippets into the functions.php file, then you can add the piece of code below to it.
As always, make a backup copy of your WordPress website’s code before adding any new code to the functions.php or any php file.
Here’s the code below to add to the functions.php file:
Why is my WooCommerce checkout tab in settings missing?
Sometimes, you will create a checkout page, but you won’t be able to find the checkout tab for that page in your WooCommerce settings.
This is usually caused by a piece of WooCommerce checkout shortcode that is missing from the checkout page you created. As you can see on this page for example:
In order to find your checkout tab in your room settings simply copy and paste this WooCommerce checkout shortcode into your WooCommerce checkout page:
For more information about WooCommerce configuration settings you can click this link:
https://docs.woocommerce.com/document/configuring-woocommerce-settings/
WooCommerce “you must be logged in to checkout”, summary.
As you can see there are various ways to troubleshoot as well as fix the WooCommerce “you must be logged in to check out” issue in your WooCommerce store.
The most common reason why that statement pops up is usually because a simple box in your WooCommerce settings was not checked to “allow customers to place orders without an account.“
However, you could have a plug-in conflict with either the WooCommerce Subscriptions plugin or a third-party plugin as well.
In addition, if you are still having problems with your customers not being able to check out without logging in, you can also use a WooCommerce “force a login before checkout” plugin, four of which I have mentioned above including links.
You can also redirect a WooCommerce user who is not logged in as well, either by adding a plugin that I have mentioned above or some PHP code into your functions.php file.
I also addressed the issue of a possible missing checkout tab in your WooCommerce settings. Again, that issue can be easily fixed with a simple, WooCommerce checkout shortcode.
Finally, I left a link that can show you the ins and outs of configuring your WooCommerce settings, which should also help you resolve any issues while setting up your WooCommerce store, before they become problems.
