Easy Digital Downloads – Prevent Checkout is a lightweight add-on that lets you block checkout under specific conditions. Ideal for stores that need to pause sales, enforce access rules, or require users to meet criteria before purchasing, it gives you precise control over who can buy and when—without editing code.
- Temporarily disable checkout for the entire store
- Block purchases by user role, status, or login state
- Restrict checkout by country or IP
- Require users to be logged in before buying
- Set minimum or maximum cart totals to proceed
- Limit checkout to specific products or categories
- Control access by custom user meta or membership
- Customizable error and notice messages
- Schedule checkout availability by date and time
- Granular rule priority and stacking
- Per-product and global rule settings
- Works seamlessly with EDD payment gateways
- Lightweight, fast, and developer-friendly hooks
- Multisite and staging-safe behavior
- Fully translatable and localization-ready
