Here’s how you can display a “checkbox” in the product edit page in order to hide the Related Products section in case this is checked. This is something you can also reuse to hide other sections in the same way – for example you might need to hide product tabs or featured image in certain cases.
I’ve coded this in 15 minutes for a client so why not sharing it with you too? Here’s the full snippet, enjoy!
Use a custom checkbox in the product edit page to hide Related Products @ WooCommerce Single Product Page
PHP Snippet: Hide Related Products on a Per-Product Basis
/**
* @snippet Checkbox to hide Related Products - WooCommerce
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// -----------------------------------------
// 1. Add new checkbox product edit page
add_action( 'woocommerce_product_options_general_product_data', 'tutoraspire_add_related_checkbox_products' );
function tutoraspire_add_related_checkbox_products() {
woocommerce_wp_checkbox( array(
'id' => 'hide_related',
'class' => '',
'label' => 'Hide Related Products'
));
}
// -----------------------------------------
// 2. Save checkbox into custom field
add_action( 'save_post_product', 'tutoraspire_save_related_checkbox_products' );
function tutoraspire_save_related_checkbox_products( $product_id ) {
global $pagenow, $typenow;
if ( 'post.php' !== $pagenow || 'product' !== $typenow ) return;
if ( defined( 'DOING_AUTOSAVE' ) && DOING_AUTOSAVE ) return;
if ( isset( $_POST['hide_related'] ) ) {
update_post_meta( $product_id, 'hide_related', $_POST['hide_related'] );
} else delete_post_meta( $product_id, 'hide_related' );
}
// -----------------------------------------
// 3. Hide related products @ single product page
add_action( 'woocommerce_after_single_product_summary', 'tutoraspire_hide_related_checkbox_products', 1 );
function tutoraspire_hide_related_checkbox_products() {
global $product;
if ( ! empty ( get_post_meta( $product->get_id(), 'hide_related', true ) ) ) {
remove_action( 'woocommerce_after_single_product_summary', 'woocommerce_output_related_products', 20 );
}
}
