Use ACF to Hide Products in WooCommerce

Looking to hide WooCommerce products using ACF custom field values? With a small tweak to your product query, you can control visibility via your custom fields.

Step 1: Required Plugins

Install these plugins before starting:

• WooCommerce: Manages the product listing and shop structure.
• Advanced Custom Fields: Lets you assign a hide_product field to products.

Step 2: Add the ACF Field

Here’s how to configure the field in ACF:

1. Create a new Field Group in ACF settings.
2. Add a “True / False” field with the name hide_product.
3. Set the field group location to Products (post type).

Step 3: Filter the Product Query

Add the following code to your functions.php file:

function hide_products_with_acf_flag($query)
{
    if (!is_admin() && is_shop()) {
        $meta_query = $query->get('meta_query');

        $meta_query[] = array(
            'key'     => 'hide_product',
            'value'   => '1',
            'compare' => '!=',
        );

        $query->set('meta_query', $meta_query);
    }
}
add_action('woocommerce_product_query', 'hide_products_with_acf_flag');

Step 4: Test Product Visibility

Mark any product with the hide_product field as true, and it will be excluded from the shop page listings.

Step 5: Add More Field Conditions

Want to filter based on multiple ACF fields? Use this enhanced version:

function hide_products_with_multiple_acf_conditions($query)
{
    if (!is_admin() && is_post_type_archive('product') && $query->is_main_query()) {
        $meta_query = $query->get('meta_query');

        $meta_query[] = array(
            'key'     => 'hide_product',
            'value'   => '1',
            'compare' => '!=',
        );

        $meta_query[] = array(
            'key'     => 'custom_flag',
            'value'   => 'yes',
            'compare' => '=',
        );

        $meta_query['relation'] = 'OR';

        $query->set('meta_query', $meta_query);
    }
}
add_action('woocommerce_product_query', 'hide_products_with_multiple_acf_conditions');

Conclusion

Using ACF and a few lines of PHP, you can filter WooCommerce products dynamically. Perfect for seasonal or membership-based product visibility management.

Helpful Links:

• WooCommerce Docs
• ACF Guide
• get_post_meta()