Title: DreamFox Purchase Limits for WooCommerce Author: dreamfox Published: August 10, 2026 Last modified: August 10, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/dreamfox-purchase-limits-for-woocommerce. svg) # DreamFox Purchase Limits for WooCommerce By [dreamfox](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dreamfox/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/dreamfox-purchase-limits-for-woocommerce.1.0.5.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/dreamfox-purchase-limits-for-woocommerce/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/dreamfox-purchase-limits-for-woocommerce/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/dreamfox-purchase-limits-for-woocommerce/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/dreamfox-purchase-limits-for-woocommerce/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/dreamfox-purchase-limits-for-woocommerce/) ## Description **DreamFox Purchase Limits for WooCommerce** gives you full control over how many units customers can buy. Enforce a minimum order quantity, cap the maximum, force sales in fixed increments (packs of 6, 12, …), and set minimum/maximum limits on the whole cart — item count and order amount alike. Every rule is enforced on the product page quantity stepper, at add-to-cart, on the cart page and again at checkout, with clear, fully customizable notices so customers always know what to do. #### Free features * **Minimum quantity** – require customers to buy at least a set number of units, per product. * **Maximum quantity** – cap how many units of a product can be purchased. * **Step / increment rules** – force purchases in multiples (packs of 6, 12, or any custom step). * **Per-variation rules** – set independent min/max/step on each variation of a variable product. * **Per-category rules** – apply limits to a whole product category, with the most restrictive rule winning. * **Per-tag rules** – apply limits to a whole product tag, with the most restrictive rule winning. * **Amount (spend) limits** – set a minimum/maximum line total (price × quantity) per product, variation, category or tag. * **Storewide defaults** – one min/max/step and min/max amount applied to every product unless overridden. * **Cart item-count limits** – require a minimum or enforce a maximum number of items per order. * **Cart order-amount limits** – set a minimum or maximum order subtotal before checkout. * **Cart distinct-product limits** – require a minimum or cap the maximum number of different products per order. * **Category cart totals** – require a minimum or cap the maximum combined quantity, amount and number of different products of a whole category in the cart. * **Role-based rules** – override the storewide defaults and cart limits per user role (wholesale, VIP, members …); the most restrictive of a user’s roles applies. * **Minimum after discount** – optionally check order-amount limits against the discounted total instead of the subtotal. * **Exclude individual products** – flag a product (gift cards, samples, …) to ignore every limit, including category, tag and storewide rules. * **Disable rules per category or tag** – flag a category or tag so its products ignore all limits. * **Product-page hint** – optionally show the minimum, maximum and step on the product page so customers see the rule before they hit an error. * **Smart quantity stepper** – the product and cart quantity inputs respect the min, max and step automatically. * **Cart-aware validation** – limits account for what a customer already has in the cart. * **Role exemptions** – let chosen roles (e.g. wholesale buyers) bypass all limits. * **Customizable notices** – rewrite every message with placeholders like {product},{ min}, {max}, {step}, {qty} and {amount}. * **Priority resolution** – variation product category tag storewide default, so the most specific rule always wins. * **HPOS compatible** – declares full High-Performance Order Storage support. * **Translation ready** – all strings are localizable. #### Rule priority For any product the effective limit is resolved in this order, most specific first: 1. Variation 2. Product 3. Category (most restrictive when a product is in several) 4. Tag (most restrictive when a product has several) 5. Storewide default A product flagged as excluded skips all of the above and has no limits. Built by [DreamFox Media](https://dreamfoxmedia.com). ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin files to `/wp-content/plugins/dreamfox-purchase-limits-for-woocommerce`, or install through the WordPress plugins screen. 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen. 3. Go to **WooCommerce Quantity Rules** to set storewide defaults, cart limits and messages. 4. Optionally set per-product limits on the product **Inventory** tab, per-variation limits on each variation, or per-category and per-tag limits on the category/tag edit screens. ## FAQ ### Can I force customers to buy in packs of 6? Yes. Set the **Step (increment)** to 6 on the product (or storewide). Customers can then only buy 6, 12, 18, and so on. Combine it with a minimum for a starting pack size. ### Which rule wins if a product has both product and category limits? The most specific rule wins: variation over product, product over category, category over tag, and tag over the storewide default. Each of minimum, maximum and step is resolved independently. ### Can I set limits on a product tag? Yes. Edit any product tag (Products Tags) and set its minimum, maximum and step, just like categories. Category rules take priority over tag rules when both apply. ### How do I stop a specific product from having any limit? Open the product, go to the **Inventory** tab and tick **Exclude from limits**. That product will ignore every rule — product, category, tag and storewide. You can also disable rules for a whole category or tag from its edit screen. ### Can I limit spend rather than quantity? Yes. Every level (product, variation, category, tag and storewide) supports a minimum and maximum **line amount** (price × quantity), alongside the quantity rules. ### Can I require a minimum quantity or spend for a whole category across the cart? Yes. Edit a product category and set its **Cart minimum/maximum quantity** and ** Cart minimum/maximum amount**. The plugin sums every item from that category in the cart and enforces the limits at checkout. ### Can I limit how many different products are in an order? Yes. Under **WooCommerce Quantity Rules Cart limits** set a minimum and/or maximum number of distinct products, either storewide or per category. ### Can I set different limits for wholesale or VIP customers? Yes. Under **WooCommerce Quantity Rules Role-based rules** you can override the storewide defaults and cart limits for any user role. When a customer has several roles, the most restrictive rule applies. You can also fully exempt a role from all limits. ### Can the order-amount limit use the price after discounts? Yes. Enable **Order amount basis after discounts** in the Cart limits section to check the minimum/maximum order amount against the discounted total rather than the subtotal. ### What happens when a product is in several categories with different limits? The most restrictive category rule is used: the highest minimum, the lowest maximum and the largest step. ### Can some customers bypass the limits? Yes. Under **WooCommerce Quantity Rules Role exemptions** you can let specific roles (such as wholesale buyers) purchase any quantity. ### Are the limits enforced at checkout? Yes. Rules are checked on the product page, at add-to-cart, on the cart page and again during the checkout validation step, so invalid quantities can never slip through. ### Is the plugin compatible with HPOS (High-Performance Order Storage)? Yes, the plugin declares full HPOS compatibility. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “DreamFox Purchase Limits for WooCommerce” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ dreamfox ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dreamfox/) [Translate “DreamFox Purchase Limits for WooCommerce” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/dreamfox-purchase-limits-for-woocommerce) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dreamfox-purchase-limits-for-woocommerce/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/dreamfox-purchase-limits-for-woocommerce/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/dreamfox-purchase-limits-for-woocommerce/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/dreamfox-purchase-limits-for-woocommerce/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.5 * Fix: text domain now matches the plugin’s registered WordPress.org slug (dreamfox- purchase-limits-for-woocommerce), per plugin review feedback — translations load correctly again. Display name is unchanged. #### 1.0.4 * Renamed to DreamFox Purchase Limits for WooCommerce (was Quantity Rules for WooCommerce), per WordPress.org plugin review feedback on name distinctiveness. #### 1.0.3 * Redesigned the settings screen with a tabbed layout (Information, Storewide Defaults, Cart Limits, Role Rules, Display, Notice Messages) and a proper Information tab. #### 1.0.2 * Renamed to Quantity Rules for WooCommerce (was Min & Max Quantities for WooCommerce). #### 1.0.1 * Fix: shortened the plugin’s short description to meet WordPress.org’s length limit. * Fix: prefixed global-scope variables in the multisite uninstall routine. * Fix: hardened the bundled CLI test scripts against direct web access. #### 1.0.0 * Initial release. ## Meta * Version **1.0.5** * Last updated **5 hours ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0.3** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Tags * [min max quantity](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/min-max-quantity/)[minimum order quantity](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/minimum-order-quantity/) [quantity limits](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/quantity-limits/)[step quantity](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/step-quantity/) [woocommerce](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/woocommerce/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/dreamfox-purchase-limits-for-woocommerce/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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