How to disable downloadable product functionality in WooCommerce

Question

I'm using WooCommerce in a marketplace website and I am looking for a solution to disable the "downloadable product" functionality. Mainly I want that it doesn't appear in vendor's backend.

Answer 1

Ok so based on all of the answers above, I've put together an "all-in-one" solution which disables:

• The download endpoint.
• The checkbox options from the admin product editor.
• The dropdown options from Product Type Filter.
• The downloads metabox from orders.

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File: class-disablewoocommerceproducttypes.php

class DisableWooCommerceProductTypes {

    /**
     * @var array Product types in this property will be disabled.
     */
    public $disabled = [
        'virtual',
        'downloadable'
    ];

    /**
     * @var array WooCommerce uses different references for the same product types.
     */
    private $aliases = [
        'downloadable' => [ 'downloads' ]
    ];

    /**
     * @var int The priority of these overrides.
     */
    public $priority = PHP_INT_MAX;

    /**
     * @var null|string|array $product_types Accepts a string or array of 'virtual' and/or 'downloadable' product types.
     */
    public function __construct( $product_types = null ) {

        if ( $product_types ) {
            $this->disabled = (array)$product_types;
        }

        add_filter( 'product_type_options', [ $this, 'disable_admin_options' ], $this->priority );
        add_filter( 'woocommerce_account_menu_items', [ $this, 'disable_frontend_nav_items' ], $this->priority );
        add_filter( 'add_meta_boxes', [ $this, 'disable_admin_metabox' ], $this->priority );
        add_filter( 'woocommerce_products_admin_list_table_filters', [ $this, 'disable_admin_filters' ], $this->priority );

        // Disable the downloads endpoint
        if ( $this->is_disabled( 'downloadable' ) ) {
            add_filter( 'default_option_woocommerce_myaccount_downloads_endpoint', '__return_null' );
            add_filter( 'option_woocommerce_myaccount_downloads_endpoint', '__return_null' );
        }

    }

    /**
     * Quickly check if a product type is disabled. Returns primary key if $type is an alias and disabled.
     *
     * @param string $type
     * @param bool $aliases Check for aliases.
     * @return bool|string
     */
    private function is_disabled( string $type, bool $aliases = true ) {
        $basic_check = in_array( $type, $this->disabled );

        if ( $aliases && !$basic_check ) {
            foreach ( $this->aliases as $_type => $_aliases ) {
                if ( in_array( $type, $_aliases ) && $this->is_disabled( $_type, false ) ) {
                    return $_type;
                }
            }
        }

        return $basic_check;
    }

    /**
     * Remove product type checkboxes from product editor.
     *
     * @param array $types
     * @return array
     */
    public function disable_admin_options( $types ) {
        foreach ( $types as $key => $value ) {
            if ( $this->is_disabled( $key ) ) {
                unset( $types[ $key ] );
            }
        }
        return $types;
    }

    /**
     * Removes product type page from `wc_get_account_menu_items()`
     *
     * @param array $items
     * @return array
     */
    public function disable_frontend_nav_items( $items ) {
        foreach ( $items as $key => $value ) {
            if ( $this->is_disabled( $key ) ) {
                unset( $items[ $key ] );
            }
        }
        return $items;
    }

    /**
     * Removes the downloads metabox from orders.
     */
    public function disable_admin_metabox() {
        if ( $this->is_disabled( 'downloadable' ) ) {
            remove_meta_box( 'woocommerce-order-downloads', 'shop_order', 'normal' );
        }
    }

    /**
     * Add our admin product table filter modifier.
     *
     * @param array $filters
     * @return array
     */
    public function disable_admin_filters( $filters ) {
        if ( isset( $filters[ 'product_type' ] ) ) {
            $filters[ 'product_type' ] = [ $this, 'disable_product_type_filters' ];
        }
        return $filters;
    }

    /**
     * Remove disabled product types from the admin products table filters.
     */
    public function disable_product_type_filters() {
        $current_product_type = isset( $_REQUEST['product_type'] ) ? wc_clean( wp_unslash( $_REQUEST['product_type'] ) ) : false; // WPCS: input var ok, sanitization ok.
        $output               = '<select name="product_type" id="dropdown_product_type"><option value="">' . esc_html__( 'Filter by product type', 'woocommerce' ) . '</option>';

        foreach ( wc_get_product_types() as $value => $label ) {
            $output .= '<option value="' . esc_attr( $value ) . '" ';
            $output .= selected( $value, $current_product_type, false );
            $output .= '>' . esc_html( $label ) . '</option>';

            if ( 'simple' === $value ) {

                if ( !$this->is_disabled( 'downloadable' ) ) {
                    $output .= '<option value="downloadable" ';
                    $output .= selected( 'downloadable', $current_product_type, false );
                    $output .= '> ' . ( is_rtl() ? '&larr;' : '&rarr;' ) . ' ' . esc_html__( 'Downloadable', 'woocommerce' ) . '</option>';
                }

                if ( !$this->is_disabled( 'virtual' ) ) {
                    $output .= '<option value="virtual" ';
                    $output .= selected( 'virtual', $current_product_type, false );
                    $output .= '> ' . ( is_rtl() ? '&larr;' : '&rarr;' ) . ' ' . esc_html__( 'Virtual', 'woocommerce' ) . '</option>';
                }
            }
        }

        $output .= '</select>';
        echo $output; // WPCS: XSS ok.
    }

}

---

File: functions.php

include_once get_theme_file_path( 'path/to/class-disablewoocommerceproducttypes.php' );

new DisableWooCommerceProductTypes();

---

By default the above will disable both downloadable and virtual product types.

To disable a single product type simply pass the type to the class constructor...

// Example usage for just `downloadable` product type
new DisableWooCommerceProductTypes( 'downloadable' );

// Example usage for just `virtual` product type
new DisableWooCommerceProductTypes( 'virtual' );

Answer 2

There are a couple of extra steps to completely remove the functionality.

Reviewing them all:

1. as per Osmar Sanches and MD Ashik answers, clear the endpoint on WooCommerce > Settings > Advanced > Downloads

2. add the filter product_type_options as per Maher Aldous answer

3. remove the "Dropdown Options from Product Type Filter" as per this blog post by Misha Rudrasyth:

    add_filter( 'woocommerce_products_admin_list_table_filters', function( $filters ) {
        if( isset( $filters[ 'product_type' ] ) ) {
            $filters[ 'product_type' ] = 'misha_product_type_callback';
        }
        return $filters;
    });
   
    function misha_product_type_callback(){
        $current_product_type = isset( $_REQUEST['product_type'] ) ? wc_clean( wp_unslash( $_REQUEST['product_type'] ) ) : false;
        $output               = '<select name="product_type" id="dropdown_product_type"><option value="">Filter by product type</option>';
   
        foreach ( wc_get_product_types() as $value => $label ) {
            $output .= '<option value="' . esc_attr( $value ) . '" ';
            $output .= selected( $value, $current_product_type, false );
            $output .= '>' . esc_html( $label ) . '</option>';
        }
   
        $output .= '</select>';
        echo $output;
    }
   

4. Remove the metabox "Downloadable product permissions" from Orders (edit and new):

    add_filter('add_meta_boxes', function() {
        remove_meta_box('woocommerce-order-downloads', 'shop_order', 'normal');
    }, 99 );
   

Answer 3

This code worked for me. I got it from the Woocommerce Support. https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-virtual-downloadable-products-selection/

function my_remove_product_type_options( $options ) {
    // uncomment this if you want to remove virtual too.
    // if ( isset( $options['virtual'] ) ) {
    //  unset( $options['virtual'] );
    // }
    if ( isset( $options['downloadable'] ) ) {
        unset( $options['downloadable'] );
    }
    return $options;
}
add_filter( 'product_type_options', 'my_remove_product_type_options' );

Answer 4

I got this answer here By Christophvh .

Go to WooCommerce > Settings > Advanced and remove the entry for Downloads in the Account endpoints section, just leave it Blank. And the menu will not be visible anymore. Just take a look my Attached Image.

Answer 5

CSS fix... no tampering with the functions.

.woocommerce-MyAccount-navigation-link--downloads {
display: none;
}

Answer 6

function CM_woocommerce_account_menu_items_callback($items) {
    unset( $items['downloads'] );
    return $items;
}
add_filter('woocommerce_account_menu_items', 'CM_woocommerce_account_menu_items_callback', 10, 1);

Used this in place of the above

Answer 7

By Claudio Sanches (@claudiosanches): Go to WooCommerce > Settings > Account and clean the downloads endpoint field. This will disable the downloads page.

Answer 8

Was having the same problem and just fixed it.

Open this file:
...\www\Your_website_folder\wp-content\plugins\woocommerce\includes\wc_account-functions.php

now search for the wc_get_account_menu_items() function (line 78)

now replace this line (line 91)

        'downloads'       => __( 'Downloads', 'woocommerce' ),

with this one

/*      'downloads'       => __( 'Downloads', 'woocommerce' ),*/

That's it.

Answer 9

Not sure if I understood it correctly but if you are willing to remove "Downloads" navigation option from the "My Account" page then continue reading :)

1. Create Child Theme to your currently used theme. If you are not well known what it is read this: https://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes
2. Now copy navigation.php from ...\wp-content\plugins\woocommerce\templates\myaccount\ to the Child Theme folder ...\wp-content\themes\yourtheme-child\woocommerce\myaccount\
3. Open navigation.php in your Child theme folder. Find line with function wc_get_account_menu_items() and rename the function to for example wc_get_account_menu_items_custom()

4. Open functions.php in your Child theme folder. Paste inside the file below function. Save the file and that's all. Now the "My Account" page is without "Downloads" navigation option.

   function wc_get_account_menu_items_custom() {
       $endpoints = array(
           'orders'          => get_option( 'woocommerce_myaccount_orders_endpoint', 'orders' ),
           'edit-address'    => get_option( 'woocommerce_myaccount_edit_address_endpoint', 'edit-address' ),
           'payment-methods' => get_option( 'woocommerce_myaccount_payment_methods_endpoint', 'payment-methods' ),
           'edit-account'    => get_option( 'woocommerce_myaccount_edit_account_endpoint', 'edit-account' ),
           'customer-logout' => get_option( 'woocommerce_logout_endpoint', 'customer-logout' ),
       );
   
       $items = array(
           'dashboard'       => __( 'Dashboard', 'woocommerce' ),
           'orders'          => __( 'Orders', 'woocommerce' ),
           'edit-address'    => __( 'Addresses', 'woocommerce' ),
           'payment-methods' => __( 'Payment Methods', 'woocommerce' ),
           'edit-account'    => __( 'Account Details', 'woocommerce' ),
           'customer-logout' => __( 'Logout', 'woocommerce' ),
       );
   
       // Remove missing endpoints.
       foreach ( $endpoints as $endpoint_id => $endpoint ) {
           if ( empty( $endpoint ) ) {
               unset( $items[ $endpoint_id ] );
           }
       }
   
       // Check if payment gateways support add new payment methods.
       if ( isset( $items['payment-methods'] ) ) {
           $support_payment_methods = false;
           foreach ( WC()->payment_gateways->get_available_payment_gateways() as $gateway ) {
               if ( $gateway->supports( 'add_payment_method' ) || $gateway->supports( 'tokenization' ) ) {
                   $support_payment_methods = true;
                   break;
               }
           }
   
           if ( ! $support_payment_methods ) {
               unset( $items['payment-methods'] );
           }
       }
   
       return apply_filters( 'woocommerce_account_menu_items_custom', $items );
   }
   

   Note: This is edited original WooCommerce function. There are just deleted array fields mentioning "Downloads" option. Hope this helps.