For WooCommerce. Disable the ability for logged in users to purchase items they already own that are downloadable.
As of April 2026, Disable Downloadable Repeat Purchase is a WordPress disable plugin with 40 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.9+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Last updated 7 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Classic Widgets.
This WooCommerce plugin prevents a user from being able to purchase a downloadable product that they already own. In place of the “Add to Basket” button on the product page, a message will display informing the user they already own the item, and links to download the linked files are provided there. Those links are the special links to the file that are provided on the “My Downloads” page, or part of the “My Account” page.
If the user has had a refund for the item the normal “Add to Basket” button will show again, allowing purchase.
On any page that displays the products other than the single product page, the button shows as “Read More”, as though the product is not available.
The plugin is very fast, works together with WPML a…
| WordPress | 4.9+ requiredTested up to 5.0.25 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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