Disable Payment Methods By Countries

This guide will walk you through the seamless installation and configuration process of the Disable Payment Methods By Countries extension for WooCommerce.

With Disable Payment Methods by Countries, you can customize the payment options available on your store to cater to the needs of different countries, comply with regional regulations, or enhance your checkout process by enabling or disabling payment methods for specific countries, ensuring a seamless and localized shopping experience.

• WooCommerce version 5.0.0 or higher
• WordPress version 5.0 or higher
• PHP version 5.6 or higher

To install and activate the extension, perform the following steps:

1. Download the ZIP file from your WooCommerce.com dashboard
2. Go to Plugins > Add New > Upload and select the ZIP file you just downloaded
3. Click Install Now and then Activate the extension.

More information at: Install and Activate Plugins/Extensions.

Once successfully installed and activated, the extension configuration page will be accessible at WooCommerce Settings > Disable Payment Methods by Countries tab.

Here’s a sample screenshot displaying the configuration page of this extension:

Before we get into the details of each section of the configuration page, let’s discuss two scenarios where you might face errors.

1. WooCommerce not installed/active

❌ If you do not have the WooCommerce plugin active on your site, you’ll receive an error message asking you to install and activate the WooCommerce plugin first. Here’s how that’ll look:

✅ To resolve this issue, simply install and activate the WooCommerce plugin.

2. Payment methods not enabled for WooCommerce

❌ If there are currently no payment methods enabled for WooCommerce, the plugin configuration page will warn you about the same.

✅ To resolve this issue, go to WooCommerce Settings > Payments tab, and enable the required payment methods.

When everything is set up correctly, the plugin displays all the active payment gateways on your site, along with two input fields – list of blocked countries, and a inverse selection check box – for each.

Here’s what to enter in those input fields:

• For each payment method, enter the country codes (separated by commas) in the “Blocked Countries” input box, to block the gateway in those countries. Leave empty to allow in all countries.
• Check the “Inverse Selection” checkbox to only allow the gateway in the selected countries (instead of block).

Country codes – What are they and how to obtain?

Country Codes are two-letter symbols used to represent each country. A reference chart is provided when you click on the Country Code Reference Chart button, under Quick Instructions, on the plugin configuration page.

Alternatively, you can also refer to the country codes chart given below.

Country Codes Chart

In this setup, the following rules apply:

• Direct bank transfer is enabled in all countries
• Pay at store is disabled in Canada and the United Kingdom (But available elsewhere).
• PayPal is disabled in India (But available elsewhere).
• Pay it later is enabled only in India. (This is achieved by checking the Inverse Selection option).

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