I created a script that checks if the user has a completed order. If the user has no completed orders, it disables the payment method "cheque". This function works, but after adding it to my functions.php file, I have severe performance issues when browsing the page. Do you see some optimization possibilities or where the problem might be?
function has_bought() { // Get all customer orders $customer_orders = get_posts( array( 'numberposts' => -1, 'meta_key' => '_customer_user', 'meta_value' => get_current_user_id(), 'post_type' => 'shop_order', // WC order article type 'post_status' => 'wc-completed' // Only include orders with status "completed" ) ); // Return "true" when the customer already has an order return count( $customer_orders ) > 0 ? true : false; } add_filter('woocommerce_available_payment_gateways', 'customize_payment_gateways'); function customize_payment_gateways($gateways) { if (!has_bought()) { if (isset($gateways['cheque'])) { // Cancel the "cheque" payment gateway unset($gateways['cheque']); } } return $gateways; }
There is no need to use a heavier query to check if a customer has a paying order because there is already a lightweight built-in function in the
WC_Customer
class usingget_is_paying_customer()
Method, which uses custom user metadata, is available since WooCommerce version 5.8.You can disable "Check" payments for new customers using the following methods:
Place the code in your child theme’s functions.php file (or in a plugin). Tested and available.