Force “Become a Vendor” to always go to /my-account/become-a-vendor/

/**

 * Force "Become a Vendor" to always go to

 * /my-account/become-a-vendor/

 * 

 * Applies to BOTH Free and Pro versions.

 * Only affects users who are NOT vendor or pending-vendor.

 */

function custom_become_vendor_url_override( $url, $endpoint, $value, $permalink ) {

	// Only target the become-a-vendor endpoint

	if ( 'become-a-vendor' !== $endpoint ) {

		return $url;

	}

	// Only for logged-in users

	if ( ! is_user_logged_in() ) {

		return $url;

	}

	$user       = wp_get_current_user();

	$user_roles = (array) $user->roles;

	// If user is vendor or pending vendor, keep default behavior

	if ( in_array( 'vendor', $user_roles, true ) || 

	     in_array( 'pending-vendor', $user_roles, true ) ) {

		return $url;

	}

	// FORCE redirect (even if Pro is active)

	return home_url( '/my-account/become-a-vendor/' );

}

add_filter( 'wcvendors_become_a_vendor_override', 'custom_become_vendor_url_override', 999, 4 );