Configure LockOn – Content Restriction application on your Shopify Store

The Shopify LockOn - Content Restriction application allows you to lock your Shopify store and control who can access your pages, products, and collections on your Shopify store. You can restrict customers from accessing Shopify products/ pages/ blogs/ articles/ collections etc. based on their Shopify tags/ logged-in status or location etc. Using this application you can prevent bots and spammers from accessing your Shopify store, placing fake orders, or engaging in other malicious activities. To learn more about other features provided in our Shopify Lock On application, click here.

Pre-requisite: LockOn ‑ Content Restriction Application

To configure LockOn ‑ Restrict Store Content, you will have to install the miniOrange LockOn‑ Restrict Store Content Application on your store.

Step-by-Step Guide for Configuring Shopify LockOn- Content Restriction Application

After installing the LockOn- Content Restriction application on your store, you can configure the lock by following the steps below:

1. Configure the Name of your lock.

• Click on the Start Locking button. Alternatively, you can click on the Create Lock button. This action will take you to the New Lock section in the upper navigation bar. There, you can set up and configure your lock as needed.


• Enter the name you'd like to give your lock in the Lock Name input box.

2. Configure the Content for Locking

You have multiple options to choose from for content locking. These options allow you to restrict access to selected content or grant users access to specific parts of your store. You can choose to apply restrictions to the entire store, specific pages, collections, etc. Understand each feature and select the one that suits your needs. Choose any option below and follow the provided steps:

• Entire Store
• Selected Content
• Prices
• Purchase Form
• Files

Entire Store feature (Free Plan):

If you want to secure your entire store, this feature is for you. It enables you to lock your entire store, granting you control over who can access it. You can choose to allow or restrict access based on certain conditions, such as using a passcode or permitting only logged-in users, etc. Follow the steps below to lock your entire store


• Under the " Content for Locking " section you can select "Entire Store" option.

Selected Content(Free Plan)

Use this option to secure specific content of your store, such as Products and Collections available under the Free Plan, and Blogs, Articles, and Pages accessible under the Premium Plan. Follow the steps below to lock Selected Content.


• Under the " Content for Locking " section you can select "Selected Content" option.



• You will now see various options like Products, Collections, etc displayed as shown in the image below. To understand each feature, review the following description and choose any option that best fits your needs.

• Products
• Collections
• Blogs
• Articles
• Pages

Products

If you wish to restrict access to certain products, choose the Products option. Using the criteria you specify, the user will either be granted or denied access to all of the products that you select.


• To select products , Select Products>> Turn on the toggle for Enable to create lock on products >> Select Products

• Choose the products you want to restrict or allow access to.

Collections

If you want to restrict access to specific Collections in your Shopify store, choose the Collections option. This will allow you to select the Collections that you want to lock down. Based on the criteria you set, users will either be permitted or denied access to the Collections you select.


• To select Collections , Select Collections>> Turn on the toggle for Enable to create lock on collections >> Select Collections

• Choose the collections you want to restrict or allow access to.

Blogs

If you want to lock specific Blogs, choose the Blogs option. Depending on the criteria, the User will either be permitted or denied access to all the Blogs you are going to select.


• To select Blogs , Select Blogs>> Turn on the toggle for Enable to create lock on blogs.

• Search for the blog that you want to keep private or show to users who meet the set requirements.

Articles

If you want to limit access to specific Articles, choose the Articles option. Based on the criteria you set, the User will either be allowed or denied access to all the Articles you select. The permission will apply to the individual Articles you specify.


• To select Articles , Select Articles>> Turn on the toggle for Enable to create lock on article.

• Search for the Article that you want to keep a locked

Pages

If you want to restrict access to specific Pages, choose the Pages option. This allows you to pick particular Pages to lock or unlock. The User will then either be permitted or denied access to just those Pages you selected, depending on the criteria set.


• To select products , Select Pages>> Turn on the toggle for Enable to create lock on Pages.

• Search for the Pages that you want to keep a locked or give access to.

Prices(Free Plan)

Upon selecting this feature, you'll have the ability to hide product prices on your store. Users who are restricted won't be able to view the prices. Additionally, you can choose to display prices to users who have met the lock criteria. Follow the steps below to lock Prices.


• Under the " Content for Locking " section you can select "Prices" option.

Purchase-form(Free Plan)

The purchase form feature lets you hide the purchase form. If you are looking to hide the “ Add to Cart “ button then you should opt for this feature. Follow the steps below to lock Purchase Form.


• Under the " Content for Locking " section you can select "Purchase-form" option.

Files(Free Plan)

If you wish to hide specific files from the user, you can do so using this feature. Files are typically stored within the Files Dashboard. You can choose any file from the dashboard and either hide it from the user or grant access. Follow the steps below to lock files.


• Under the " Content for Locking " section you can select "Files" option.

3. Configure the Lock Scheduling

• Immediately: You can choose the Immediately option to make the lock active immediately after creating the lock.
• Schedule: If you want the lock to be active on specific days of a week or a month then you can schedule the lock.

4. Configure the Lock Criteria

• Users will be permitted or restricted from accessing the locked content if they fail this Lock Criteria
• Click on the Select Customer Criteria button.


• Select the Lock Criteria.
  
  
  • Logged-in user: Select this to create a lock based on Logged-In users and Non-logged-in users.
  • Customer Tag: Select this to create a lock based on specific customer tags.
  • Passcode Lock: Select the passcode lock option to allow authorized users to have the password to access the locked content in the store.
  • Location: Select this to create a lock based on the location of the users.
  • Selected Customer: Select this to create a lock by defining customized criteria based on the customer object properties of Shopify.
  • Lock type for lock criteria: Based on the lock criteria you can either allow or restrict users from accessing the content.
  
  • Based on the lock criteria (let’s say customer tag) you can either allow or restrict users from accessing the content based on the customer tag
  • Click on the Save Key button.

5. Configure the behavior of the Lock

• You can specify how the locked content behaves for users who don't meet the criteria defined above.
• Redirect to login URL
• Redirect to the store page
• Custom HTML Code
• Redirect to another URL


• Click on Save.

6. Configure modifications in the existing lock

• You can see the list of all locks that you have created on the dashboard.
• To Enable the lock: Simply navigate to your dashboard and ensure that the "Enable" toggle is switched to the "On" position.


• To Disable the lock: Simply navigate to your dashboard and ensure that the "Enable" toggle is switched to the "Off" position.


• To Edit the lock: To edit the lock, just click on the settings icon located below the actions on your dashboard, and then select "Edit".


• To Delete the lock: To edit the lock, just click on the settings icon located below the actions on your dashboard, and then select "Edit".


• Click on the Create Lock button located in the upper right corner.

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