Configure LockOn – Content Restriction application on your Shopify Store

Overview

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 accessingyour Shopify store, placing fake orders, or engaging in other malicious activities. To learn more about other features provided in our Shopify LockOn application.

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Pre-requisites : Download And Installation

• To configure LockOn ‑ Restrict Store Content application, you will have to add the LockOn‑ Restrict Store Content Application on your store.

Configuration Steps

Step 1: Configure the Name of your Lock

• Click on the Create Lock button as shown in the below screen. You will be navigated to the New Lock screen where you can configure your lock as needed.

• Enter the name you'd like to give to your lock in the Name field.

Step 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
• Prevent Checkout
• Add to Cart Button

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 What to lock 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
• Pages
• Articles
• Variants

Create Lock On Selected 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 allow or restrict access to selected products, select Products under What to lock section.

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

Create Lock On 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 allow or restrict access to selected collections, select Collections under What to lock section.

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

Create Lock On Selected 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 allow or restrict access to selected blogs, select Blogs under What to lock section.

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

Create Lock On Selected 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 allow or restrict access to selected pages, select Pages under What to lock section.

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

Create Lock On Selected Articles



To apply access restrictions to specific Articles, choose the Articles option. Based on your predefined criteria, users will either be granted or denied access, ensuring that sensitive or premium content is adequately protected and accessible only to target audiences/users.

• To allow or restrict access to selected pages, select Articles under What to lock section.

• Search for the articles that you want to keep secure and click on Choose Articles.

Create Lock On Product Variants



If you want to restrict access to product variants, choose the Variants option. This allows you to pick particular product variants to be locked or unlocked. The user will then either be permitted or denied access to just those variants you selected, depending on the criteria set.

• To allow or restrict access to selected pages, select Articles under What to lock section.

• Search for the product variants that you want to keep secure and click on Choose Variants.

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.

Prevent Checkout (Scale Plan)



Upon enabling this feature, you can restrict users from checking out if their shipping state is not eligible for delivery. Follow the steps below to set up the restriction.



• Under the Content for Locking section you can select Prevent Checkout option.



• Go to the Control Access section, select State as the criteria, and choose the states where you want to restrict users from checking out.



• Click on Save.
• Navigate to Settings.



• Go to the Checkout option.



• Scroll down to Checkout rules and click on Add rule.



• Select LockOn application.



• Click on Save and then click on Turn on.

Add to Cart & Buy Now Button (Free Plan)



This lock for Shopify allows you to control who can buy certain products. This feature is great for stores with special items or promotions. It ensures that only certain customers, like VIPs, can quickly buy these products. This helps make your store's special offers more exclusive and appealing.



• Under the "Content for Locking" section you can select "Add to Cart & Buy Now Button" option.

Step 3: Configure the Lock Criteria (options vary based on the content selected to restrict)

• Users will be permitted or restricted from accessing the locked content if they pass/fail this Lock Criteria.
• Click on the Criteria button under Control Access section.

• 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.
  • Country: Select this to create a lock based on countries.
  • States: Select this to create a lock based on states.
  • City: Select this to create a lock based on cities.
  • 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.
  • IP Address: Select this if you want to restrict or allow store access based on IP addresses.
  • Email Domain: Select this if you want to restrict or allow store access based on the customer email domain.
  • 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.

• For example if you choose the lock criteria as customer tag, then you can either allow or restrict users from accessing the content based on their customer tag.

Step 4: Configure the Behavior of the Lock (options vary based on the content selected to restrict )

You can specify how the locked content behaves for users who don't meet the criteria defined above. Select the action from the list under the Handle unauthorized Access section.

• Redirect to login URL
• Redirect to the store page
• Custom HTML Code
• Redirect to another URL

• Click on Save.

Step 5: 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.

Step 6: Configure Modifications in the Existing Lock

• You can see the list of all locks that you have created on the dashboard.
• Edit Lock: To edit the lock, click on the Edit button in front of your created lock.

• Delete Lock: To delete the lock, click on the Delete button in front of your created lock.

• To create a new lock, click on the Create Lock button located in the upper right corner.

Step 7: Configure Magic Link

Magic Link lets you share access to a locked page on your Shopify store with someone else easily. It is perfect for giving temporary access to specific pages of your store, making it super convenient and secure.

• Under Magic Links, click on Generate Magic Link.

• Enter the locked page for which you want to provide temporary access for. For example, let us provide access for "/pages/locked".
• Decide how long the link should work. For example, you can make the link valid for just 3 minutes or more, depending on your needs.
• Click on Add.

• Confirm the settings and click on Create.

• Copy and send this magic link to anyone you want to give access to. They can click on this link to directly access the locked page without needing any password.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• Shopify Security Solutions
• Shopify Single Sign-On (SSO)
• Shopify OTP Login
• Shopify Subscription
• Shopify Order and SMS Notifications

Get in Touch

Please reach out to us at shopifysupport@xecurify.com, and our team will assist you with setting up the LockOn-Content Restriction application. Our team will help you to select the best suitable solution/plan as per your requirement.