Hello!
To set up member-exclusive products in your Shopify store, I would use customer tags and validate product access based on that. The high level would go like this:
- Tag Members
- Add Theme Code To Validate
Tagging Customers
In the customers section of your Shopify admin, you can select and filter customers, then bulk add tags. You can also use Shopify flow to automate that and add tags based on criteria like purchases.
Adding Validation In Theme Code
In your product.liquid or product-template.liquid file you're going to check if the customer has the required tag, then conditionally show the important parts of the page. I'll provide the general code below, then you would copy and paste your whole files contents in between the conditions. I also have it set to check for tags on the product, but you could create a separate template to use instead.
{% if product.tags contains 'Exclusive' %}
{% if customer and customer.tags contains 'exclusive' %}
<!-- Product details -->
{% else %}
<p>This product is only available for exclusive members.</p>
{% endif %}
{% else %}
<!-- Product details for non-exclusive products -->
{% endif %}
This code checks if the product is tagged as 'Exclusive' and whether the logged-in customer has the 'exclusive' tag.
(optional) Step 3: Restrict Purchasing
- In the cart.liquid or on an ATC event, check if they have the tag and if they don't, then remove the item from the cart. Let me know if that's something you'd want to use and I can write that out as well, but it will take some customization for each theme.
Another Option
Alternatively, you might consider using an app designed for exclusive product management, like Latch. You can set it up to only allow customers with certain tags to purchase products. It will validate it on checkout as well, and provide a note to customers who don't have access. You can also upsell a required membership or product. As a disclaimer, I am the main developer for Latch.
Let me know if any of that works for you, best of luck!
