Preview Upcoming Sale but allow only members to purchase

Shopify Discussion

Topic summary

A merchant is seeking to implement a specific sales workflow on Shopify:

Desired Functionality:

  • Preview upcoming product collections publicly before launch
  • Restrict purchasing to members only via password protection on sale day
  • Products drop simultaneously every 4-6 weeks
  • Currently uses patron-based password system for exclusive access

Technical Requirements:

  • Support for 150-400 simultaneous checkouts
  • Handle 3,000-9,000 concurrent visitors during launches

Key Question:
Which Shopify plan would support both the password-protected purchasing feature and the high-traffic capacity needed for their launch model?

The discussion remains open with no responses yet addressing plan recommendations or confirming whether Shopify’s native features can accommodate this preview-then-restrict workflow.

Summarized with AI on November 1. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Our products drop all at once every 4-6 weeks. Before a sale date, we preview the sale on our site. On the sale date we send a password to our Patrons and they can use the password to access the product they wish to purchase. Would Shopify allow for us to do something similar? I’d like to make a collection that can be previewed by anyone, but is only accessible for purchase via password on launch day. I also need to be able to support 150-400 simultaneous checkouts and 3-9 thousand concurrent visitors. If this is possible, which Shopify plan would I need?

Thanks for your help.