Shopify VIP-only purchasing for a selected collection

Restrict a Shopify collection to signed-in VIP customers. Set a tag allowlist, choose the product scope and test member, non-member and guest checkout.

Your member-exclusive collection should only be purchasable by customers tagged VIP. Add a customer restriction and require an account sign-in.

When to use this

Use this for member-only purchase eligibility. For a larger member allowance, use customer-tag quantity rules instead.

Before you begin

Prepare a member collection and customers with and without VIP. Make sure both can sign in on the storefront.

Settings

Open the app home page → Customer restriction rules → create a rule.

Setting	Example value
Rule name	VIP-exclusive collection
Customer tag	VIP, then click Add tag
Tag restriction mode	Customers without these tags cannot purchase
Require a customer account sign-in	Checked
Applicable items	Collections: member-exclusive collection
Timing	Checkout only

Steps

1. Open Apps → 订单限购 in Shopify. From the app home page, open 客户限制规则 and click 创建规则.
2. Add the example tag to the customer profile in Shopify. In the rule, enter the same tag, click 添加标签, and check that it appears before choosing the tag condition.
3. Enter the rule name and thresholds from the settings table. The name is for admin use only.
4. Under 规则应用于, select the scope in the table. For selected products or collections, click 选择产品 or 选择产品系列 and confirm the selected names appear.
5. Check the direction under 标签限制方式 against the table and select 需要客户账户登录.
6. Set the timing from the table. Under 保存后的状态, select 已启用 and click 创建并启用. When editing an existing rule, click 保存并启用.
7. Return to 客户限制 and turn on 开启客户限制规则. Wait for saving to complete and check for errors.
8. Reopen the rule to confirm its thresholds, scope, customer conditions and active state were saved. Run the storefront tests below.

Test your configuration

Each result describes this recipe only. Keep the product scope consistent and verify checkout; other active rules may still block the cart.

Test	Expected result for this scenario
Signed-in VIP buys an exclusive product	Passes this eligibility rule
Signed-in customer without VIP buys an exclusive product	Blocked
Guest buys an exclusive product	Sign-in required
Regular customer buys only products outside the collection	Outside this rule’s scope

This restricts purchasing. It does not hide product pages, prices or collections.

You can also add a VIP quantity allowance.

If results differ

If VIPs are blocked, check the restriction direction. Choose the option blocking customers without the tags, and add VIP to both the rule and customer profile.

Use troubleshooting to investigate. Complete the launch checklist before rolling out.