LocksmithUse case · Password protection
Password protect any page, product, or collection on Shopify.
Shopify's built-in password locks the whole store with one shared password. To protect a single page, product, collection, or blog, or to use more than one password, use Locksmith: lock the item, then add a key with a passcode condition. Visitors see a passcode form styled to match your theme, and anyone with the passcode gets in.
The setup
A password-protected press page.
- Lock
The page "Press kit".
- Key
One condition: the visitor gives the passcode
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A passcode form with your own message, styled to match your theme.
Compare
Shopify's store password vs. Locksmith
Shopify's password (private mode) is made for stores that aren't open yet. Locksmith is made for stores that are open, with some things that shouldn't be.
| Shopify store password | Locksmith | |
|---|---|---|
| What it protects | The whole online store | Any page, product, collection, blog, vendor, search, the cart, or the whole store |
| Passwords | One shared password | One passcode, a list of passcodes, or thousands of single-use codes |
| Other ways in | Optionally, B2B customers only | Customer tags, sign-in, email lists, secret links, location, dates, purchase history, and more |
| What visitors see | Your store's password page | A passcode form, sign-in prompt, message, or redirect, per lock |
| Search engines | The store is hidden while private mode is on | Locked pages get a noindex tag by default, and can be removed from sitemaps |
| Cost | Included with Shopify | Suggested from $12/month, with a 15-day free trial |
Shopify's behavior is from Shopify's help center.
Set it up
How to password protect a page on Shopify
Install Locksmith
Install Locksmith from the Shopify App Store. Every plan starts with a 15-day free trial.
Create a lock
In Locksmith, search for the page, product, collection, or blog you want to protect, and create a lock on it. One lock can cover several items of the same type.
Add a passcode key
Add a key with the condition "visitor gives the passcode", and type the passcode. Use "gives one of many passcodes" for a list, or a passcode input list for single-use codes.
Write the message and save
Customize the text on the passcode form, or send each passcode to a different page after it's entered. Save, and your theme updates within seconds.
More detail in the guide: passcode keys and customizing the passcode form.
Variations
Other ways to protect a page.
A secret link instead
Share a private URL that opens the lock, so nobody has to type a password.
Secret link keys →One password per person
Upload a list of codes, or connect a Google Sheet, and make each code single-use.
Input lists →Customer accounts
Let signed-in customers in, or only customers with a tag, instead of a shared password.
Members-only areas →Questions
Password protection questions
Can I password protect one page without locking my whole Shopify store?
Yes. Shopify's store password covers the whole store, but Locksmith can lock a single page, product, collection, or blog with a passcode and leave everything else public.
Can I password protect my whole store but leave the home page open?
Yes. Lock the entire store with Locksmith and leave the home page, policy pages, or customer account pages open.
Can I give different people different passwords?
Yes. Use "gives one of many passcodes" for a short list, or a passcode input list for thousands of codes, which can be single-use. You can also send each passcode to its own page after it's entered.
Will Google index a password-protected page?
No, not by default. Locksmith adds a noindex tag to locked pages, and it treats search engines exactly like visitors, so crawlers without the passcode see the passcode form, not the content.
How secure is a shared passcode?
Anyone who has the passcode can open the lock, so treat it like any shared password. When access needs to be personal, use single-use codes or customer accounts instead.
Put the first lock on your store today.
Your price follows your Shopify plan, not the features you use. Every plan starts with a 15-day free trial.