Restricted B2B Catalog Access for Agents and Stockists
The Opportunity
A Shopify app that lets merchants hide specific pages, collections, and products from the public while granting access to approved agents or stockists. Merchants can control who sees wholesale or partner-only pricing and content without building a separate store.
"The merchant needs a way to create a private page or catalog that only approved agents/stockists can access and purchase from, while preventing public customers from seeing it."
Market Validation
Detailed Analysis
Proposed Solution
Provide customer-tag based access control for pages, collections, and products, with login gating, secret links, and role-based visibility rules. The app should support hiding from navigation, search, and direct access unless the visitor is verified as an approved wholesale account.
Target Audience
Shopify merchants selling wholesale, B2B, distributor, or agent-only products
Competitive Landscape
Locksmith, EasyLockdown, BSS B2B Lock, Wholesale Club, Helium Customer Fields
Implementation Notes
Build rules for customer tags, login state, and page/collection/product visibility; ensure hidden items are removed from menus, search, and sitemap exposure; add optional wholesale pricing and passwordless invitation flows for approved agents; support redirects for unauthorized visitors and audit logs for access changes; handle theme compatibility and cart/checkout restrictions for locked items.
Evidence from Merchants
Real quotes from Shopify community forums
"i wanna ask if it’s possible if i create one page and display product just specifically for agents and stockist and only them are can access that page"
Key Pain Points
Need for a restricted access page for specific users
mediumMentioned by 1 merchants
Impact: Potential loss of sales if agents cannot access products
Market Metrics
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