Documentation / Drop Configuration

Creating a Policy

A policy is the set of rules FairDrop applies to a product at checkout. This guide walks you through creating your first policy and attaching it to your products.

Before you start

  • –You're on Shopify Plus — checkout enforcement is Plus-only
  • –FairDrop is installed and the Cart Gate app embed is enabled in your theme editor
  • –The products you want to protect already exist in your Shopify admin
1

Open the Policy editor

In your Shopify admin, go to Apps → FairDrop, then click Policies in the left navigation. Click New Policy in the top-right corner.
2

Name your policy

Give your policy a name that identifies the drop — for example, “Summer 2026 Sneaker Drop” or “Members-Only VIP Gate”. Names are only visible to you in the FairDrop admin.
3

Choose your rules

Enable any combination of the V1 rules. Each rule is independent — turn on as many as your drop requires.

Account required

Buyers must be signed in to a Shopify customer account to check out. Guests see a prompt to log in or create an account.

Recommended for: All protected drops. This is the baseline rule.

VIP tags

Only buyers whose Shopify account carries one of the selected tags can proceed. Tags use OR semantics — one matching tag is enough.

Recommended for: Members-only drops and brand loyalty programs.

Quantity cap

Limits how many units of a protected item a single order can contain. Enter any number from 1 to 99.

Recommended for: Drops where per-order limits matter (e.g. max 1 pair per order).

Passkey verification

Buyers must pass a biometric challenge — Face ID, Touch ID, or Windows Hello — on your storefront before checkout. Requires Account required to be on.

Recommended for: High-demand drops where you want the strongest bot protection.

4

Set the enforcement mode

FairDrop supports two modes. You can switch between them at any time from the policy detail page — no rebuild required.

Monitor

Every checkout is evaluated against your rules and the outcome is logged, but no buyer is blocked. Use this to dry-run a policy against real traffic before going live.

Hard block

Recommended

Buyers who do not meet the rules are blocked at checkout with a clear error message. Rules take effect on the next checkout — no recompile.

5

Save and apply

Click Save Policy. Then click Apply to Products to attach the policy to the products or variants you want to protect. One policy can be applied to multiple products.
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