Configure Customer Group and Catalog Restrictions Settings

Click on the “Restrict Catalog” option to configure the following settings: 

General Setting

You can: 

  • Active Module: Enable/Disable the module easily.

Catalog Restriction Rules

Click to open the rule tab, where you can view the list of all existing rules in a grid and also create a new rule.

Grid View:

  • ID: Display the rule ID.
  • Title: Show the title of the rule. 
  • Priority: Show the rule priority. 
  • Status: Display the status of the rule.
  • Added Date: Display the added date of the Rule. 
  • Update Date: Display the updated date of the Rule. 

Creating New Catalog Restriction Rule

Click on Add new button to create a new rule. To create a new rule, you can: 

Basic Settings

  • Rule Active: Active/inactive the rule as needed.
  • Title: Enter the custom title of the rule.
  • Priority:  Set the priority of the rule.
  • Private By Groups: Enable this to restrict the product catalog for specific customers. To specify the user, you can:
    • Group:  Choose the specific customer from the list. 
  • Private Products: Enable this to restrict the specific product. To hide the product, you can:
    • Search Product: Search specific product to privatize.
  • Private Categories: Restrict the specific categories for a specific customer. You can:
    • Category: Select the specific categories from the list.
  • Private CMS pages: Restrict the CMS page for a specific user. Once you enable this module:
    • CMS Pages: Select specific pages from the list.
  • Private By Supplier: Enable/Disable this option as needed. If enabled:
    • Supplier: Select the supplier you want to make private.
  • Private By Manufacturer: Enable/Disable this option as needed. If enabled:
    • Manufacturer:  Select the manufacturer you want to make private.
  • Rule Scheduling: Enable this to schedule the rule. To schedule the rule, you can:
    • Rule Validity form: Add the ending date or form date of rule validity.
    • Rule Validity To: Add the start or To date of rule validity.

Restriction Type

You can: 

  • Select Restriction Type: Select the type of restriction, such as:
    • Full Restriction: Apply restriction on the complete catalog.
    • Redirect Restriction: Redirect the customer to the other product.
      • Redirect URL: Add the URL for redirection.

Restricted Messages

When a user applies a complete restriction on the entire stock, they may need to inform customers through custom messages. To display these messages, you can:

  • Default: Select this option to show the default message on the screen.
  • Custom: Select this option if you want to display your own message. To add a custom message:
    •  Custom Message: Enter the desired message that you want to display on the store.