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Practical, honest guides on country blocking, IP blocking, bots, Shopify Markets and content protection for Shopify store owners.
FeaturedCountry blocking
Sell in one country only? Set up Shopify Markets, shipping and a country allow list so visitors from everywhere else see your message, not your products.
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Read articleCountry blocking
Send visitors from some countries to another store, a distributor or a waitlist page. When a country redirect makes sense, how to set one up, and its limits.
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Comparisons
Five Shopify country blocker apps compared on price, free-plan limits, VPN detection, IP ranges, bot blocking and the store data each one asks for.
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Bot blocking
Scrapers often call themselves Googlebot so stores won't block them. Here's how to check if a Googlebot is real, by hand or automatically, on a Shopify store.
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Bot blocking
Which bots visit a Shopify store, which ones to keep, and how to block scrapers, fake Googlebots and automated browsers without hurting your Google ranking.
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Content protection
Disabling right-click, text selection and image dragging on Shopify stops casual copying, not determined copying. What each setting does, and when to use it.
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IP blocking
Block a troublesome IP address on Shopify without code: how to find the address, block one or a whole list, IPv4 and IPv6 explained, and mistakes to avoid.
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Country blocking
Block or allow countries on your Shopify store without code: when it makes sense, how to set it up step by step, and what country blocking can't do.
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Comparisons
Shopify Markets decides where you sell. A country blocker decides who can visit. What each one controls, where they overlap, and when to use both.
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