# Tag-based Collections & Products

This page shows how to use **customer tags** with B2B Lock to control **which collections/products** different customers can see.

Think of it as:

> “If customer has tag X → show catalog Y.”

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#### 1. Core pattern

The basic pattern is:

1. Decide **which customers** should see a catalog segment.
2. Give them a **tag** (e.g., `wholesale`, `eu-distributor`, `vip`).
3. Create a B2B Lock rule:
   * **Step 1:** choose what to protect (products/collections).
   * **Step 2:** allow access **only for customers with that tag**.
   * **Step 3:** customize lock message for everyone else.

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#### 2. Example 1 – Wholesale collection for wholesale-tagged customers

**Goal**\
Allow only `wholesale` customers to see the **Wholesale** collection.

**Step 1 – Lock content**

* Target: **Hide collections**
* Select: collection “Wholesale”

**Step 2 – Control access**

* Condition:
  * **If the customer is tagged with `wholesale`**

Result:

* Wholesale-tagged customers:
  * See the Wholesale collection in navigation and can browse normally.
* Everyone else:
  * Don’t see the collection; if they hit the URL directly, they see a lock message.

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#### 3. Example 2 – Distributor-only products

**Goal**\
Only customers tagged `distributor` can see certain products.

**Step 1 – Lock content**

* Target: **Hide products**
* Select: all SKUs you want to limit to distributors.

**Step 2 – Control access**

* Condition:
  * **If the customer is tagged with `distributor`**

Result:

* Distributor-tagged customers:
  * See those SKUs in collections and product pages.
* Others:
  * Don’t see them in collections/search; direct URL can be locked.

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#### 4. Example 3 – Region-based catalogs

**Goal**\
US distributors see a US collection; EU distributors see an EU collection.

**Tags**

* Customers in the US: `us-distributor`
* Customers in the EU: `eu-distributor`

**Two locks:**

1. Lock for US collection

* Step 1:
  * Target: **Hide collections → US-Wholesale**
* Step 2:
  * Condition: **If the customer is tagged with `us-distributor`**

2. Lock for EU collection

* Step 1:
  * Target: **Hide collections → EU-Wholesale**
* Step 2:
  * Condition: **If the customer is tagged with `eu-distributor`**

Result:

* US distributors see **only** the US catalog.
* EU distributors see **only** the EU catalog.

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#### 5. Tips for designing tag-based catalogs

* Prefer **collection-level locks** when possible:
  * Easier to manage than many product-level rules.
* Keep tag names aligned with **business groups**:
  * `wholesale`, `us-distributor`, `eu-distributor`, `vip`.
* Use product/collection naming and structure to mirror segments:
  * e.g., `Wholesale – US`, `Wholesale – EU`.

When tags and collections match real-world segments, B2B Lock rules become easy to read:\
“You’re `wholesale` → you see the wholesale collection.”


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