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Add an Age Verification screen to Shopify store

If you sell products such as wine, cigarettes, or dangerous goods, then you might want to discourage visitors under a certain Shopify age verification screen from browsing your website. You can do this by adding an age selection form to your storefront.

Keep in mind that Add an age verification screen to Shopify store is not the best way to prevent visitors from browsing your website, as there’s nothing preventing them from lying about their age. It might even be a nuisance to regular visitors, who will have to make an additional click to access your store.

Editing your theme code to Add an age verification screen to Shopify store feature

Required files: section [age-check.liquid]
  • Section directory, create a new file named age-check.liquid and add the following code:
{% unless section.settings.enable_agecheck != true %}

{% assign enter_date_of_birth = section.settings.enter_bday %}

{% assign age = section.settings.age %}
{% assign bg_image = section.settings.image %}
{% assign e_url = section.settings.url %}

{% capture adult_header %}
{{section.settings.title}}
{% endcapture %}

{% capture adult_text %}
{{section.settings.text}}
{% endcapture %}

<div id="prompt-background">
  <div id="age-check-prompt" class="modal-prompt">
    <h1>
      {{ adult_header }}
    </h1>
    <p>
      {{ adult_text }}
    </p>
    <div{% unless enter_date_of_birth %} style="display:none;"{% endunless %}>
      <select name="bmonth" id="bmonth"{% unless enter_date_of_birth %} value="1"{% endunless %}>
        {% if enter_date_of_birth %}
        <option value="1">- Month -</option>
        <option value="1">January</option>
        <option value="2">February</option>
        <option value="3">March</option>
        <option value="4">April</option>
        <option value="5">May</option>
        <option value="6">June</option>
        <option value="7">July</option>
        <option value="8">August</option>
        <option value="9">September</option>
        <option value="10">October</option>
        <option value="11">November</option>
        <option value="12">December</option>
        {% endif %}
      </select>
      <select name="bday" id="bday"{% unless enter_date_of_birth %} value="1"{% endunless %}>
        {% if enter_date_of_birth %}
        <option value="1">- Day -</option>
        <option value="1">1</option>
        <option value="2">2</option>
        <option value="3">3</option>
        <option value="4">4</option>
        <option value="5">5</option>
        <option value="6">6</option>
        <option value="7">7</option>
        <option value="8">8</option>
        <option value="9">9</option>
        <option value="10">10</option>
        <option value="11">11</option>
        <option value="12">12</option>
        <option value="13">13</option>
        <option value="14">14</option>
        <option value="15">15</option>
        <option value="16">16</option>
        <option value="17">17</option>
        <option value="18">18</option>
        <option value="19">19</option>
        <option value="20">20</option>
        <option value="21">21</option>
        <option value="22">22</option>
        <option value="23">23</option>
        <option value="24">24</option>
        <option value="25">25</option>
        <option value="26">26</option>
        <option value="27">27</option>
        <option value="28">28</option>
        <option value="29">29</option>
        <option value="30">30</option>
        <option value="31">31</option>
        {% endif %}
      </select>
      <select name="byear" id="byear"{% unless enter_date_of_birth %} value="1950"{% endunless %}>
        {% if enter_date_of_birth %}
        <option value="2015">- Year -</option>
        <option value="2012">2012</option>
        <option value="2011">2011</option>
        <option value="2010">2010</option>
        <option value="2009">2009</option>
        <option value="2008">2008</option>
        <option value="2007">2007</option>
        <option value="2006">2006</option>
        <option value="2005">2005</option>
        <option value="2004">2004</option>
        <option value="2003">2003</option>
        <option value="2002">2002</option>
        <option value="2001">2001</option>
        <option value="2000">2000</option>
        <option value="1999">1999</option>
        <option value="1998">1998</option>
        <option value="1997">1997</option>
        <option value="1996">1996</option>
        <option value="1995">1995</option>
        <option value="1994">1994</option>
        <option value="1993">1993</option>
        <option value="1992">1992</option>
        <option value="1991">1991</option>
        <option value="1990">1990</option>
        <option value="1989">1989</option>
        <option value="1988">1988</option>
        <option value="1987">1987</option>
        <option value="1986">1986</option>
        <option value="1985">1985</option>
        <option value="1984">1984</option>
        <option value="1983">1983</option>
        <option value="1982">1982</option>
        <option value="1981">1981</option>
        <option value="1980">1980</option>
        <option value="1979">1979</option>
        <option value="1978">1978</option>
        <option value="1977">1977</option>
        <option value="1976">1976</option>
        <option value="1975">1975</option>
        <option value="1974">1974</option>
        <option value="1973">1973</option>
        <option value="1972">1972</option>
        <option value="1971">1971</option>
        <option value="1970">1970</option>
        <option value="1969">1969</option>
        <option value="1968">1968</option>
        <option value="1967">1967</option>
        <option value="1966">1966</option>
        <option value="1965">1965</option>
        <option value="1964">1964</option>
        <option value="1963">1963</option>
        <option value="1962">1962</option>
        <option value="1961">1961</option>
        <option value="1960">1960</option>
        <option value="1959">1959</option>
        <option value="1958">1958</option>
        <option value="1957">1957</option>
        <option value="1956">1956</option>
        <option value="1955">1955</option>
        <option value="1954">1954</option>
        <option value="1953">1953</option>
        <option value="1952">1952</option>
        <option value="1951">1951</option>
        <option value="1950">1950</option>
        <option value="1949">1949</option>
        <option value="1948">1948</option>
        <option value="1947">1947</option>
        <option value="1946">1946</option>
        <option value="1945">1945</option>
        <option value="1944">1944</option>
        <option value="1943">1943</option>
        <option value="1942">1942</option>
        <option value="1941">1941</option>
        <option value="1940">1940</option>
        <option value="1939">1939</option>
        <option value="1938">1938</option>
        <option value="1937">1937</option>
        <option value="1936">1936</option>
        <option value="1935">1935</option>
        <option value="1934">1934</option>
        <option value="1933">1933</option>
        <option value="1932">1932</option>
        <option value="1931">1931</option>
        <option value="1930">1930</option>
        <option value="1929">1929</option>
        <option value="1928">1928</option>
        <option value="1927">1927</option>
        <option value="1926">1926</option>
        <option value="1925">1925</option>
        <option value="1924">1924</option>
        <option value="1923">1923</option>
        <option value="1922">1922</option>
        <option value="1921">1921</option>
        <option value="1920">1920</option>
        <option value="1919">1919</option>
        <option value="1918">1918</option>
        <option value="1917">1917</option>
        <option value="1916">1916</option>
        <option value="1915">1915</option>
        <option value="1914">1914</option>
        <option value="1913">1913</option>
        <option value="1912">1912</option>
        <option value="1911">1911</option>
        <option value="1910">1910</option>
      {% endif %}
      </select>
      <div style="clear:both; margin-bottom:15px"></div>
    </div>
    <button id="submit_birthdate" class="button-enter btn styled-submit" >
  • In the Layout directory, find theme.liquid and add the following code right above of ending </body> tag :
{% section 'age-check' %}
  • Congrats, You’ve completed the coding parts.
  • Now it’s available in Themes>customization>Age varification page section settings. Click Age verification, you could see the options.

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