1. What is Age Verification Popup?
The Age Verification Popup section provides a dedicated solution for websites with age-restricted products or content, ensuring compliance with legal requirements. This popup prompts users to confirm their age before accessing certain areas of your website, helping maintain regulatory compliance and responsible marketing practices.
2. Section Components
| Section | Age Verification Popup | Displays age verification requirements for restricted content and products. |
|---|---|---|
| Available Blocks | Content | Used to show age verification message, headings, and explanatory text. |
| Buttons | Used to create action buttons for age confirmation or denial. |
3. Location & Setup
To add & set up the Age Verification Popup section:
- Open the Shopify Theme Editor (Online store > Themes > Customize)
- Navigate to the Overlay Group (for sitewide display) or Template Group (for specific pages)
- Click "Add Section"
- Select "Age Verification Popup"
4. Highlight Features
- Legal Compliance: Ensures age verification for restricted content
- Flexible Placement: Display sitewide or on specific pages only
- Custom Styling: Background images, overlay opacity, and color options
- Reappearance Control: Set how often dismissed popups return (1-30 days)
- Responsive Design: Optimized display for both desktop and mobile
- Dual Actions: Separate handling for qualified and unqualified users
5. Common Use Cases
🤔 How to set up basic age verification quickly?
STEP 1: Add Age Verification Popup section to Overlay Group for sitewide protection
STEP 2: Add Content block and enter verification message into Heading and Text fields. (e.g., "Are you 18 or older?")
STEP 3: Add a Buttons block with a confirm and a denial button. For example, "Yes, I'm 18+" and "No, I'm under 18" options
STEP 4: Back to the Age Verification Popup setting panel, and set "Reappear after" from 1 to 30 days to avoid frequent prompts
STEP 5: (Optional) Add a Background image to cover your website’s content.
STEP 6: (Optional) Adjust the Overlay opacity to cover your website’s content.
STEP 7: Save and preview.
🤔 How to create age verification for specific product pages?
This setup is perfect for you to handle different age restriction requirements for different products. Just with a few steps:
STEP 1: In Theme Editor, navigate to the specific product template you want to protect using the drop-down menu on the top bar.
STEP 2: Add Age Verification Popup section to that template's Template Group
STEP 3: Add Content block explaining the age restriction for that product category.
STEP 4: Configure Buttons block with appropriate age threshold messaging
STEP 5: Set background image and overlay opacity for visual appeal
STEP 6: Save and preview.
6. Support Information
Need help? Contact our support team at Omni Themes Support.
