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⭐ Advanced Placements & Targeting Options for Trust Badges & Icons

The Placement & Visibility Tab gives merchants full control over:


  • Where trust badges appear
  • Which customers can see them
  • Which pages should exclude them
  • Country-based visibility
  • Marketing-based targeting
  • Scheduling and automation


These advanced controls help create more personalized and conversion-focused storefront experiences.



πŸ“ 1\. Page Placement


Select Pages to Display the Icon/Badge Block


What it does


Allows merchants to choose where trust badges appear across the storefront.


How to use


Use the search box to select preset locations such as:


  • All Pages (Footer)
  • Product Pages
  • Cart Page


This determines where badges will become visible.



πŸ›’ A. All Products


What it does


Displays trust badges across every product page in the store.


This applies regardless of:


  • Product type
  • Collection
  • Product tag


Useful for stores wanting consistent trust messaging everywhere.



🎁 B. Specific Products


What it does


Allows badges to appear only on selected individual products.


Example Use Case


Show a β€œFree Shipping” or β€œPremium Quality” badge only on:


  • High-ticket products
  • Featured products
  • Best-selling items


This provides more targeted trust messaging.



πŸ“š C. All Products in Specific Collections


What it does


Displays badges only for products inside selected Shopify collections.


Example Collections


  • Summer Collection
  • Shoes
  • Electronics
  • New Arrivals


This helps merchants customize trust experiences by category.



🏷️ D. All Products With Specific Tags


What it does


Automatically displays badges on products containing specific Shopify product tags.


Example Use Cases


Tags such as:


  • clearance
  • fragile
  • premium
  • handmade


Can automatically trigger different badge experiences.


Example


A β€œFinal Sale” badge can appear only on products tagged with:


clearance


This reduces manual work and keeps badge targeting dynamic.



🎨 E. Custom Position


What it does


Disables automatic placement rules and allows fully manual badge placement.


This gives merchants complete layout flexibility.


How to use


After selecting Custom Position and saving settings, two placement methods become available:


  • Badge ID
  • Code Snippet


Merchants can then manually place badges inside the Shopify Theme Editor.


Example Placement Areas


  • Above product description
  • Below customer reviews
  • Near Add to Cart button
  • Inside custom landing pages


This option is ideal for advanced storefront customization.



πŸ“Œ Position on Footer / Page


What it does


Controls the exact location of badges inside the selected page area.


Available Options


  • Above section
  • Below section


Example


Place badges:


  • Above Footer
  • Below Footer
  • Above product content
  • Below cart summary


This allows precise badge positioning.



πŸ‘€ 2\. Customer Targeting


Customer Targeting controls who can see the trust badges.


This helps create personalized shopping experiences.



πŸ‘οΈ Visibility (Customer Login Status)


What it does


Filters badge visibility depending on whether customers are logged into their Shopify account.


Available Options


Show to all customers


Everyone visiting the store can see the badges.


Show only to logged-in customers


Badges remain hidden for guest visitors.


Useful for:


  • VIP offers
  • Wholesale stores
  • Member-only benefits



🎯 Show / Hide Bar Filters


What it does


Creates advanced targeting rules based on customer information.



🌍 All Customers


Displays badges to every visitor.



🏷️ Target Based on Customer Tag


What it does


Shows or hides badges depending on Shopify customer tags.


Example Tags


  • VIP
  • Wholesale
  • Subscriber
  • Premium


Example Use Case


Only VIP customers see:


  • Priority Shipping badges
  • Loyalty reward messaging
  • Exclusive offers



πŸ’° Target Based on Lifetime Spent


What it does


Controls badge visibility based on total customer spending.


Example


Show special badges only to customers who spent:


  • More than $100
  • More than $500
  • More than $1000


Useful for loyalty-focused experiences.



🚫 3\. Page Exclusions (Don't Display On)


What it does


Allows merchants to prevent badges from appearing on selected pages.


Even if the main placement rules match, excluded pages will never display the badges.



❌ Don't Exclude Any Product Page


Badges display normally across all selected products/pages.



πŸ“š Don't Show on Product Pages in Specific Collections


What it does


Hides badges from products inside selected collections.


Example Use Cases


Hide trust badges from:


  • Clearance items
  • Low-stock collections
  • Wholesale-only collections



🎯 Don't Show on Specific Product Pages


What it does


Allows merchants to manually select products where badges should never appear.


Useful for:


  • Special landing pages
  • Products with unique layouts
  • Minimalist product pages



🌎 4\. Geolocation Targeting (Country Filters)


What it does


Controls which countries can see trust badges.


Perfect for region-specific offers and guarantees.



🌍 All World


Visitors from every country can see the badges.



πŸ“ Specific Countries


What it does


Limits badge visibility to selected countries.


How to use


Click:


Select Countries


Then choose the regions where badges should appear.


Example Use Cases


Show:


  • Fast Shipping badges only in supported regions
  • COD badges only in specific countries
  • Warranty messaging only where applicable


This creates more accurate customer expectations.



⏱️ 5\. Advanced Targeting & Scheduling


Advanced controls allow merchants to automate and personalize badge visibility.



πŸ”— Allowed UTM Sources


What it does


Displays badges only for visitors arriving from selected marketing campaigns.


How to use


Enable the setting and enter UTM source values such as:


  • facebook
  • newsletter
  • instagram
  • googleads


Visitors from other traffic sources will not see the badges.


Example Use Cases


  • Campaign-specific trust messaging
  • Influencer campaign targeting
  • Seasonal promotional experiences



πŸ“… Scheduling (Start & End Times)


What it does


Automates when trust badges become active or hidden.


Perfect for:


  • Flash sales
  • Holiday campaigns
  • Limited-time promotions



▢️ Start Options


Right Now


Makes badges active immediately.


Specific Date


Schedules badge visibility for a future launch date.


Useful for pre-planned campaigns.



⏹️ End Options


Never


Keeps badges active indefinitely.


Specific Date


Automatically hides badges after the selected date.


Useful for automatically ending promotional campaigns.



βœ… Final Result


Once configured properly, Advanced Placements & Targeting allows merchants to create highly personalized and strategically placed trust badge experiences.


With proper targeting in place:


  • βœ… Badges appear only where they are relevant
  • βœ… Customer experiences become more personalized
  • βœ… Marketing campaigns become more targeted
  • βœ… Store layouts feel cleaner and less cluttered
  • βœ… VIP and loyalty experiences become stronger
  • βœ… Geographic targeting becomes more accurate
  • βœ… Promotional campaigns can run automatically
  • βœ… Merchants gain better control over storefront visibility


Using advanced placement and targeting settings helps trust badges feel smarter, cleaner, and far more conversion-focused.

Updated on: 03/06/2026

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