Password Footer Section

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When your Shopify store is password-protected — for example, while you're building or preparing for a launch — visitors see a password page instead of your live storefront. The Password Footer is a dedicated section that sits at the bottom of that page, providing essential links and branding elements for your visitors.

In the Boardwalk theme, the Password Footer section gives you a centered footer area with three key elements: a "Powered by Shopify" attribution badge, a quick link for store owners to access the Shopify admin, and a customizable Enter password button that opens a modal where visitors can type in the store password. You can show or hide each element independently and style the button to match your brand.

How to Set Up the Password Footer

Follow these steps to configure the footer on your password page using the Boardwalk theme.

1

Enable Password Protection on Your Store

In your Shopify admin, go to Online Store → Preferences. Scroll down to the Restrict store access section and check Restrict access to visitors with the password. Enter a password and click Save. Your store will now show the password page to visitors.

Note: The password page and its footer only appear when password protection is turned on. Once you remove the password, your live store theme is shown to all visitors instead.

2

Open the Theme Editor for the Password Page

Navigate to Online Store → Themes, find Boardwalk, and click Customize. In the page selector dropdown at the top center, choose Others → Password to load the password page template.

3

Configure the Password Footer Settings

Click the Password Footer section in the sidebar. Choose your color scheme, decide whether to show the "Powered by Shopify" badge and the admin login link, and customize the appearance of the "Enter password" button.

4

Add Optional Blocks

The Password Footer supports theme blocks and app blocks. You can add any compatible theme blocks or third-party app blocks from the Add block menu in the Theme Editor to extend the footer's functionality.

5

Save and Preview

Click Save in the Theme Editor. Preview your password page to verify the footer layout looks the way you want. You can visit your storefront URL in an incognito window to see the password page as your visitors would.

Section-Level Settings

These settings apply to the entire Password Footer section and are accessible by clicking the section in the Theme Editor sidebar.

Password Footer Settings

Color scheme

Select any defined color scheme to style the footer background and text colors.

Show "Powered by Shopify"

Displays a small "Powered by Shopify" attribution line with the Shopify logo. Uncheck this to hide the branding badge entirely.

Show admin login

Shows a link to the Shopify admin login page (/admin). This is a convenient shortcut for store owners to access the backend directly from the password page.

Button Settings

Size

Controls the size of the "Enter password" button. Options: Small or Medium.

Style

Sets the visual style of the button. Options: Primary (solid filled button), Secondary (outlined button), Link (text-only link style), or Link large (larger text-only link style).

Show arrow

Adds an arrow icon to the button for a more directional, call-to-action appearance.

Override section color

When unchecked, the button inherits the section's color scheme. Uncheck this to reveal a separate color scheme picker for the button, allowing it to use different colors from the rest of the footer.

Button color scheme

Choose a separate color scheme for the button. This setting only appears when Override section color is unchecked.

Available Blocks

Add, remove, and reorder these blocks to customize the section layout.

Theme Blocks

You can add any compatible theme-level blocks provided by the Boardwalk theme. These are reusable components — such as text, images, or custom content blocks — that can be placed within the footer area to add extra information or branding to the password page.

Theme blocks appear in the Add block menu under the Password Footer section in the Theme Editor
Blocks are rendered between the built-in footer elements (Shopify badge, admin link, and button)
Drag and drop blocks in the sidebar to reorder them

App Blocks

Any Shopify app that supports theme app extensions can be embedded directly within the Password Footer. This lets you add functionality like email signup forms, social media feeds, countdown timers, or other third-party features to your password page.

App blocks appear in the Add block menu under Apps
The app must have a theme app extension installed to appear as an option
App blocks can be reordered alongside theme blocks

Admin Notes

Keep these Shopify admin details in mind when working with the Password Footer.

Things to Know

Enable password protection

The password page and its footer only appear when password protection is turned on. Go to Online Store → Preferences and check Restrict access to visitors with the password. Without this, the password page will not be visible to anyone.

Footer visibility

The entire Password Footer section is hidden if both Show "Powered by Shopify" and Show admin login are unchecked. At least one of these settings must be enabled for the section to appear on the page.

Button color override

The separate Button color scheme picker only appears when Override section color is unchecked. When checked, the button automatically inherits the section's color scheme.

Previewing the page

To see the password page as your visitors would, open your store URL in a private or incognito browser window. This way you won't be automatically authenticated by your Shopify admin session.

Going live

Once you remove the password in Online Store → Preferences, visitors will see your regular storefront. The password page and all its sections — including the Password Footer — will no longer be visible.

Frequently Asked Questions

In the Theme Editor, click the page selector dropdown at the top center of the screen and choose Others → Password. This loads the password page template where you can configure both the password header and password footer sections.

The button opens a password entry modal on the page. Visitors can type in the store password to gain access to your storefront. The modal slides up smoothly without requiring a page reload.

Yes. Simply uncheck the Show "Powered by Shopify" setting in the Password Footer section to hide it. Keep in mind that if you also uncheck Show admin login, the entire footer section will be hidden.

Yes. Uncheck the Override section color setting to reveal a separate Button color scheme picker. This lets you choose a completely different color scheme for the button while the rest of the footer uses its own scheme.

No. The password page and all its sections — including the Password Footer — only appear when password protection is enabled. Once you remove the password in Online Store → Preferences, visitors see your regular storefront and this footer is no longer visible.