How Plan Limits Are Enforced

Plan features and limits are validated both in the app backend and on your live storefront to ensure fair usage.

What's Enforced

1. Display Mode Restrictions

Each plan allows a specific set of display modes:

Free: Normal only
Starter: Normal, Tabs, Read More
Pro: + Accordion, Grid, FAQ, Slider, Timeline, Spotlight
Enterprise: All 15 modes

What happens: If a product's block is set to a mode not in your plan, the storefront shows the description in Normal mode as a fallback (with an upgrade notice).

2. Template Limits

Free: 1 template, Starter: 3, Pro: 5, Enterprise: Unlimited

What happens: Extra templates show an upgrade notice on the storefront.

3. Block Limits (Per Page)

Free: 1 block, Starter: 2, Pro: 5, Enterprise: Unlimited

What happens: Extra blocks beyond the limit show an upgrade notice.

How Validation Works (Technical)

When your plan changes, the app writes plan data to a secure shop metafield
The metafield is signed with an HMAC hash (tamper-proof)
The theme extension reads this metafield to check your plan
If the metafield is missing or invalid, features default to the Free plan
Plan data is cached for performance with automatic invalidation

No Content Loss

When limits are enforced:

Your settings and configurations are preserved in the Theme Editor
Content is never deleted — it's just displayed differently
Upgrade at any time to restore full access
Downgrade doesn't erase your configuration

Tips

Plan changes take effect immediately (within seconds)
If you see an upgrade notice, simply upgrade from the Billing page
The Theme Editor always lets you see and edit all settings (enforcement is only on the live storefront)