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# Limit Points Earning by Product, Variant, or Collection

Yes — by products (and collections). Not directly by customer groups.

In Roadmap Loyalty, points earning eligibility is controlled in your “Place an order” points-earning rule using the **Product eligibility** section.

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### Limit earning to certain products or variants

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#### Open the Place an order earning rule

Go to your loyalty setup and open the **Place an order** rule (the screen that includes **Points value**, **Earning conditions**, and **Product eligibility**).
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#### Set Product eligibility to only include selected items

Under **Product eligibility**, select **Only selected products earn points**.
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#### Choose what you want to include

Use the selector (for example **Specific products or variants**), then add items using **Search products or variants** or **Browse**.
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#### Save and test

Save your changes, then place a test order with an included item and an excluded item to confirm only the included line earns points.
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### Exclude certain products or collections from earning

If you want most items to earn points, but need to block a set of products (for example, low-margin items or sale items), use the exclusion option.

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#### Switch to an exclusion rule

Under **Product eligibility**, select **All products earn points except**.
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#### Add items to exclude

Add the products/variants you want to exclude using **Search products or variants** or **Browse**.
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#### Maintain exclusions via collections (recommended)

If your “excluded” items change often (for example a rotating Sale range), use a Shopify **smart collection** for that set and keep your exclusions aligned to that collection—so the rule updates automatically as products move in/out of the collection.

The easiest way to exclude sale items at scale is to use **All products earn points except** with a **smart collection** that automatically captures discounted products.
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### What about limiting earning by customer group (VIPs, wholesale, members)?

Roadmap’s points-earning control for orders is product-based via **Product eligibility**. There isn’t a matching **Customer Eligibility** section on the **Place an order** earning rule.

You can target customer groups for **discounts and GWPs** using the **Customer Eligibility** section in **Discounts / Gift with Purchase** (for example: **Customers tagged with**, **Customers NOT tagged with**, or **Members** with tiers selected in **Enter membership tiers…**). That targeting applies to the discount/GWP—separately from points earning.

### Related settings that affect earning

* Discounted items via Roadmap/Shopify discounts\
  In **Earning conditions**, use **Discounted items via Roadmap/Shopify discounts** to decide whether discounted line items can still earn points.
* Orders containing loyalty point redemptions\
  In **Earning conditions**, use **Orders containing loyalty point redemptions\*** to control whether customers earn points on orders where they redeemed points (including amount discounts or product redemptions).
* Shipping fee\
  In **Earning conditions**, use **Shipping fee** to control whether points apply to shipping charges.

Note: If you use **Only selected products earn points**, anything not explicitly added will earn **0** points — even if it’s full-price. If you only want to block points in certain cases (like discounted items), use the relevant setting in **Earning conditions** instead.


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