# Overview

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We believe secure gating is of the utmost importance for NFT communities, as it provides confidence that gated experiences accessible are truly exclusive.

The Manifold Merch Bridge is a TRUE token gate, not a simple overlay. **It can't be hacked!**
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Wallet Connect will not work out of the box for Connect Widget. Please upgrade to Connect Widget >= 3.0.0 to ensure Wallet Connect functionality. Refer to [Connect Widget > Wallet Connect section](https://docs.manifold.xyz/manifold-for-developers/resources/widgets/connect-widget/advanced-configuration#wallet-connect) for more details.
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## Shopify Merch Bridge

Merch Bridge allows you to offer exclusive items and discounts to NFT holders via your Shopify store. We currently support ERC-721 and ERC-1155 tokens on Ethereum Mainnet, Optimism, Polygon, Base, and Sepolia.

## Storefront - The Merch Bridge Shopify App

The [Merch Bridge App](https://apps.shopify.com/manifold-token-gate) is the simplest solution for stores that already have an existing storefront or that are looking to set up a standard storefront experience. The Shopify Merch Bridge App allows configuration of NFT-gates at the product level and leverages pre-built widgets to add "Connect Wallet" and "Add to cart" buttons to specified product pages automatically. Customers experience the same smooth checkout they're used to for non-gated items and can fill their cart with gated and non-gated items to checkout all at once.

For any product where you configure gated access and/or a discount, we'll automatically display a note and button on the product page where customers can connect their wallet and prove NFT ownership. Once complete they can add the item to their cart and continue shopping. When customers are ready to checkout Merch Bridge will automatically double check the cart to ensure items and discounts follow your campaign rules and finalize the Shopify order like normal. Check out the overview video and get started below.

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## Ready to get started?

[Install the App](https://docs.manifold.xyz/manifold-for-developers/shopify-merch-bridge/broken-reference)


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