After reading the title, you may be wondering why anyone would search for ‘Magento 2 payment method by customer group’. After all, it makes little sense to offer only specific payment methods for some customer groups. Well, after reading this article, you’ll know that restricting payment method by customer groups is not only important but a must-have feature for every online store. Need for Magento 2 Payment Restrictions by Customer Groups There are several cases wherein you may need to apply Magento 2 payment restrictions by customer groups. International Customers Suppose you serve two markets – A and B. Your store is based in market A, thereby allowing you to offer cash on delivery (CoD) payment method. Market B represents another country. It makes little sense to offer the CoD to international customers. Thus, the best option is to restrict the CoD for the international customers. Fraud Unfortunately, payment fraud is a serious concern for online businesses. The below image provides an overview of the most common types of online payment frauds. Source: Statista According to the above image, Google Pay and Apple Pay are the two most secure options since the instances of fraud with these two platforms is quite low. If your store is experiencing high levels of frauds from a specific customer group (e.g. Market B), you can restrict their payment methods to the most secure options only. This allows you to continue operating in the market and curtail losses simultaneously. Compliance Did you know that Visa, Mastercard, and American Express are no longer available to the Russian market? These restrictions were announced in the aftermath of the Russia-Ukraine war. To ensure compliance with these restrictions, the only option is to restrict the three payment methods for Russian customers. Instead, they can use other payment channels that are still legal. Customer Preferences Certain customer groups show a preference for specific payment methods. For example, iPhone users have a natural inclination towards Apple Pay. After determining each group’s payment preferences, you can restrict the other payment methods for them. By offering them their desired option only, you can streamline the checkout phase and reduce cart abandonment rates. Payment Gateway Issues Payment gateways charge taxes and other fees based on the customer’s location. Suppose you are offering gateway A to customers in X and Y. Since A is based in market X, the fees will be much lower. However, market Y represents another country where A has no presence. It is quite obvious that A will charge a higher fee for customers from market Y. Restricting the gateway for Y customer brings down the purchase costs and improves the user experience. Restrict Magento 2 Payment Method by Customer Group By default, Magento offers following payment methods: Check/money order Bank Transfer Purchase Order Zero Subtotal Checkout Cash on Delivery If you would like to disable any of the default or other payment methods, you need to get a Magento 2 extension. This is where we would like to introduce the Magento 2 payment restrictions extension that allows you to restrict different payment methods by a variety of attributes. The ability to restrict payment methods based on different attributes is what makes this extension a must-have. Restrict Payment Method by Customer Groups in Magento 2 To restrict payment methods by customer groups, you need to create a payment restriction rule . First of all, download & install Payment Methods Restrictions Extension by FME . Then Open Admin Panel and Tap FMEextensions on sidebar > Click Manage Restrictions Rules Now Click Add New Rule Fill the following required fields: Name – Define the name of payment restriction Rule Status – Enable/Disable the Rule Payment Methods – Choose the payment method that you want to restrict   Store Views – Specify the store view where rule will be applied Priority – Set the rule priority Apply Operation as AND/OR - Set operation to AND if all conditions fulfils the requirement / Set to OR if any of the condition fulfils the requirements   Now Click Customer Group Tab Select the Customer Group for which you want to apply the payment restrictions rule Save the rule.   Some of the other features of this extension are: Also, checkout our tutorial to Restrict Payment Methods by Specific Customer . Conclusion This concludes our article on how to restrict payment method by customer groups in Magento 2. If you have any questions related to the above discussion, extension, or anything Magento-related, reach out to our team . Related Articles: Configure COD Payment Method in Magento 2 Configure Zero Subtotal Checkout in Magento 2 Configure Layaway Partial Payment in Magento 2 Top Magento 2 Payment Gateways Reviewed

If you studied mathematics, chances are you came across the 80-20 rule. No? You may know it as the Pareto Principle. According to this principle, 80 per cent of the consequences come from 20 per cent causes. Another way to look at is that 80 per cent of the output comes form 20 per cent input. You may be wondering what does rule have to have to do with bestselling products in Magento 2. We’ll get to that point shortly. If you are a business owner, online or brick and mortar store, you will know that not all of your products are equally popular. Some products sell more than others, meaning they account for the majority share of the business revenue. Other products, while important, account for little in terms of revenue. In other words, 80 per cent of the business revenue only comes from 20 per cent of the products. These 20 per cent products are what are known as bestsellers. As a Magento 2 merchant, you would want to make the most of your best-selling products. One way to do this is to display them separately on the frontend to attract visitor’s attention. Prospective customers have a high confidence level on a store’s bestselling products. They tend to click and buy the products that are already trusted by others. Quick Note: Have a look at FME Product Slider Magento 2 extension which enables you to display Best Selling Products in a Slider in your store. Product Slider Boost sales using Magento 2 Product Slider. Highlight top products like best sellers, new arrivals, and more, all above the fold. Check it out! > About the Extension This extension allows you to display your best-selling products in a way that compel the visitor to click on them. You can display multiple product sliders such as best selling, most viewed, featured, or on-sale. The below image shows products based on most viewed. The image below shows the various ways to set up the product sliders. Similarly, you get to choose where to display the sliders as can be seen below. In some cases, you may need to display the sliders only for a specific time. For example, if you are displaying the on-sale slider, it makes no sense to have it on display permanently. As you can see from the above image, you can decide a slider’s start and end date. If you wish to know more about this extension, book a live demo . How To Find Best Selling Products in Magento 2? You must first find out what your best-selling products are. By default, Magento, as every other ecommerce platform, keeps track of your products, sales, invoices, taxes, and other information. These statistics are necessary and helpful to measure your store’s performance and make business decisions. To find what products have been selling the most, follow these steps. On your Magento 2 admin, go to Reports -> Statistics -> Refresh Statistics . Select all the products in the grid and choose Refresh Lifetime Statistics from the dropdown. Click Submit .   Once ready, go to the Dashboard , under the Bestsellers tab, you will see the list of the best selling products in your Magento 2 store. Method to Display Best Selling Products in Magento 2 You can display your best selling products in a widget by setting conditions. Here, we will create a new widget called ‘Best Sellers’ and put our list of best sellers in there. To create a new widget, do the following. Go to Content -> Elements -> Widgets -> Add Widget . In the Type field, choose the Catalog Products List option. In the Design Theme field, choose your design theme and click Continue . Enter the Widget Title that will be displayed in the admin panel, choose Store Views to assign the widget and set the Sort Order. Next, go to the Layout Updates section and click Add Layout Update . Here, you can choose where you want to display your best selling products. You can choose to display them on all pages , specific pages , product types , or categories .   Now, go to the Widget Options tab and fill in the following fields. Title: Give the widget a title that will be displayed on the frontend. In this example, we will name it ‘Best Sellers’. Display Page Control: If you choose ‘Yes’, a new field Number of Products Per Page will appear. Number of Products to Display: Enter the number of products you want to display. Cache Lifetime (Seconds): This is the time in seconds between the widget updates. Conditions: Set up what products should be displayed in the widget. You can simply put the SKUs of your best selling products. Once ready, click Save . Final Thoughts on How to Display Best Seller Products in Magento 2 In this article, we have discussed a powerful best seller products extension along with a detailed guide on how to display best-selling products using the default Magento features. Feel free to get in touch in case you have any issue in your Magento 2 store. Related Extensions: Store FAQs + Product Questions Product Labels & Stickers Product Feed