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How Do I Disable WooCommerce Store?

Last updated on January 19, 2023 @ 6:00 pm

WooCommerce is a powerful eCommerce plugin for WordPress. It is used by over 4 million websites worldwide.

While it is a great plugin, there are times when you may need to disable the WooCommerce store. For example, if you are developing a website and do not want customers to be able to purchase products yet. Or, if you are running a sale and need to take the store offline for a period of time.

Whatever the reason, disabling the WooCommerce store is relatively easy to do. You can do it by going to the WooCommerce > Settings page and then selecting the General tab.

From here, you will see a checkbox labeled “Enable the WooCommerce Store”. Simply uncheck this box and click on the “Save changes” button.

You will know that the store has been successfully disabled as the message “Your shop is currently closed”” will be displayed on your website. If you want to take things a step further, you can also add a custom message explaining why the store is closed.

To do this, simply go to the WooCommerce > Settings page and select the “Custom message” tab. From here, you can enter whatever message you like and then click on the “Save changes” button.

And that’s it! You have now successfully disabled your WooCommerce store.

Note: If you ever need to re-enable the store, simply follow the same steps but make sure to check the “Enable the WooCommerce Store” checkbox this time.

PRO TIP: If you are considering disabling your WooCommerce store, please be aware that this will remove all products and pages from your website. Your WooCommerce settings will also be reset to their defaults. Please backup your website before proceeding.
Drew Clemente

Drew Clemente

Devops & Sysadmin engineer. I basically build infrastructure online.