How to enable PrestaShop maintenance mode

The process of turning on maintenance mode in PrestaShop is covered in this article. Visitors see a maintenance notice in their web browsers rather than the store when PrestaShop is in maintenance mode. Nonetheless, the store can still be viewed properly by permitted IP addresses. You can use this functionality to test and improve your PrestaShop store before it goes “live.”Contents Table of

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Enabling maintenance mode

To enable maintenance mode in PrestaShop, follow these steps:

1. Log in to PrestaShop as the administrator.
2. On the top menu bar, click Preferences, and then click Maintenance.
3. Under Enable Shop, click No. This setting takes your store offline.
4. In the Maintenance IP text box, type the IP address or addresses that you want to allow to access the store while it is in maintenance mode.Alternatively, click Add my IP and PrestaShop automatically adds your current IP address.
5. Click Save. Now when you visit PrestaShop from an authorized IP address, it displays normally. All other site visitors, however, receive a PrestaShop maintenance message in their web browsers.

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