How to pause your shopify store

Feeling tired, want to renovate your store, or just wanted a short break from your ecom store. As a owner managing everything is super hard, but don’t worry today in this blog we will tell you how can you pause your shopify store without loosing your hard work.

Why pause and build plan is important?

Pausing a shopify store can be strategic decision for many reasons. Here are some strategic descisions that might be beneficial to pause your shopify store.

Supply chain decision: If you are facing any disruptions in supply chain temporary then pausing your store would be beneficial.

Store renovation: For businesses that operate on a seasonal basis, pausing the store during off-peak seasons can help save costs while maintaining the store’s setup for the next busy period. 

Step by step process to activate pause and build plan

Step 1: Begin by signing in to shopify admin panel

Step 2: On admin dashboard, go to settings and then click on plan

Step 3: Click on deactivate store, then select pause and build plan. Read the details before selecting pause plan.

This will disable your checkout for customers but your store is visible.

How to reactivate your shopify plan after pausing

Step 1: Begin by signing in to shopify admin panel

Step 2: On admin dashboard, go to settings and then click on plan

Step 3: Click on choose plan, follow the same steps as pausing, but on the Plan page, choose any Shopify plan and click Subscribe.