You may want to close your store permantely, or temporarily for testing.
To close the store temporarily:
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In the side panel, click Sell Online, and then click Manage Store.
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Click Settings, click Store Profile, and scroll to the bottom of the page.
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Click Close StoreFront for Maintenance. After clicking, your store will be closed for all visitors, but you'll be able to browse it.
You may still want to be able to see your store. To do so, insert your IP address in the Remain open for the IPs field (your current IP address is below that field).
If you have closed your store or removed the store for any reason, the store pages may result in 404 error messages when users try to access the store.
To ensure your store pages do not result in 404 errors:
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Delete all store pages from the site. For more information on managing pages, see Delete Pages.
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Delete all store widgets (search, cart, and so on).
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Republish the site to make your changes go live.