How to Enable / Disable Selling on Your WooCommerce Site
In some cases you may want to enable or disable selling on your website, be it during a maintenance window, or when trying to launch a new WooCommerce site. Below are the instructions on how to do this.
Enabling Selling on your WooCommerce Site
- Log into WordPress
- Go to WooCommerce > Settings
- Select the Site Visibility tab
- Select Live and click Save Changes
Disabling Selling on your WooCommerce Site
- Log into WordPress
- Go to WooCommerce > Settings
- Select the Site Visibility tab
- Select Coming Soon and click Save Changes
- If you wish to enable private visibility you may do so here.
Updated on: 27/01/2026
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