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How to Pause your Shopify Store

Last updated: September 01, 2024
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By Sam Nguyen

CEO Avada Commerce

As an e-commerce platform which allows you to run business, Shopify also provides you with a feature when you decide to pause the business temporarily. This writing is about how to pause your Shopify store so that you can use this feature effectively.

After you’ve paused your Shopify store, it only disables checkout which means the customers can’t buy your products but they still can see them. What’s more, you will be charged the cost keeps running your store. Or else, you need to cancel the apps individually. In addition, when you pause the store, you will get a final bill from Shopify if you still have any charges on your account.

Below is a step-by-step tutorial for you to follow.

Step 1: Go to Account

First and foremost, log in your Shopify account, you will access to the admin page. Look at the left-hand side of the screen. Then, scroll down to see the Settings button at the bottom. Afterward, choose Account.

How to pause your Shopify store

Step 2: Click Pause store

In this step, keep scrolling down to find the Store status section. When you’ve found it, you will see three options. Make sure to click Pause store to continue.

How to pause your Shopify store

Step 3: Choose Pause store again

You will be asked again to pause the store for sure. A small dialog will come out to show the terms and the charges. After reading carefully, choose Pause store one more time to complete.

How to pause your Shopify store

To pause your Shopify store on iPhone (Click here)

  • Step 1: Go to Settings
    After logging in your Shopify account in the app, go to the Store section at the bottom of the screen. Afterward, select Settings. Then, many options will come out automatically.

How to pause your Shopify store

  • Step 2: Click Account
    Take a look of the Store settings section, scroll down and tap on Account under it to continue.

How to pause your Shopify store

  • Step 3: Click Pause store
    Afterward, scroll down to view the Store status section. This section includes three options about the status of the store. Make sure to click Pause store.

How to pause your Shopify store

  • Step 4: Choose Pause store
    In this step, you will be asked again to make sure to pause the store. A small dialog will come out to show the terms and the charges. After reading carefully, choose Pause store one more time to complete.

How to pause your Shopify store

To pause your Shopify store on Android (Click here)

  • Step 1: Go to Settings
    After logging in your Shopify account in the app, go to the Store section at the bottom of the screen. Afterward, select Settings. Then, many options will come out automatically.

  • Step 2: Click Account
    Take a look of the Store settings section, tap on Account under it to continue.

  • Step 3: Click Pause store
    Afterward, scroll down to view the Store status section. This section includes three options about the status of the store. Make sure to click Pause store.

  • Step 4: Choose Pause store
    In this step, you will be asked again to make sure to pause the store. A small dialog will come out to show the terms and the charges. After reading carefully, choose Pause store one more time to complete.

Summary

After following this writing to pause your Shopify store, you will pause the store successfully. These steps can do on a desktop, iPhone, and Android. Hope you find it easy and convenient.

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Sam Nguyen is the CEO and founder of Avada Commerce, an e-commerce solution provider headquartered in Singapore. He is an expert on the Shopify e-commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale systems. Sam loves talking about e-commerce and he aims to help over a million online businesses grow and thrive.