User Guide of Prestashop Maintenance Mode
Need to implement some necessary changes to your store and do not want your customers to see this at the same time, then Prestashop Maintenance Mode can be your best bet.
Add a customizable maintenance page to your store displaying a message to the customers that your store is currently under construction and will be live soon.
As Google crawls the site from time to time, adding an under construction page while updating your store won’t let your search engine rankings fall.
Note: Prestashop Maintenance Mode module is compatible with PrestaShop multi-store feature.
Features of Prestashop Maintenance Mode
- Add a customizable maintenance page to your store and let the customers know that your store is currently under maintenance.
- Configure the text to be displayed on the maintenance page.
- Display the newsletter subscription form on the maintenance page.
- Multiple page layouts for maintenance mode to choose from.
- Option to add a customized background image on the maintenance page.
- A countdown timer to display the exact date and time after which the shop gets live.
- Multiple countdown timer layouts for the maintenance page.
- Admin can also add social icons on the maintenance page.
Installation
- Go to the back office-> modules -> modules & services -> Upload a module.
- Upload zip file of “Prestashop Maintenance Mode” module.
- The module will automatically get installed on your Prestashop.
Module Configuration
Prestashop Maintenance Mode works if the shop is in inactive state. So admin has to disable the shop first and then configure the module settings.
General Settings
Under “General Settings”, admin can configure text to be display on the maintenance page and enable/disable newsletter subscription.
Layout
Under “Layout”, admin can select a layout for maintenance page. Admin can also upload a custom background image to be display on the maintenance page.
By clicking on ‘zoom’ button, admin can view page layout more clearly as shown below:
Countdown Timer
Under“‘Countdown Timer“, admin can:
- Enable/disable the display of the countdown timer on the maintenance page.
- Set the time after which the shop gets activated.
- Enable/disable the display of the countdown timer as ‘0’ even if the time lapses and
- Select the layout of the countdown timer.
Social
Under the ‘Social’ tab, admin has to enter the URL of its social page(s).
Front End View
Once admin has configured the text, set the page layout, and countdown timer for the maintenance page.
Afterwards, enable the maintenance mode then a coming soon message will be displayed to the visitors.
Background Image: You can set the page background image.
That’s all for the PrestaShop Maintenance Mode module.
Support
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