Once you have completed the installation of our Prestashop website and created your online store, you will need to set up and customize your store to make it operational.

Now lets go with our recommended and essential (but not exhaustive) steps to set you on the right track!
1. Maintenance mode

This option lets you work on your store in peace and quiet. Your customers will see a page letting them know that you are making changes to your e-commerce site. This mode lets you carry out tests and changes without your clients noticing, giving you a real view of your store. To enable maintenance mode in PrestaShop, follow these steps:

Log in to PrestaShop as the administrator.
On the top menu bar, click Preferences, and then click Maintenance.
Under Enable Shop, click No. This setting takes your store offline.
In the Maintenance IP text box, type the IP address or addresses that you want to allow to access the store while it is in maintenance mode.
Click Save. Now when you visit PrestaShop from an authorized IP address, it displays normally. All other site visitors, however, receive a PrestaShop maintenance message in their web browsers.

Some modules let you add a countdown to your maintenance mode, for example by installing “Maintenance with countdown mode module”. This can be handy if you want to promote a store launch campaign before it goes online.


2. Configuring languages

If you want to sell abroad, you must translate your store into various languages so that each visitor can understand your products and make purchases.

Add a language to your store and remember to translate all your categories and products.

You can find out more information that will help you configure languages in your e-commerce site’s back office.

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