Deactivate shopping function

[siric]

I am in the process of building up stock for my store and do not want visitors to have the ability to shop as yet.  But I want them to be able to still browse the front page which has my product portfolio.

I have removed the Collections and Products from the Main Menu as well as the header which shows the search and cart icons but if a user adds /products to the end of the store URL they will get the products page and still go through the purchasing process.

Is there any way to either deactivate this process or to redirect certain pages back to the main page temporarily? I have looked at redirects but they will not work with system pages such as products, collections, etc.

Thanks

Steve

[Gracia_Conv]

Hi Steve,

To prevent visitors from accessing the product pages directly, you can set up password protection for your store. This feature allows you to control who can view your site. Alternatively, you can temporarily hide your products or set them as out of stock until you're ready to launch.

Would you like guidance on how to implement either of these solutions?

[siric]

Don't want password protection as I want them to be able to see the home page with the links to the galleries.

What I have done is to remove the products and collections from the online sale channel.

[wo]

You can first uncheck the quick add to cart option on the collection page and hide the add to cart button and checkout button on the product page.