Editing Site Offline - Not Ready To Launch!

[YSMF13]

Hey all,

I am new to Shopify and using the Dawn theme. It is connected to a domain. My site status currently shows “Live.” I’m not sure how it’s live….  I have a password restriction on the landing page. This is good because I am not ready to launch my website or make any sales with the public yet. I am still building out my website. My question is how do I make sure my entire website and product pages remain invisible for the time being? I don’t want to be searchable on search engines or the Shop app, or anywhere yet. The last thing I’d want is for my product to somehow appear online and people can’t buy anything. Can someone walk me through this? Thanks!

[Shay]

Hey there @YSMF13! Great questions and I'd be happy to help you with this. 

If your website is password protected still then customers will not be able to access any pages on your store other than your password page. Products and items will not be accessible or searchable by search engines either. You can confirm your store has it's password enabled in your admin under Online Store > Preferences. 

So no worries about unwanted customers while your password page is up! 

Did you need any help with your online store? I'm happy to share any resources or information you might need.