Can i use test payments after move development store to live.

Payments + Shipping & Fulfilment

Topic summary

A developer is planning to transfer a client’s development store to live status and wants to know if test payments can still be used afterward to troubleshoot potential issues.

Response provided:

  • Yes, test payments can be used on a live store
  • Important to remember to disable test mode when finished
  • Must communicate clearly with the store owner to avoid fulfilling test orders as real orders
  • A link to Shopify’s documentation on testing payments in development stores was shared as reference

Status: Question answered with practical guidance and safety reminders.

Summarized with AI on November 20. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Hi ,

I am planning to transfer clients development store to live. In case of any problem. Can I use test payment during live store to fix the problems ? Or what is your recommendation in this case. ? (I am going to use shopify payments in live)

Thanks

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Hi @SC-Digital

Yes, you can. You just to remind yourself to turn it off when you are done and communicate with your store owner not to fulfill your orders. See the payment testing here.

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