WooCommerce 9.1 introduced a Site Visibility feature which allows you to take your website offline and hide it behind a Coming Soon style page.
By default, this displays the message “Pardon our dust! We’re working on something amazing — check back soon!”
Removing this page is a simple task, but not entirely obvious if you’ve been using WooCommerce for some time!
The Default Screen
Log into your WordPress Dashboard
How to: How to Login to your WordPress Website
Navigate to WooCommerce Site Visibility Settings
These are accessed under WooCommerce > Settings in the Site Visiibility tab
Select the Relevant setting as required
There are several possible settings:
- Coming soon – Your site is hidden from visitors behind a “Coming soon” landing page until it’s ready for viewing. You will need to be logged into your WordPress website to be able to view the site
- Live – Your entire site is visible to everyone.