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Testing SiteGround Ecommerce Functionalities in your Website Builder 

Testing SiteGround Ecommerce Functionalities in your Website Builder 

How to Enable the SiteGround Ecommerce Functionalities?

To enable the Ecommerce functionalities for your Website Builder site, go to Websites > Site Admin.

Once you are logged in the admin dashboard, go to the Store Manager page from the left-side menu. Click the Try Free button to enable the Ecommerce features.

Banner in the SiteGround Website Builder prompting users to try ecommerce features for free, with a call-to-action button to activate the trial.

After they’re turned on, all store management options will become accessible on the Store Manager page from the left-side menu.

Screenshot of the SiteGround Ecommerce free trial features list displayed in the Website Builder, outlining available ecommerce tools during the trial period.

How to Disable the SiteGround Ecommerce Functionalities?

If you no longer want to test the Ecommerce functionalities, you can disable them at any time. This will restore your Website Builder Site Admin to its original state. To do so, go to the Store Manager and click the Disable features button.

Screenshot of the SiteGround Website Builder's Site Admin panel showing the "Disable Ecommerce Features" option highlighted, allowing users to turn off ecommerce functionalities on their website.

NOTE: Please note that this will disable all SiteGround Ecommerce functionalities and will delete all Ecommerce-related data you have added.

How to Publish Site Changes while Testing the SiteGround Ecommerce Functionalities?

  1. Publishing Ecommerce-related Changes

If you want to publish Ecommerce-related changes (such as added products, cart, checkout, etc.) you will need to order an Ecommerce Plan for your site.

– Go to your Site Admin and click on the Update button.
– Click Get Ecommerce Plan from the dialog window.

Pop-up window in the SiteGround Website Builder offering users a free trial of ecommerce features, with buttons to purchase an Ecommerce plan that offers full functionality, or publish only non-ecommerce related changes.

You’ll be redirected to the SiteGround Ecommerce Plan order page, where you can purchase an Ecommerce Plan.

Once the SiteGround Ecommerce plan is active, full Ecommerce functionality will become available to you and your store will be published.

  1. Publishing Standard Website Builder-related Changes

If you do not order a SiteGround Ecommerce Plan and want to publish only the changes in your Website Builder site (like content edits, design updates, or layout changes), click the “Publish without store” button from the dialog window.

Pop-up window in the SiteGround Website Builder offering users a free trial of ecommerce features, with buttons to purchase an Ecommerce plan that offers full functionality, or publish only non-ecommerce related changes.

Your site updates will be published without including any changes made via the Ecommerce functionalities.

NOTE: Please note that Ecommerce related changes, though not published, will remain accessible in the Site Admin of your Website Builder, until you disable the SiteGround Ecommerce functionalities. 

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