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# Holiday mode

> Pause orders while you're away, with optional dates and a store banner

Holiday mode pauses orders while you're away. Shoppers can still browse, and a banner tells them when you're back.

**Shows in:** Store and checkout

## Turn it on

1. Go to **WooCommerce → Powerups** and click **Configure** on **Holiday mode**.
2. Pick a mode and, if you like, dates. Click **Save changes**.
3. Switch the power-up on. Without dates, the store pauses straight away and stays paused until you switch it off.

## Settings

| Setting | Default | What it does |
| - | - | - |
| **While on holiday** | Pause checkout | **Pause checkout**: shoppers can still fill their cart. **Pause purchases**: browsing only, no add to cart. |
| **From** | Empty | Optional. Empty starts as soon as the power-up is on. |
| **Until (last day closed)** | Empty | Optional. Orders open again the next morning. Empty lasts until you switch it off. |
| **Message** | `We're on a short break and not taking orders right now. We're back {date}.` | Shown in the banner and when someone tries to order. |
| **Show a banner on the store** | On | Uses WooCommerce's store notice while you're away. |

Dates use the store's time zone. The Until day is closed all day.

### The date placeholder

`{date}` becomes "on" plus the day you're back (the day after **Until**), for example "on 28 December 2027". Without an Until date it becomes "soon".

## Status

The settings show a status line. While the power-up is off, it reads "The store stays open while this power-up is off." Once it's on, you'll see one of these:

* "On now: orders are paused until …" or "… until you switch it off."
* "Starts on …. The store is open until then."
* "Ended on …. The store is open."
* "The Until date is before From, so the store never closes. Fix the dates."

## What shoppers see

* **Pause checkout**: the cart still works. Placing the order is refused with your message.
* **Pause purchases**: product pages and the shop show no Add to cart button, including for products already in a cart. Items already in carts stay there for later, without errors. Checkout and "Pay for order" are refused.

Staff can still create orders in the admin.

<Frame caption="The store notice banner showing the holiday message">
  ![The store notice banner showing the holiday message](https://placehold.co/1600x900/png?text=holiday-mode-1)
</Frame>

## Data

| Item | What it is |
| - | - |
| **Settings** | This power-up's saved settings. |


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