Step-by-Step Guide to Setting Up Magical Vacation Mode on Shopify

In this article, I will walk you through how to install and set up the Magical Vacation Mode app developed by the Magical Apps team on your Shopify Store.

The Magical Apps team builds Shopify apps to solve real-world problems for businesses of all sizes to be successful. We have currently developed over 130 Shopify stores and created highly-rated apps like Magical Vacation Mode.

I put these instructions together with the help of the team of developers at Magical Apps who built the app along with the support agents who service it everyday. 

Let’s get started with adding vacation mode to your Shopify store.

App Install Instruction

Installing the app in Shopify is easy.

Click “Add app” on the Magical Vacation Mode app listing.

Add App

Open the App and Follow the Setup Guide

The guided setup process within the app will help you disable buttons and purchasing options in minutes. Open the app within your Shopify store to complete each of the following steps:

Add a rule

Rules allow you to create and schedule multiple vacations on your store. Having multiple vacations allows you to create different settings on how the vacation should affect your Online store and what message should appear.

  1. Click the Rules link in the app navigation menu to go to the Rules page.
  2. Click the Create rule button to create a new rule.
  3. Enter a title for your rule, and configure rule settings.
  4. Click the Save button to save the rule.
Activate the app embed block
  1. From your Shopify admin, go to Online Store > Themes.
  2. Find the theme that you want to edit, and then click Customize.
  3. Click Theme settings.
  4. Click the App embeds tab.
  5. Beside Magical Vacations, click the toggle to activate it.
Activate Inline message app block

If the Enable inline setting is enabled on a rule, the app will add the rule message where the inline message app block is added in your theme.

  1. From your Shopify admin, go to Online Store > Themes.
  2. Find the theme that you want to edit, and then click Customize.
  3. Open the drop-down menu at the top of the page.
  4. Select the template that you want to edit from the dropdown menu.
  5. Under the panel click the + Add block or + Add section button depending on where you want the inline message to appear.
  6. From the APPS section, click Inline message to add the block.
  7. Click Save to activate it.

Need Help or Have Questions?

Visit our Help Center for additional setup instructions, troubleshooting tips, and answers to frequently asked questions about Magical Product Fees.

Magical Vacation Mode

Use the Magical Vacation Mode App to pause your online sales letting you take a break, go on holiday, or get caught up.

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