Hello.
While the Maintenance Mode option is the most straightforward way to temporarily restrict user access, your suggestion for an alternative, one-step method to prevent members from logging in is definitely interesting. We can see how this could be a useful feature in specific scenarios.
If you’re interested, you can contribute to the development of such a feature—or any other feature—by submitting code to our
AbanteCart open-source Ecommerce GitHub repository. Alternatively, if you’d like to support the development process financially, you can
contribute funds to help prioritize the creation of this feature. Both options allow you to actively support the growth of AbanteCart and make a positive impact on the project.