Disabling/Enabling stores in a multi-store set up

[janna]

I have a client that would like to consolidate multiple installations into a single installation with multiple stores. Is it possible to turn on/off (put them in maintenance mode possibly) some store but not all of them? The client only wants to allow ordering for certain stores during certain times of the year.

[Basara]

Hello

You can set additional store status to Off. Default store will be loaded

[MatYoungblood]

I am using 1.3.4 and turned a new store off. It then turned the default store off and other stores linked to default with no way to turn back on. Is there a way to turn it back on?

[Basara]

Hello.

In the admin panel, you should still see the store selector even if multiple stores are currently disabled. Additionally, when you edit a store's settings, you'll notice the URL includes something like store_id=0. You can manually change that ID in the URL to access the settings page of other stores, this can be helpful if, for some reason, the store selector isn't visible.