Why should I use Store Vacation Lite for WooCommerce?
Use it when you need to temporarily pause new WooCommerce orders without taking your store offline. You can schedule the closure, stop purchasing, keep the catalog visible, and tell customers when ordering will resume.
It works well for vacations, holidays, illness, family emergencies, fulfilment delays, stock reviews, maintenance windows, or any short period when you cannot process new orders.
I installed “Woo Store Vacation”, is this the same plugin?
Yes. Woo Store Vacation has served WooCommerce stores since 2017. It was renamed to Store Vacation Lite for WooCommerce to comply with WooCommerce branding guidelines, and the underlying plugin, your settings, schedules, and notice content all carry over automatically. Only the display name changed.
If you arrived here from a tutorial, video, blog post, or forum thread that references “Woo Store Vacation”, you are in the right place. No re-installation, no re-configuration, and no data migration is required.
Will the plugin take my store offline?
No. Store Vacation Lite for WooCommerce keeps your website and products available to browse. If you enable “Disable Purchase”, customers can view the store but cannot complete checkout or place new orders during the vacation period.
Will using the plugin hide my store from search engines?
No. The plugin does not replace your store with a maintenance page or add no-index tags to your shop pages. Your storefront remains accessible while purchasing is paused.
Is the plugin compatible with block themes and the Site Editor?
Yes. You can add the Store Vacation Notice block to the Site Editor, template parts, or pages in block-based themes. The notice also appears automatically on WooCommerce shop and product pages.
Does the plugin affect my site’s speed?
The plugin keeps its storefront work focused on vacation behavior and notice output. When vacation mode is not active, the store continues using its normal WooCommerce purchasing flow.
Where can I find the plugin settings?
Go to WooCommerce » Settings » Store Vacation in your WordPress dashboard.
How do I set up vacation mode?
Go to WooCommerce » Settings » Store Vacation. Enable “Enable Vacation Mode”. Set the “Start Date”. Set the “End Date”. Optionally enable “Disable Purchase” to pause checkout and add-to-cart behavior. Add your vacation notice. Click “Save Changes”.
What does “Disable Purchase” do?
“Disable Purchase” stops WooCommerce purchase functionality while vacation mode is active. It removes or disables cart, checkout, and add-to-cart behavior so customers cannot place new orders during the scheduled period.
Can customers still browse my products?
Yes. Your products stay visible while purchases are paused, so customers can browse the catalog and return when the store reopens.
What happens to customers who wanted to buy something during my vacation?
In the free version, purchasing is paused and the vacation notice is shown. Customers can return after the vacation ends and place their order normally.
Store Vacation Pro adds cart-building and saved-cart tools so shoppers can keep a cart during the closure, save a restore link, and come back to it when ordering resumes.
Can I keep some products available during vacation mode?
Yes. If “Disable Purchase” is enabled, use the Conditions section to keep selected products available for purchase.
You can exclude specific products, categories, tags, product types, and shipping classes from vacation mode. This works well when you want to keep digital downloads, gift cards, or selected pre-orders available while physical fulfilment is paused.
Where does the vacation notice appear?
The vacation notice appears on WooCommerce shop and product pages during your scheduled vacation period.
You can also place it manually with the Store Vacation Notice block, Elementor widget, or [woo_store_vacation] shortcode.
Can I customize the vacation notice?
Yes. You can write your own notice text, add a call-to-action button and URL, use the start and end date smart tags, and change the notice text and background colors.
Which smart tags are available in the free version?
The free version supports
- {{start_date}}
- {{end_date}}
Use them in the vacation notice to display the scheduled closure dates automatically.
Store Vacation Pro adds an expanded set of smart tags for reusable notice templates.
Can shop managers manage vacation settings?
Yes. Shop managers can access and manage the plugin settings, which makes it easier for store teams to update vacation dates and notices.
Is the plugin compatible with multilingual websites?
Yes. Store Vacation Lite for WooCommerce is translation-ready and includes configuration support for WPML and Polylang.
Is Store Vacation Lite for WooCommerce compatible with HPOS?
Yes. The plugin supports WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage.
What is the difference between the Lite and Pro versions?
The Lite version covers one scheduled vacation with a customizable notice and basic product exceptions. It is enough for a straightforward one-off closure.
Store Vacation Pro adds unlimited and recurring schedules, Opening Hours, cart building, saved carts, vacation shipping controls, Checkout Protection, reporting, storefront behavior controls, advanced Conditions, admin status tools, import and export, a REST API, and WordPress Abilities API support.
If you close your shop regularly, want customers to keep their purchase intent during closures, need different shipping behavior while you are away, or want visibility into what happened during a closure, Pro pays for itself quickly.
Does Store Vacation Lite for WooCommerce have a Pro version?
Yes. Store Vacation Pro is available on WooCommerce.com. It adds advanced scheduling, recurring weekday closures, Opening Hours, saved carts, cart building while checkout is closed, vacation shipping, Checkout Protection, reporting, storefront behavior controls, admin reminders, vacation order tracking, import and export tools, REST API support, and WordPress Abilities API integration.
You can learn more here: Store Vacation Pro
How can I get help with the plugin?
The easiest way to receive support is to visit the Community Forums page and create a new topic.
Make sure to check “Notify me of follow-up replies via email” so you receive updates when someone replies.
Can I contribute to translating the plugin into a new language?
Yes. Store Vacation Lite for WooCommerce is translation-ready and localized using the GNU framework. You can help translate it through the official WordPress translation platform.
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