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When everything looks right, one switch takes you live.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"before-you-start","Before you start",[10,19,20],{},"Make sure the earlier setup steps are done:",[22,23,24,34,41,44],"ul",{},[25,26,27,28,33],"li",{},"A ",[29,30,32],"a",{"href":31},"\u002Fstore-and-payments\u002Fcreate-a-product-set","price sheet"," exists and is assigned to at least one project with its Store status enabled.",[25,35,36,40],{},[29,37,39],{"href":38},"\u002Fstore-and-payments\u002Fconnect-stripe","Stripe is connected",". Without it you'll see \"A payment processor must be connected before you can activate your store\".",[25,42,43],{},"A mailing address is saved in your account settings. If it's missing, the settings page shows \"You must add a mailing address in your account settings to activate your store\".",[25,45,46,50],{},[29,47,49],{"href":48},"\u002Fstore-and-payments\u002Fset-up-taxes","Tax rates"," are entered for the states where you collect tax.",[14,52,54],{"id":53},"the-store-status-switch","The Store Status switch",[10,56,57,58,62,63,66,67,70],{},"Open ",[59,60,61],"strong",{},"Store → Settings",". 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You'll see a confirmation that your store is in test mode.",[25,118,119],{},"Open one of your published galleries the way a client would, and add a product or a gallery download to the cart.",[25,121,122,123,126],{},"Check out. In test mode the checkout skips payment entirely and takes you straight to the ",[59,124,125],{},"Order Complete"," confirmation page with an order number.",[25,128,129,130,133],{},"Back in the app, open ",[59,131,132],{},"Store → Orders",". Your test order is listed, and for a digital purchase the download is delivered just like a real one.",[10,135,136,137,140],{},"Test orders use your real order-number sequence, so a practice order today means your first live order won't be #000001. If that matters to you, adjust ",[59,138,139],{},"Next Order Number"," on the Commerce page before going live.",[142,143,144],"blockquote",{},[10,145,146],{},"Print products are not sent to the lab in test mode, so a test order is a checkout rehearsal, not a proof print. To evaluate physical print quality, place a real order once you're live.",[14,148,150],{"id":149},"go-live","Go live",[109,152,153,162,165],{},[25,154,155,156,158,159,161],{},"On ",[59,157,61],{},", set the Store Status to ",[59,160,89],{},". The app confirms with \"Your store is now live!\".",[25,163,164],{},"Visit a gallery and make sure the store options appear for clients.",[25,166,167],{},"Optionally place a small real order yourself to verify the end-to-end flow, payment included.",[10,169,170],{},"While the store is live, the orders list shows your live orders; test orders are only shown while the store is in test mode, so don't worry if your rehearsal orders seem to disappear after switching.",[142,172,173],{},[10,174,175],{},"On the Free plan, live sales carry a 15% commission, and the Commerce page reminds you of this while your store is active. 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