Enabling and Disabling Pages: A Complete Guide to Page Visibility Management

Enabling and Disabling Pages: A Complete Guide to Page Visibility Management

By Michael Chen

January 3, 2025 at 05:21 AM

Pages can be enabled or disabled to control their visibility to visitors and search engines. By default, new pages are enabled and indexed. Here's how to manage page visibility:

Enabling a Page:

  1. Open the Page Panel
  2. Hover over the desired page and open settings
  3. Toggle "Enable Page" to ON
  4. Click Save

Disabling a Page:

  1. Open the Page Panel
  2. Hover over the page and open settings
  3. Toggle "Enable Page" to OFF
  4. Click Save

Important Considerations:

  • Disabling a collection page disables all items within it (posts, products)
  • Disabled store pages prevent new purchases, but existing cart items can still be purchased
  • Portfolio subpages can't be disabled individually
  • Dropdowns cannot be disabled directly - disable internal pages instead

Alternative Page Hiding Methods:

  • Move to "No Link" section to hide from navigation while keeping enabled
  • Add page password for selective access
  • Use noindex tag to hide from search engines only

Automatic Page Disabling: Pages may automatically disable when:

  • Importing content from other services
  • Exceeding page limits on certain payment plans

Collection and Store Pages:

  • Disabled collection content may still appear in summary/gallery blocks
  • For store pages, disable individual products to remove them from existing carts
  • Move dropdowns to "No Link" section if hiding all contained pages

This system provides flexible control over page visibility while maintaining site functionality.

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