Getting started
Go live
The checks that must be green, what red and yellow mean, and how to pause or unpublish.
Under Storefronts › Go live BunStack runs a series of checks before the storefront can go live. The checks run on the server, so there is no way around them if something is red. Click Run again after fixing something.
The checks
| Check | Red (blocks) when | Yellow (warns) when |
|---|---|---|
| Address | The storefront has no working address | – |
| Company details | Legal name or address is missing | – |
| VAT | VAT scheme or VAT number is missing | – |
| Delivery countries | No delivery countries selected | – |
| Currency | The default currency is not enabled or has no rate | An enabled currency has no rate |
| Checkout | Kustom is not connected or not selected | – |
| Shipping methods | Some delivery country lacks an active shipping method | – |
| Sender address | Address or postal code is missing or a placeholder | – |
| Products | No visible active product with a price | – |
| Theme | No published theme | – |
| Terms, privacy policy, right of withdrawal | Unpublished or containing [FYLL I: | – |
| Shipping and delivery, cookies | – | Unpublished |
| Contact email | – | Missing |
| SEO | – | Title or description missing on the home page |
| Navigation | – | The menu is empty |
| Domain | A connected domain is not active | – |
The buttons
- Go live is enabled when nothing is red. The storefront is reachable on its address within a minute.
- Pause closes the storefront temporarily: visitors see a paused page, admin works as usual. Resume with the same button.
- Unpublish takes the storefront back to draft.
After go-live there are Visit and Health check, which verify that the address answers, the certificate is valid and the database is reachable.
Domain
Connect your own domain under Storefronts › Domain before or after go-live. Until the domain is active the temporary address is used. See Domains and DNS.
Test before customers arrive
Make a purchase with Kustom's test data, fulfil the order in admin, print the label and check that the order confirmation and the shipping email arrive. Then switch Kustom to live mode and make a real purchase for a small amount that you refund.