[intro]When you have completed this Guide, you will have installed and configured the Holiday Mode feature on your EKM online shop.[/intro]

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If you are due to go away for a week or two to a place where the sun shines brighter, then it’s a good idea to install the Holiday Mode feature before you go. This allows you to display a notice on the Shopping Cart page informing your customers that you’re away, and you can choose whether or not you want to continue accepting orders whilst you’re away too! Bear in mind it’s best practice to accept orders if you’re away, as not taking orders for a while can put off potential new customers to your EKM online shop.

Installing the Feature

1. From the Dashboard, click Features on the left-hand menu:

2. Click the Feature Library tab:

3. Scroll down to the Shop Management features and click the View More button on the right-hand side:

4. Click the Holiday Mode icon:

5. Click the green Install Feature button:

6. Click the Launch button:

Configuring Holiday Mode

1. Tick the box to enable Holiday Mode:

2. This will reveal all of the options you need to configure:

Enable Holiday Mode = This needs to be ticked to turn the feature on.
Allow Orders = If this box is ticked, it will still be possible for customers to place orders whilst you are away.
Banner Message Text = The text in this field is visible on the Shopping Cart page:

3. Add a second message in the field provided - this can be different from the message that you have set to display on the Cart page. Then you can use the two Colour Picker buttons below to select the colour of the banner and the text and use the Preview at the bottom of the page as a guide. When you have configured the Holiday Mode settings, you need to click the green Save button on the bottom right-hand side:

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[contact] If you need our help with your EKM online shop, contact your Ecommerce Expert or the Customer Support Team, who will be able to point you in the right direction. We're open from 8am-6pm weekdays and 9am-5.30pm weekends. If you'd like to suggest a feature or an upgrade on any of the EKM platforms, please let us know on the EKM Suggestions Board. If you have a non-account-specific question to ask the EKM Team, join us in the EKM Community. [/contact]