Video Tutorial: Editing your Shop Info
What this video covers
- How to access Shop Settings from the Big Cartel Admin
- Using Maintenance Mode to temporarily stop taking orders
- Turning maintenance mode on/off
- Editing the maintenance mode message (via the Design section)
- Managing your shop domain
- Your bigcartel.com URL
- Your custom domain
- Updating either domain when needed
- Updating Shop Info
- Shop name
- Shop description (SEO-only; doesn’t appear on the storefront)
- Website link (adds a “Back to Site” link in navigation)
- Uploading your profile image (social share image)
- Uploading a favicon (browser tab icon)
- Editing your Location settings
- Editing Time Zone & Currency
- Adding and managing Shop Policies
- Shipping & Delivery
- Returns & Refunds
- Privacy Policy
- Terms & Conditions
- Auto-created links in storefront navigation
Key Takeaways
- Maintenance Mode is perfect for pausing orders while making updates, taking a break, or going on vacation—and you can customize the message shown to customers.
- Shop domain and shop name do not update each other automatically—update both fields if you want both changed.
- Shop description is for SEO and appears in search engines, not on your storefront.
- Adding a website URL creates an automatic “Back to Site” link in your theme navigation.
- Your profile image is what appears when your shop link is shared on social platforms.
- A favicon helps brand your store in browser tabs.
- Location, time zone, and currency can be updated anytime and may affect taxes and checkout behavior.
- Shop policies automatically generate pages and navigation links for customers—no extra setup required.
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