To close your store for public:
  1. In the administration panel, go to Settings > General.
  2. Choose the Close storeftont checkbox.
  3. Enter some value in the Access key to temporarily closed store field.


    close_the_store

  4. Click the Save button.
  5. For example: if your store is here: http://www.your_site.com and you enter secret in the field, you will need to use this URL to access your store: http://www.your_site.com/index.php?store_access_key=secret.