Use Stora test mode to try out bookings from your Storefront and Backoffice without taking real payments. This lets you experience the full customer journey before you go live.

Follow the steps below or watch this video:

1. Visit your Storefront. This is your website where visitors can book storage and become customers.

2. On the homepage, click Find storage or Book now to go to your Site page.

3. On the Site page, review the available unit types. Click Book now beside any unit type to open its booking form.

4. Fill in the booking details as required.

5. When you submit the form, you will be redirected to a payment page.

6. After payment, the unit type is booked. You will see a confirmation page and receive a confirmation email.

7. From the confirmation email, you can set a password to access the customer portal. If you have an online check‑in process set up, you can test it from here.

8. Return to your Backoffice Subscriptions page ↗ to see the test subscription that has been created for your booking.

You can also place test bookings directly from the Backoffice. This is useful for testing how you will create subscriptions on behalf of customers who phone or email.

1. Go to your Backoffice Subscriptions page.

2. Click Create a subscription at the top right.

3. Complete the subscription details on behalf of your test customer.

4. On the payment step, use the same test card number 4242 4242 4242 4242 with any valid expiry date, CVC and billing postcode. No real payment will be taken in test mode.

5. Use the extra options, such as turning off emails, to mirror how you will transition existing customers to Stora without sending them duplicate messages.