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title: "How to enable multi-store option in PrestaShop 1.5"
description: "Newly featured in Prestashop 1.5 is the ability to run multiple stores from the same back office. This allows you to have multiple stores and keep the data completely separate, even if you have..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/prestashop/enable-multistore/
date: 2012-08-07
modified: 2021-08-16
author: "Scott Mitchell"
categories: ["Prestashop"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# How to enable multi-store option in PrestaShop 1.5

Newly featured in Prestashop 1.5 is the ability to run multiple stores from the same back office. This allows you to have multiple stores and keep the data completely separate, even if you have customers that shop at more than one of your stores. You can have different pricing, customer histories, etc. To enable this function in the PrestaShop 1.5 back office, simply follow the instructions below.

**Enabling the multistore option in PrestaShop 1.5:**

1. [ Log into your PrestaShop 1.5 dashboard](/support/edu/prestashop/login-to-dashboard/).
2. Using the top menu bar, hover over the **Preferences **tab and select the **General **option.[![preferences-tab-general](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/edu_prestashop1.5_Preferences_General_preferences-tab-general.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/edu_prestashop1.5_Preferences_General_preferences-tab-general.png)
3. From here you will see the **Enable Multistore** option. It is disabled by default. To enable it, simply select the radio button labeled **Yes**.[![enable-multistore](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/edu_prestashop1.5_Preferences_General_Enable_Multistore_enable-multistore.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/edu_prestashop1.5_Preferences_General_Enable_Multistore_enable-multistore.png)
4. Click the green **Save **icon in the upper right corner once you are finished.
5. This now enables your PrestaShop 1.5 back office to manage more than one store! Below you can see how enabling the multi-store option gives you a brand new option under the **Advanced Parameters** menu. Before After [![enable-multistore-before](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/edu_prestashop1.5_Preferences_General_Enable_Multistore_enable-multistore-before.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/edu_prestashop1.5_Preferences_General_Enable_Multistore_enable-multistore-before.png) [![enable-multistore-after](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/edu_prestashop1.5_Preferences_General_Enable_Multistore_enable-multistore-after.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/edu_prestashop1.5_Preferences_General_Enable_Multistore_enable-multistore-after.png)