FAQ

For merchants

Can I run it on my live shop?

No. It adds thousands of fictional products, customers and orders, and nothing can be removed automatically. Use a separate demo, staging or development installation.

How long does the first run take?

Several minutes, mostly for downloading about 390 photos. --skip-media or a smaller --per-category makes it much faster; later runs reuse the photos.

Can I run it again?

Yes, as often as you like. It only creates what is missing and fills empty fields; your edits are kept and nothing is deleted.

Can I generate a smaller catalogue?

Yes: bin/console kmh:demo-data:seed -p 4 creates 4 products per category. You can raise the number later; existing products are kept.

Can I generate only some storefronts?

Yes: -c fresh -c trade (keys flagship, fresh, trade, wellness, outlet).

Will it overwrite my existing storefront or products?

No. It adopts an existing Storefront sales channel for the flagship store but keeps its navigation category; existing products, categories and layouts are reused and only empty fields are filled. Your existing products never get generated reviews or cross-selling.

Can the demo customers receive emails?

No real person can: every generated address ends in @example.com.

How do I log in as a demo customer?

The seed command prints two accounts per storefront that have a password.

How do I give a prospect access to the Administration safely?

Create the read-only demo account with bin/console kmh:demo-data:user.

How do I remove the demo data?

Start from a fresh database. The plugin never deletes anything; the kmh_demo_data_generated custom field marks generated products and categories if you want to clean up by hand.