How to Enable Site Maintenance?

Step 1

Go to the dashboard and scroll down to find the ‘Site Maintenance’ section.

Step 2

Site Maintenance temporarily hides your website from visitors and search engines while updates or fixes are being made. When activated, anyone trying to access the site will see a maintenance message instead of the usual content. This ensures a smooth user experience while preventing visitors from seeing incomplete or broken pages.

Enable” Site Maintenance Mode to activate this functionality and display a maintenance message to visitors.

Step 3

This is the page you will find when you attempt to access the website.

If Site Maintenance Mode is enabled, you can still access the website’s backend by navigating to /wp-admin, not /admin. This ensures that administrators can log in and manage the site while maintenance mode is active.

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