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Maintenance Mode

How does it work?

Maintenance Mode is essential when your website is being edited or undergoing major changes that you don’t want visitors to see until everything is ready. With just a few clicks, you can display a template that informs visitors you’re working on the website. There’s no need to install additional plugins or create custom pages.

New to ManageWP? Here’s how to get started!

  • Activate Maintenance Mode

    1. In your dashboard, go to the website where you want to activate Maintenance Mode.
    2. In the left sidebar, at the bottom, click More Tools. 
    3. Scroll down sidebar, then click Maintenance Mode. 
    4. Under Choose a template, select either the Maintenance or Coming Soon template. 
    5. (Optional) Under Edit HTML, customize the template with HTML and CSS. 
    6. (Optional) By default, the Maintenance Mode template is not visible to logged-in users. To enable it for logged-in users:
      1. Above Activate maintenance mode, click the corresponding checkbox.
      2. Select the checkbox next to the WordPress roles that should see Maintenance Mode when logged in.
    7. Click Activate maintenance mode.
      • If you have Uptime Monitor active on this website, review the pop-up notification and click OK to continue. 

  • Deactivate Maintenance Mode

    1. In your dashboard, go to the website where you want to deactivate Maintenance Mode.
    2. In the left sidebar, at the bottom, click More Tools. 
    3. Scroll down the sidebar, then click Maintenance Mode. 
    4. Click Deactivate maintenance mode. 

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