Why do I receive “Site in Maintenance Mode” after an upgrade?
Q. Why do I receive “Site in Maintenance Mode” after an upgrade?
After trying to update your plugins/themes, you may find this message on your website.
![maintenance mode The default WordPress maintenance mode](http://s42013.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/maintenancemode.png)
This is because WordPress has inserted a .maintenance file into your root folder. To get rid of the message simply delete the file:
![maintenance file the maintenance file in the WordPress root folder](http://s42013.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/maintenancefile.png)