Is there a maintenance mode in Wordpress core?
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21-04-2021 - |
Question
If I want to put a Wordpress (3.2.1) site into Maintenance mode, is it still necessary to use a plugin? If so, is this a good option?
Solution
Yes there is. But it is primarily meant for short interruptions (such as during upgrades) and not very user-friendly. WP creates .maintenance
file in root (with timestamp info about time) to trigger it and removes after it is done.
See WordPress Maintenance Mode Without a Plugin for reference.
In practice using a plugin is usually more convenient and functional.
OTHER TIPS
There is no maintenance mode in core AFAIK. And as far as plugin's go, I prefer JF3 Maintenance Redirect as it allows IP address whitelisting.
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