How Do I Set Maintenance Mode On? | Seravo Knowledge Base

A WordPress site can be set to maintenance mode either directly with a WP-CLI command or by using a separate maintenance plugin.

WP-CLI

WP-CLI's command wp maintenance-mode creates .maintanance file to the root of the WordPress installation.

wp maintenance-mode activate 

Enabling Maintenance mode... 
Success: Activated Maintenance mode.

The file sets WordPress installation to maintenance mode, during which you can not access the WordPress page through a browser.

Default info text in browser during maintenance mode.

You can end the maintenance mode by using command wp maintenance-mode deactivate. This removes the .maintenance file.

wp maintenance-mode deactivate 

Disabling Maintenance mode... 
Success: Deactivated Maintenance mode.

Maintenance Plugin

You can also set the page to a maintenance mode using a maintenance plugin.

Maintenance is easy to easy and efficient plugin. After installing the plugin you can activate a maintenance mode. From settings you can adjust the look of the maintenance mode. Once in the maintenance mode, in the right of the screen there is a lock icon that you can use to login in to the website.

If necessary, empty the WordPress cache to enter maintenance mode immediately.