How to Use Maintenance Mode

Last update: 6 July 2026

Maintenance Mode allows you to temporarily take your website offline while performing updates or maintenance. Visitors will see a maintenance page, while administrators can continue accessing the admin panel using a secure access URL.

Enable Maintenance Mode from the Admin Panel (Recommended)

Step 1: Open the Maintenance Mode Plugin

Log in to your Admin Panel and navigate to:

Plugins

Locate the Maintenance Mode plugin and click the Settings icon.

Step 2: Enable Maintenance Mode

Turn on Enable Maintenance Mode and click Update.

Your website will immediately switch to maintenance mode.

Step 3: Access the Admin Panel During Maintenance

After enabling maintenance mode, the system generates a unique Admin Access Secret Code.

Save this code in a secure place. You can use it to access the admin panel while the website remains under maintenance.

To access the admin panel, visit:

https://yourdomain.com/YOUR_SECRET_CODE

Replace YOUR_SECRET_CODE with the generated secret code.

Note: Use the generated Admin Access Secret Code to access the admin panel while Maintenance Mode is enabled. After logging in, you can disable Maintenance Mode directly from Plugins → Maintenance Mode without making any manual changes to your server.

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Disable Maintenance Mode Manually

If you cannot access the admin panel, you can disable Maintenance Mode manually.

Step 1: Open File Manager

Log in to your your hosting File Manager (or any server file manager)

Navigate to your project root directory.

Step 2: Remove the Maintenance File

Delete the following file:

PROJECT-ROOT/storage/down
PROJECT-ROOT/storage/maintenance.php

This file enables maintenance mode. Once it is removed, your website will become publicly accessible again.

Step 3: Remove the Secret Code (Optional)

Open the following file:

PROJECT-ROOT/.env

Locate the following configuration:

MAINTENANCE_SECRET_CODE=YOUR_SECRET_CODE

Remove the value or leave it empty:

MAINTENANCE_SECRET_CODE=

Save the file.

Your website is now live and accessible to all visitors.