WordPress: A perplexing platform with a burst of popularity

Millions of websites worldwide use the popular platform, WordPress. Its popularity is bursting at the seams, but nevertheless, it is easy to use. However, in some situations, putting up a maintenance page on your site is necessary. Perhaps, you may be indulging in site maintenance, updating plugins and themes, or making significant changes to your site. A maintenance page is a temporary page that notifies visitors that your site is down for maintenance, and it will be back up shortly.

Keeping It Simple: How to Put Up a Maintenance Page on WordPress

In this article, we will walk you through the perplexing process of putting a maintenance page on WordPress.

Step 1: Choose a Maintenance Page Plugin

At first, you may ponder over the diverse plugins WordPress offers that can help you put up a maintenance page on your site. Some plugins pour into your mind, such as WP Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon Page & Maintenance Mode, and Under Construction Page. These plugins enable you to create personalized maintenance pages.

Step 2: Install the Plugin

Once you have chosen a maintenance page plugin, the next baffling step is to install it on your WordPress site. To install the plugin, you must:

1. Log in to your WordPress dashboard.
2. Click on “Plugins” in the left sidebar.
3. Click on “Add New”.
4. Type the name of the plugin you have chosen in the search bar.
5. Click “Install Now”.
6. Click “Activate”.

Step 3: Configure Settings

After installing and activating the plugin, you may be bewildered by the next step – configurations. However, the configuration process is contingent on the plugin you have opted for. Generally, the configuration settings allow you to choose the page title, message, background color, and font type.

Step 4: Enable Maintenance Mode

Once you have configured the settings, the next step is to enable the maintenance mode. You may feel a burst of excitement as you follow along these mystifying steps :

1. Log in to your WordPress dashboard.
2. Click on the “Maintenance Mode” option (or a similarly named option) in the left sidebar.
3. Check the box that says “Enable Maintenance Mode”.
4. Click “Save”.

After enabling maintenance mode, anyone visiting your WordPress site will see the maintenance page you have created.

Step 5: Disable Maintenance Mode

To make your site visible again, you have to disable maintenance mode after completing maintenance on your site. This part is sure to leave you perplexed again. Here are the bewildering steps:

1. Log in to your WordPress dashboard.
2. Click on the “Maintenance Mode” option (or a similarly named option) in the left sidebar.
3. Uncheck the box that says “Enable Maintenance Mode”.
4. Click “Save”.

Conclusion

Putting up a maintenance page on WordPress may leave you bewildered, but with the steps described in this article, it can be made perplexing yet simple. By putting up a maintenance page, you can let visitors know that the site is undergoing maintenance and will be back up soon.