Maintenance Mode

Shut down your site for a little while and do some maintenance on it!

Usage:

• Add a template to your theme's root folder called template-maintenance-mode.php.
• This should be a simple HTML page that should include the message you want to show your visitors.
• Note: the template should include wp_head() and wp_footer() calls.
• Add the VIP_MAINTENANCE_MODE constant to your theme and set to true.

Installation

1. Install the plugin.
2. Set the VIP_MAINTENANCE_MODE constant to true.
3. Activate.

Default template screenshots

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Changelog

0.2.2

• Stop returning a 503 to Jetpack requests to prevent broken connection verification

0.2.1

• Stop returning a 503 to Nagios on WPCom and VipGo to prevent alerting as a server error

0.2.0

• Return a 503 header while maintenance mode is active (props benoitchantre)
• Add an admin bar notice when Maintenance Mode is on (props benoitchantre)

0.1.0

• Initial plugin