This guide will explain how to enable maintenance mode in cPanels WordPress Toolkit, this will prevent traffic from accessing a site and is often used when updating e-commerce sites to prevent orders being lost
TL;DR Maintenance mode can be enabled via cPanel > WordPress Toolkit > Enable Maintenance Mode
Requirements
To complete this will require having a cPanel account with a WordPress site installed and the site has been added into WordPress Toolkit, to do this here is a guide for How To Scan & Add a Site into cPanel’s WordPress Toolkit
How to enable maintenance mode using cPanels WordPress Toolkit
Step-by-Step Guide
1/ Search for WordPress Toolkit
In cPanel search for ‘WordPress Toolkit’ in the top right search bar and click on WordPress Toolkit from the search results
2/ Click Maintenance Mode
Inside the WordPress Toolkit interface in the Dashboard tab, click on the switch to enable maintenance mode
3/ Maintenance Mode Enabled
Maintenance mode will now be showing as enabled in WordPress Toolkit
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Summary
Maintenance mode will now be enabled on the site and will prevent any traffic from accessing the front end of the website
