Maintenance Mode for Visitors
Shows a "back soon" message with a 503 status to visitors while logged-in staff browse the site normally. The login page stays reachable.
Opens WPIDE on
Code
add_action( 'template_redirect', function () {
if ( current_user_can( 'edit_posts' ) ) {
return;
}
if ( ! headers_sent() ) {
header( 'Retry-After: 3600' );
}
wp_die(
'<h1>We’ll be right back</h1><p>The site is undergoing scheduled maintenance. Please check back soon.</p>',
esc_html( get_bloginfo( 'name' ) ) . ' - Maintenance',
array( 'response' => 503 )
);
} );Notes
Remember to deactivate the snippet when maintenance is over.
How to add this snippet
- Install WPIDE on your WordPress site (it is free) and open Code Snippets.
- Use snippet above adds it from the library in one click. Or copy the code into a new snippet with the same code type.
- It is added inactive: review the code and settings, then switch it on.