{"id":8442,"date":"2019-10-10T05:31:57","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T05:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/?p=8442"},"modified":"2019-10-10T05:31:57","modified_gmt":"2019-10-10T05:31:57","slug":"scheduled-maintenance-message-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/scheduled-maintenance-message-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to &#8216;Scheduled maintenance&#8217; message in WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The article guides you on how to troubleshoot a problem that may occur after a WordPress update.<\/p>\n<h3>Problem :<\/h3>\n<p>When you try to see your WordPress site, you will receive the following message in the browser :<\/p>\n<p>Briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance. Check back in a minute.<\/p>\n<p>During a normal update, WordPress enters the maintenance mode, displays this message and also blocks site access temporarily. When the update gets completed, WordPress removes the message and your site gets accessible again.<br \/>\nHowever, if a WordPress update gets interrupted or failed, this message remains visible and prevents access to your site. In such a case, you need to manually <strong>&#8220;unblock&#8221;<\/strong> the update maintenance mode.<\/p>\n<h3># Steps to resolve this problem :<\/h3>\n<p>1. Log in to the <strong>cPanel<\/strong> account.<\/p>\n<p>2. On the cPanel home screen, locate the<strong> Files<\/strong> section, and click on <strong>File Manager<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>3. Click on the <strong>Web Root<\/strong>, select the <strong>Show Hidden Files (dotfiles)<\/strong> checkbox, and then click on <strong>Go<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>4. Locate and identify the <strong>.maintenance<\/strong> file.<\/p>\n<p>5. Right-click on the<strong> .maintenance<\/strong> file, and then click on <strong>Delete<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>6. Now, click at the<strong> &#8220;Are you sure you wish to delete?&#8221;<\/strong> prompt, and click on <strong>Delete File(s)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>7. Open your WordPress site in the web browser. Now, you will see the main page, not the scheduled maintenance message.<\/p>\n<p>An automated WordPress update might have failed to complete &#8211; now please attempt the update again.<\/p>\n<p>8. 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