My WordPress Site is Stuck in Maintenance Mode
My WordPress Site is Stuck in Maintenance Mode
When you try to access your WordPress site, you see a message indicating that the site is in maintenance mode. This issue usually occurs when a WordPress, theme, or plugin update fails, leaving the .maintenance file in the root directory.
Resolution Steps
- Log in to cPanel.
- Go to File Manager.
- Navigate to your website's directory. If the website is your main domain, the directory will be public_html. For other domains, the directory will have the same name as the domain.
- Find and select the .maintenance file.
- Right-click on the .maintenance file and select Delete.
- Confirm the deletion.
- Log in to the WordPress Admin Dashboard.
- Go to Dashboard > Updates.
- Check for available updates for WordPress, themes, and plugins.
- Complete any available updates.
- Log in to the WordPress Admin Dashboard.
- Go to Plugins > Installed Plugins.
- Deactivate all plugins.
- Check if the issue is resolved by accessing different pages on your site.
- Reactivate plugins one by one to identify the conflicting plugin.
- Note the plugin causing the issue and seek an alternative or contact the plugin developer for support.
- Log in to cPanel.
- Go to File Manager.
- Navigate to your website's directory (e.g., public_html).
- Check the permissions of files and directories.
- The recommended permissions are 755 for directories and 644 for files.
- Modify the permissions if necessary.
