Solving The WordPress Maintenance Mode Problem

In WordPress 3.0, when you do an update or upgrade through the admin dashboard, sometimes it does not complete the job properly. When you try to view your site, you may get a notice like “Briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance”. The problem is, you can’t get back to the admin either.

The solution is quite simple.

  1. Fire up your FTP or log in to your cpanel or web host control panel.
  2. Use the file manager to navigate your way to the wordpress folder – same folder where your wp-config.php is located.
  3. You may find a file named .maintenance – yes the dot is in the front of the file name.
  4. Rename or remove that file. That should take care of the problem.
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11 Comments

  1. james on August 10, 2010 at 2:38 pm

    I have a problem…Not found *.maintenance in web host control panel…but still error

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  2. james on August 10, 2010 at 2:41 pm

    Now I got it *.maintenance …I was at wrong folder…It was locate on wp-config.php same place as u mentioned above thanks alot



  3. Lynette Chandler on August 10, 2010 at 3:57 pm

    Glad you found it 🙂

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  5. Ricardo Palma on October 26, 2010 at 9:38 pm

    You just saved my blog. Thanks 😉



  6. Edoluz on December 30, 2010 at 3:29 pm

    wow thank you so much!



  7. instrumentals on December 31, 2010 at 3:38 am

    i cant believe the solution was this simple. thanks 🙂



  8. Ben Teoh on January 15, 2011 at 9:36 pm

    Perfect. Thanks for that.

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