{"id":1307,"date":"2019-08-12T10:02:07","date_gmt":"2019-08-12T10:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2019\/08\/12\/3220374-how-to-set-up-maintenance-mode-for-wordpress-at-hostinger\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T13:02:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:02:49","slug":"3220374-how-to-set-up-maintenance-mode-for-wordpress-at-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/3220374-how-to-set-up-maintenance-mode-for-wordpress-at-hostinger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set Up Maintenance Mode for WordPress at Hostinger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"7\">Maintenance mode is an essential feature when you are performing technical updates, changing your website design, or building a new site from scratch. Instead of showing a broken or unfinished site, you can display a professional maintenance page to your visitors. At Hostinger, this is easily managed through the <b data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"314\">Hostinger Tools<\/b> plugin.<\/p><h3 data-path-to-node=\"8\">Pre-requisites<\/h3><ul data-path-to-node=\"9\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\">An active WordPress installation on a <b data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"38\">Hostinger hosting plan<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\">The <b data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"4\">Hostinger Tools<\/b> plugin installed (usually included by default with the Hostinger Auto-installer).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3 data-path-to-node=\"11\">How to enable Maintenance Mode<\/h3><p data-path-to-node=\"12\">The maintenance mode settings are located within the native Hostinger plugin menu in your WordPress dashboard:<\/p><ol start=\"1\" data-path-to-node=\"13\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"13,0,0\">Log in to your <b data-path-to-node=\"13,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"15\">WordPress Admin area<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"13,1,0\">On the left-hand sidebar, click on <b data-path-to-node=\"13,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"35\">Hostinger<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"13,2,0\">Select the <b data-path-to-node=\"13,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"11\">Tools<\/b> tab from the top menu.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"13,2,0\">Locate the <b data-path-to-node=\"16,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"11\">Maintenance Mode<\/b> section.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"13,2,0\">Click the toggle switch to the <b data-path-to-node=\"16,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"31\">On<\/b> position.<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10208\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-30_17-26.png\" alt=\"Hostinger Tools maintenance mode toggle in WordPress dashboard, currently off\" width=\"1624\" height=\"731\" data-media-id=\"10208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-30_17-26.png 1624w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-30_17-26-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-30_17-26-1024x461.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-30_17-26-768x346.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/2026-04-30_17-26-1536x691.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1624px) 100vw, 1624px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"13,2,0\">A confirmation message will appear, and the toggle will turn blue.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><h3 data-path-to-node=\"21\">Bypass Maintenance Mode for Administrators<\/h3><p data-path-to-node=\"22\">While maintenance mode is active, you can still view and edit your website normally as long as you are logged in to your <b data-path-to-node=\"22\" data-index-in-node=\"121\">WordPress Admin area<\/b>. To see what your visitors see, open your website in an <b data-path-to-node=\"22\" data-index-in-node=\"198\">Incognito<\/b> or <b data-path-to-node=\"22\" data-index-in-node=\"211\">Private<\/b> browser window.<\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"24\">Using the Hostinger Tools plugin is the most efficient way to manage your site&rsquo;s visibility during development. It ensures a professional experience for your visitors while allowing you to work on your website without interruptions.<\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"26,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"26,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">NOTES<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"26,0,1,0,0\">If you do not see the <b data-path-to-node=\"26,0,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"22\">Hostinger<\/b> menu in your dashboard, ensure the <b data-path-to-node=\"26,0,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"67\">Hostinger Tools<\/b> plugin is installed and activated in the <b data-path-to-node=\"26,0,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"124\">Plugins<\/b> section.<\/li>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"26,0,1,0,0\">Remember to toggle Maintenance Mode to <b data-path-to-node=\"26,0,1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"39\">Off<\/b> once your updates are complete to make your site public again.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to use the Hostinger Tools plugin to enable maintenance mode and display a professional &#8220;Coming Soon&#8221; page while you work on your website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[268],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wordpress-dashboard"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/3220374-how-to-set-up-maintenance-mode-for-wordpress-at-hostinger\/","default":1},{"locale":"es-ES","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/es\/support\/3220374-como-configurar-el-modo-mantenimiento-para-wordpress-en-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"fr-FR","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/fr\/support\/3220374-comment-configurer-le-mode-de-maintenance-pour-wordpress-chez-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"id-ID","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/id\/support\/3220374-cara-setup-mode-maintenance-wordpress-di-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"pt-PT","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/br\/support\/3220374-como-configurar-o-modo-de-manutencao-do-wordpress-no-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"uk-UA","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/ua\/support\/3220374----\/","default":0}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1307"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10210,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1307\/revisions\/10210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}