How to enable WordPress maintenance mode using the .htaccess file

In this article, you will understand how to enable WordPress maintenance mode using the .htaccess file.

Let us follow the steps-

1. Log in to cPanel.
2. Select the “Files” option and click on the “File Manager” sub-option.
   
3. Locate the “public_html” directory and then the “.htaccess” file.
   
4. If the .htaccess file is not noticeable, then on the right side of the page, click Settings, check the box with the text Show Hidden Files, and click the “Save” button.
5. Click on the “Edit” button by right-clicking on the “.htaccess” file.
   
6. Enter the below code in the .htaccess file-
   RewriteEngine On
   RewriteBase /
   RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/maintenance\.html$
   RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://example.com/maintenance.html [R=307,L]
   
7. Click on the “Save Changes” button in the top right corner.
   

This way you can enable WordPress maintenance mode using the .htaccess file.

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