Title: Surf7 Simple Maintenance Mode
Author: Ben Leow
Published: <strong>woosun 9, 2024</strong>
Last modified: woosun 9, 2024

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# Surf7 Simple Maintenance Mode

 By [Ben Leow](https://profiles.wordpress.org/surf7net/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/surf7-simple-maintenance-mode.zip)

 * [Details](https://fon.wordpress.org/plugins/surf7-simple-maintenance-mode/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://fon.wordpress.org/plugins/surf7-simple-maintenance-mode/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://fon.wordpress.org/plugins/surf7-simple-maintenance-mode/#installation)
 * [Development](https://fon.wordpress.org/plugins/surf7-simple-maintenance-mode/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/surf7-simple-maintenance-mode/)

## Description

**Surf7 Simple Maintenance Mode** is a straightforward plugin that allows you to
put your WordPress website into maintenance mode with just one click. When maintenance
mode is enabled:

 * Only logged-in users (any role) can access the frontend.
 * Non-logged-in users will either see a predefined message or be redirected to 
   a specific URL.

**Features:**

 * **Easy Activation:** Enable or disable maintenance mode from the WordPress dashboard.
 * **Custom Maintenance Message:** Set a personalized message to display to visitors.
 * **Redirect Option:** Redirect visitors to another URL if desired.
 * **Access Control:** Only logged-in users can view the site when maintenance mode
   is active.

**Use Cases:**

 * Performing website updates or maintenance tasks.
 * Launching a new website or making significant changes.
 * Temporarily restricting access to the public.

### Additional Notes

**License**

This plugin is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
version 2 of the License, or any later version.

**Support**

For support and feature requests, please visit the [support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/surf7-simple-maintenance-mode/).

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### A Brief Markdown Example

This plugin supports **Markdown**, which allows you to format your text using simple
syntax. For example:

 * **Bold Text**
 * _Italic Text_
 * [Links](https://example.com)

## Screenshots

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 * **Settings Page:** The maintenance mode settings page where you can enable the
   mode, set a custom message, or specify a redirect URL.
 * [[
 * **Maintenance Message Display:** An example of the maintenance message displayed
   to non-logged-in users.

## Installation

 1. **Upload the Plugin Files:**

 * Upload the `surf7-simple-maintenance-mode` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/`
   directory.
 * Alternatively, install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly
   by navigating to **Plugins** > **Add New**, searching for “Surf7 Simple Maintenance
   Mode,” and clicking **Install Now**.

 1. **Activate the Plugin:**

 * Activate the plugin through the **Plugins** screen in WordPress.

 1. **Configure the Settings:**

 * Go to **Settings** > **Maintenance Mode**.
 * Enable maintenance mode by checking the **Enable Maintenance Mode** option.
 * Set a custom maintenance message or specify a redirect URL.
 * Click **Save Changes**.

## FAQ

### How do I enable maintenance mode?

 * Navigate to **Settings** > **Maintenance Mode** in your WordPress dashboard.
 * Check the **Enable Maintenance Mode** option.
 * Click **Save Changes**.

### Can I customize the maintenance message?

 * Yes, you can set a custom message in the **Maintenance Message** field on the
   settings page.

### How do I redirect visitors to another URL?

 * Enter the full URL (including `http://` or `https://`) in the **Redirect URL**
   field on the settings page.
 * Leave the field empty if you prefer to display the maintenance message instead.

### Will logged-in users be affected by maintenance mode?

 * No, logged-in users (any role) can access the site normally when maintenance 
   mode is enabled.

### Is this plugin compatible with the latest version of WordPress and PHP?

 * Yes, the plugin is tested up to WordPress version 6.3 and requires PHP 7.0 or
   higher.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Surf7 Simple Maintenance Mode” is open source software. The following people have
contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Ben Leow ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/surf7net/)

[Translate “Surf7 Simple Maintenance Mode” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/surf7-simple-maintenance-mode)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/surf7-simple-maintenance-mode/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/surf7-simple-maintenance-mode/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/surf7-simple-maintenance-mode/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/surf7-simple-maintenance-mode/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0

 * Initial release of Surf7 Simple Maintenance Mode.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0**
 *  Last updated **1 year ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.7.5**
 *  PHP version ** 7.0 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/surf7-simple-maintenance-mode/)
 * Tags
 * [maintenance](https://fon.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/maintenance/)[maintenance mode](https://fon.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/maintenance-mode/)
   [site maintenance](https://fon.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/site-maintenance/)[under construction](https://fon.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/under-construction/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://fon.wordpress.org/plugins/surf7-simple-maintenance-mode/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Ben Leow ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/surf7net/)

## Support

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