How to set up a custom maintenance mode page for a website with Elementor?

Switching your website to maintenance mode is a good option when updates, fixes, or adjustments need to be made to your website. Maintenance mode not only shows visitors a friendly notification explaining why the site is temporarily offline, it also prevents them from experiencing broken links, data errors, or other problems.

pass (a bill or inspection etc) Elementor The Maintenance Mode feature makes it easy to create customized maintenance pages and communicate this information to visitors. It also notifies search engines that the site is under maintenance to avoid affecting SEO rankings.

Creating Maintenance Schema Templates

Create a maintenance mode page template to set up a maintenance site.

Just follow the steps below:

1. Log in to WP Admin.

2. ClickTemplates > Add New Template. DisplayNew template window.

3. Select the template type asweb pageThe

4. Give the template a name. (e.g., Coming Soon, Maintenance, etc.)

5. Click"Create template". The page opens in an editable form that contains a header and footer.

6. Click the gear icon (Page Setup). Display"Page Setup panel.

7. From"Page Layout"choose from"Elementor Canvas". The page is displayed as a plain canvas without headers and footers.

Tip: This is to prevent users from accessing any links while in maintenance mode.

8. Click the Add Template icon. The display showsLIBRARY window.

9. Search for "coming soon". The search result displays the "coming soon" page.

10. For the desired design, clickstickThe

Note: You can create your own designs on the canvas or use the"My template."The design already exists in the

11. Customized templates.

12. Click"Release."Ready to go.

This page can now be used when setting up maintenance sites.

Setting up maintenance sites

Just follow the steps below:

1. As usual, log in to the WordPress backend.

2. Transfer toElementor > Tools>Maintenance mode.

3. Set the following:

• Selection Mode
  • If the site is being built and has not yet been launched, select the"Coming Soon".
  • If the live site is down for updates and maintenance, select the"Maintenance".
• Who can access-Select the user role from the following options:
  • logged in-All site users who log in to WordPress with an account and password.
  • customizable-Allows administrators to choose which user roles can access the site in maintenance mode.
• Select a template-Select the template created.

Tip: You can also use any other template!

4. Click"Save changes"The

Will see a red button on the top WordPress bar that says:Maintenance mode is onThe

Maintenance mode response code

In maintenance mode, search engine crawlers know that the site is under maintenance. The site sends a temporary maintenance response (HTTP 503). This lets search engines know that they need to come back later to check if the site is live. This ensures that the site SEO Unaffected. 

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