Activate maintenance mode / Close the site to visitors

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Activate maintenance mode

You must click on Sites and then on "M****odifier" on the line of the site you wish to switch to maintenance mode. In the section "Basic configuration", you will find : Online. Uncheck this box to switch to offline mode then click on Save.

Be ignored from maintenance mode

In the same way, click on Sites and then on "Edit"_. In the section "Basic configuration", you will find IP address to ignore in maintenance mode. The IP address is the address of your computer. It is a sequence of numbers in this format: 123.12.123.123

It is this sequence of numbers that you must copy/paste in the section IP address to ignore in maintenance mode, to continue to follow the changes made to your site, without it being online.

Maintenance mode settings](https://ciklik.academy/doc-resources/images/assets/maintenanceok.png)

Customize the content of the maintenance page

You can customize the content of your maintenance page by accessing the visual editor by clicking on Sites and then on Modify, in the "Customize maintenance page" field.

You can add the Newsletter block to allow visitors to enter their email address.

You can also use the countdown block to announce the next opening of your site.

Updated on: 24/01/2023