How to enable offline or maintenance mode in Joomla?

Unlike Wordpress, you really don't need an additional extension to do it. The option is available in the administrator panel of Joomla. You can follow the steps below to set the site to offline : Login to the backend or administrator panel of Joomla. Go to System > Global Configuration In first Site Tab you will find an option "Site Offline" Set it to Yes. Upon settings it to yes two other options will show up. You can add your own offline custom message. Click on the Save button after making th

How to enable maintenance mode in Joomla?

Website regularly needs maintenance and it may be required to put on offline or maintenance mode so that the users will not be able to access […]

Abhilash Sahoo

2 min readJune 10, 2019

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Abhilash Sahoo

Abhilash Sahoo, with over 15 years of experience, is a Certified Full Stack Developer, AI/ML Automation Specialist, and Multi-Agent System Architect. As the Founder & CEO of Infyways Solutions, he specializes in agentic AI workflows, MCP server development, LLM orchestration, and intelligent automation solutions.

How to enable maintenance mode in Joomla?

Abhilash Sahoo

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