Other / Maintenance (offline) mode

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Bolt comes with a built-in 'Maintenance Mode'. If this mode is active, regular visitors to the site will see this page:

Note: This page returns a HTTP 503 status code. This means "Service Unavailable" and makes the maintenance page search engine friendly.

Any users that are logged in, will be able to use the site as normal, while other visitors will see the maintenance screen. You can enable the Maintenance mode with these settings in the config.yml file:

maintenance_mode: true
maintenance_template: maintenance_default.twig

The first value turns the maintenance mode on or off. The second option sets the template to use. By default, the template maintenance_default.twig is chosen, which can be found in app/theme_defaults/. If you wish to change this file, you should set it to another filename, and place that file in your own theme- folder. Otherwise it might be overwritten during an update of Bolt.

Note: If you're testing this feature, be aware that you will not see the maintenance screen if you are logged in. Use another browser to test it.