i know there are plugins for maintenance mode. i found a 3-part tutorial that shows how easy this can be done with just 2 files. this post simply documents how this can be achieved for my own reference and is based on this tutorial.
the 2 files require… more »
Tags: maintenance
b2evo: maintenance mode
there's not setting in the backoffice (at least i'm not aware of it). you need to edit source file conf/_basic_config.php.
locate $maintenance_mode and set it to 1.
important: remember to set it back to 0 once it’s done! more »