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WordPress Stuck In Maintenance Mode

January 14, 2013 By Chad Ritchie

If your WordPress site gets stuck in maintenance mode while updating your version of WordPress, a theme or plugin, here is a simple solution for getting your site back online.

WordPress maintenance mode screen

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Screenshot from browser

You will need to enable hidden files in your editor.

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Screenshot from Coda 2

In the remote folder, look for a file titled ".maintenance" and delete

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Remote folder view

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