Working on site when it's active?

  • Does anyone have any good tips for working on (and viewing) a WordPress site which is installed at a domain whilst clients who go there just see contact details for a business and not the whole WordPress site (until it is ready)? Is there a simple method – such as editing an index page or adjusting access levels?

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  • Most times people will use a development site to get their new site going, and then transfer it to the main site when it’s ready to go. That’s probably the most useful way to do things because it lets you see the new site and not do anything to “interupt” the existing site. I’d suggest that you set it up in either a sub-folder, like domain.com/dev/ or a sub-domain like dev.domain.com

    There are many different plugins which you can use to display an “under construction” message to anyone who visits your website. Check the WordPress Plugin directory.

    Agreed, a maintenance mode plugin is your best option if you do not have a dev environment. Even if you have dev qa and prod environments you still should force downtime for upgrades and other maintenance tasks. Most plugins allow you to customize the maintenance mode screen users see. You could easily throw a logo and contact text.

    For multisite WP networks specifically I’ve found WPMS Site Maintenance Mode to work great. There are a handful of other plugins available for standard site installs.

    Cheers!

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