{"id":34505,"date":"2023-08-08T23:23:38","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T23:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com\/knowledgebase\/how-to-fix-briefly-unavailable-for-scheduled-maintenance-issue-after-site-update\/"},"modified":"2024-07-03T05:31:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T05:31:07","slug":"how-to-fix-briefly-unavailable-for-scheduled-maintenance-issue-after-site-update","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com\/nz\/knowledgebase\/how-to-fix-briefly-unavailable-for-scheduled-maintenance-issue-after-site-update\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix &#8220;Briefly Unavailable for Scheduled Maintenance&#8221; Issue After Site Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<p>After updating your WordPress site, you may encounter a message stating &#8220;<strong>Briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance. Check back in a minute.<\/strong>&#8221; This typically occurs when a site update is interrupted, leaving your site stuck in maintenance mode. Fortunately, you can resolve this issue directly through your Staq Panel and sFTP client, like FileZilla. Here&#8217;s how to do it:<\/p>\n<h2>Step-by-step guide:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to the site&#8217;s Staq Panel inside the Staq dashboard.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the &#8216;<strong>FTP<\/strong>&#8216; option in the panel to retrieve the FTP details for your site:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/FTP-Staq-Panel.png\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Log into your chosen FTP client (e.g., FileZilla) using the sFTP details you obtained in the previous step. This is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpstaq.com\/knowledgebase\/ftp-access\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how to access sFTP<\/a> knowledge base article for detailed access<\/li>\n<li>Once you&#8217;ve successfully logged in, in your FTP client, navigate to the WordPress root folder of your site.<\/li>\n<li>Inside the WordPress root folder, look for a file named &#8216;<strong>.maintenance<\/strong>&#8216;.<\/li>\n<li>Right-click the &#8216;.maintenance&#8217; file and select &#8216;Delete&#8217;. Confirm the deletion if prompted.<\/li>\n<li>Refresh your website in your web browser.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By deleting the &#8216;.maintenance&#8217; file, you effectively take your site out of maintenance mode. After refreshing your website, it should load normally, and you should regain access to your WordPress admin area.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion:<\/h2>\n<p>Being stuck in maintenance mode can be a hassle, but it&#8217;s a relatively easy problem to fix. Always ensure your updates complete without interruption to avoid this issue in the future. 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