How to turn your site offline in Joomla

Description
  • Log into Joomla admin panel.
  • Setting the site to offline mode allows only the administrators to access the account. This is important for editing the website and others will not be able to see it.
  • Click on Site -> Global configuration.
  • Click on Yes option next to Site offline tab. You can also edit the offline message, which will be displayed to the user on login page.
  • Click on Save button on right side to save the settings. Scroll right and click on Preview button.
  • The page will be displayed with site logo, name and offline message.
  • Log in by filling username and password. You can browse your website and make necessary changes.
  • Make sure that you log out for quitting.
  • Return to admin panel. Go to Global configurations option. Click No to Site Offline. Click on Save button.

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