{"id":10406,"date":"2025-09-22T19:51:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T23:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/?post_type=docs&p=10406"},"modified":"2025-09-23T11:15:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T15:15:52","password":"","slug":"how-to-enable-maintenance-mode-in-your-learndash-app","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/kb\/learndash-app\/advanced-learndash-app\/how-to-enable-maintenance-mode-in-your-learndash-app\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Enable Maintenance Mode in Your Learndash App"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Introduction<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Maintenance Mode<\/strong> allows you to temporarily pause your mobile app while performing updates, resolving issues, or making backend changes. During this period, your users will see a branded \u201cwe\u2019ll be back soon\u201d screen that uses your app\u2019s logo and colors to maintain a professional appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This guide shows you how to activate Maintenance Mode and customize the experience your members see during downtime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enabling Maintenance Mode<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To activate Maintenance Mode:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. Go to LearnDash App > Configure > General<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
    \n
    \"Screenshot<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n
      \n
    1. Scroll to the Maintenance Mode<\/strong> section.
      <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Check Enable Maintenance Mode<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
      \n
      \"Screenshot<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n
        \n
      1. Click Save Changes<\/strong>.
        <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        When enabled, users won\u2019t be able to interact with the app until it\u2019s disabled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        What Users Will See<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        Once Maintenance Mode is active, members who open the app will see:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        • App Logo<\/strong> \u2013 Pulled from Learndash App > Branding > Logon Screen > Logo<\/strong>
          <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Background Color<\/strong> \u2013 Matches your setting under Learndash App > Branding > General Background Color<\/strong>
          <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Default Message<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cMaintenance Mode is enabled. Please try again later.\u201d<\/em>
          <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          The message can be customized via <\/em>Learndash App > Translations<\/em><\/strong> by searching for “Maintenance Mode.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          To resume full access, simply uncheck Enable Maintenance Mode<\/strong> and save your changes. The app will return to normal after users reopen it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Troubleshooting and FAQs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          Q: How do I change the maintenance message?<\/strong>
          <\/strong> A:<\/strong> Go to Learndash App > Translations<\/strong>, search for \u201cMaintenance Mode\u201d<\/strong>, and update the text to your preferred message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Q: Some users still see the regular app content.<\/strong>
          <\/strong> A:<\/strong> Ask users to force-close and reopen<\/strong> the app. This clears cached data and loads the maintenance screen properly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Introduction Maintenance Mode allows you to temporarily pause your mobile app while performing updates, resolving issues, or making backend changes. During this period, your users will see a branded \u201cwe\u2019ll be back soon\u201d screen that uses your app\u2019s logo and colors to maintain a professional appearance. This guide shows you how to activate Maintenance Mode…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_helpful_status":1,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_swpsp_post_exclude":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[287],"doc_tag":[],"knowledge_base":[283],"class_list":["post-10406","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-advanced-learndash-app","knowledge_base-learndash-app"],"year_month":"2026-04","word_count":257,"total_views":"365","reactions":{"happy":"0","normal":"0","sad":"0"},"author_info":{"display_name":"Stephanie Liy","author_link":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/author\/stephaniei\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Advanced for the Learndash App","term_url":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/kb\/learndash-app\/advanced-learndash-app\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"taxonomy_info":{"doc_category":[{"value":287,"label":"Advanced for the Learndash App"}],"knowledge_base":[{"value":283,"label":"LearnDash App"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"comment_info":0,"knowledge_base_info":[{"term_name":"LearnDash App","term_url":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/kb\/learndash-app\/","term_slug":"learndash-app"}],"knowledge_base_slug":["learndash-app"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/10406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10406"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/10406\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10699,"href":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/10406\/revisions\/10699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=10406"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=10406"},{"taxonomy":"knowledge_base","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledge_base?post=10406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}