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wp-cli/maintenance-mode-command
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Activates, deactivates or checks the status of the maintenance mode of a site.

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wp-cli/maintenance-mode-command
===============================

[](#wp-climaintenance-mode-command)

Activates, deactivates or checks the status of the maintenance mode of a site.

[![Testing](https://github.com/wp-cli/maintenance-mode-command/actions/workflows/testing.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/wp-cli/maintenance-mode-command/actions/workflows/testing.yml) [![Code Coverage](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c12266a27abdc0ab779fa124293246dc19891a9a66f99d2756fa00d02c260cff/68747470733a2f2f636f6465636f762e696f2f67682f77702d636c692f6d61696e74656e616e63652d6d6f64652d636f6d6d616e642f6272616e63682f6d61696e2f67726170682f62616467652e737667)](https://codecov.io/gh/wp-cli/maintenance-mode-command/tree/main)

Quick links: [Using](#using) | [Installing](#installing) | [Contributing](#contributing) | [Support](#support)

Using
-----

[](#using)

This package implements the following commands:

### wp maintenance-mode

[](#wp-maintenance-mode)

Activates, deactivates or checks the status of the maintenance mode of a site.

```
wp maintenance-mode

```

**EXAMPLES**

```
# Activate Maintenance mode.
$ wp maintenance-mode activate
Enabling Maintenance mode...
Success: Activated Maintenance mode.

# Deactivate Maintenance mode.
$ wp maintenance-mode deactivate
Disabling Maintenance mode...
Success: Deactivated Maintenance mode.

# Display Maintenance mode status.
$ wp maintenance-mode status
Maintenance mode is active.

# Get Maintenance mode status for scripting purpose.
$ wp maintenance-mode is-active
$ echo $?
1

```

### wp maintenance-mode activate

[](#wp-maintenance-mode-activate)

Activates maintenance mode.

```
wp maintenance-mode activate [--force]

```

**OPTIONS**

```
[--force]
	Force maintenance mode activation operation.

```

**EXAMPLES**

```
$ wp maintenance-mode activate
Enabling Maintenance mode...
Success: Activated Maintenance mode.

```

### wp maintenance-mode deactivate

[](#wp-maintenance-mode-deactivate)

Deactivates maintenance mode.

```
wp maintenance-mode deactivate

```

**EXAMPLES**

```
$ wp maintenance-mode deactivate
Disabling Maintenance mode...
Success: Deactivated Maintenance mode.

```

### wp maintenance-mode status

[](#wp-maintenance-mode-status)

Displays maintenance mode status.

```
wp maintenance-mode status

```

**EXAMPLES**

```
$ wp maintenance-mode status
Maintenance mode is active.

```

### wp maintenance-mode is-active

[](#wp-maintenance-mode-is-active)

Detects maintenance mode status.

```
wp maintenance-mode is-active

```

**EXAMPLES**

```
$ wp maintenance-mode is-active
$ echo $?
1

```

Installing
----------

[](#installing)

This package is included with WP-CLI itself, no additional installation necessary.

To install the latest version of this package over what's included in WP-CLI, run:

```
wp package install git@github.com:wp-cli/maintenance-mode-command.git

```

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

We appreciate you taking the initiative to contribute to this project.

Contributing isn’t limited to just code. We encourage you to contribute in the way that best fits your abilities, by writing tutorials, giving a demo at your local meetup, helping other users with their support questions, or revising our documentation.

For a more thorough introduction, [check out WP-CLI's guide to contributing](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/contributing/). This package follows those policy and guidelines.

### Reporting a bug

[](#reporting-a-bug)

Think you’ve found a bug? We’d love for you to help us get it fixed.

Before you create a new issue, you should [search existing issues](https://github.com/wp-cli/maintenance-mode-command/issues?q=label%3Abug%20) to see if there’s an existing resolution to it, or if it’s already been fixed in a newer version.

Once you’ve done a bit of searching and discovered there isn’t an open or fixed issue for your bug, please [create a new issue](https://github.com/wp-cli/maintenance-mode-command/issues/new). Include as much detail as you can, and clear steps to reproduce if possible. For more guidance, [review our bug report documentation](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/bug-reports/).

### Creating a pull request

[](#creating-a-pull-request)

Want to contribute a new feature? Please first [open a new issue](https://github.com/wp-cli/maintenance-mode-command/issues/new) to discuss whether the feature is a good fit for the project.

Once you've decided to commit the time to seeing your pull request through, [please follow our guidelines for creating a pull request](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/pull-requests/) to make sure it's a pleasant experience. See "[Setting up](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/pull-requests/#setting-up)" for details specific to working on this package locally.

### License

[](#license)

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.

Support
-------

[](#support)

GitHub issues aren't for general support questions, but there are other venues you can try:

*This README.md is generated dynamically from the project's codebase using `wp scaffold package-readme` ([doc](https://github.com/wp-cli/scaffold-package-command#wp-scaffold-package-readme)). To suggest changes, please submit a pull request against the corresponding part of the codebase.*

###  Health Score

64

—

FairBetter than 99% of packages

Maintenance94

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity53

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community26

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity68

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~169 days

Recently: every ~218 days

Total

16

Last Release

73d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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