{"id":7936,"date":"2020-01-13T07:48:16","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T07:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.24x7wpsupport.com\/blog\/?p=7936"},"modified":"2021-09-23T12:46:20","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T12:46:20","slug":"how-to-fix-wordpress-briefly-unavailable-for-scheduled-maintenance-error","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.24x7wpsupport.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-wordpress-briefly-unavailable-for-scheduled-maintenance-error\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Fix WordPress \u201cBriefly Unavailable For Scheduled Maintenance Error\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last updated on September 23rd, 2021 at 12:46 pm<\/p>

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=”7937″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]Have you felt stuck when the screen shows up some unexpected error while working? One of the most annoying issues that WordPress users have to face is when the ” Briefly Unavailable for Scheduled Maintenance Error” pops up.<\/p>\n

While most of the users might wonder if their WordPress account has been hacked, in many cases it\u2019s not.
\nRelax! Take a deep breath.
\nLet’s begin with what is a maintenance error<\/a><\/span> and what we need to do in order to get rid of it?[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”What happens during the maintenance mode?” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Firstly, we need to understand that there are two maintenance modes of WordPress.<\/p>\n

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  1. In the Automatic Maintenance Mode, WordPress updates the latest version of plugins and themes to get rid of the previous bugs and to give you a better version of the model, without the twerks.<\/li>\n
  2. In the manual maintenance mode, WordPress users manually update their WordPress site themselves, by installing WordPress maintenance mode plugin in their devices. Once it’s installed, the website keeps functioning for the visitors, and they are not bothered by the updates.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The WordPress “Briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance check back in a minute” generally pops up in the first case.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7939″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]At the time the message is shown, WordPress creates a new file called .maintenance in the root directory of the site. It means that the site is getting updated at the time when you see this message.<\/p>\n

    The real issue occurs when the site still shows the maintenance message.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Maintenance message still popping up after the update is complete: What could be the reason behind this?” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]These are some of the apparent reasons why the message would still pop up after the completion of the update-<\/p>\n

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    1. The server could have a slow response time.<\/li>\n
    2. An interruption during the updation process<\/li>\n
    3. Low memory or a timeout issue.<\/li>\n
    4. When maintenance file assumes that more updates are required in the site.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      After looking into the matter with depth, we found out that this problem can also occur at the same point when a user of the site clicks on the “Update Now” plugins swiftly.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7940″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]In the issue described above, the maintenance file will not get erased. As a result, the user of the site will see the message even after a restricted mode of the Maintenance is over.<\/p>\n

      However, another reason why the “Briefly unavailable for a scheduled maintenance check back in a minute” message persists on showing on the page of the site can be that the user might possibly be using WordPress maintenance mode plugin. If the software is running, then the message will come up again despite all the bugs and issues get fixed, and the site is fully updated.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”How to get rid of the maintenance mode?” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_single_image image=”7941″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

      Perhaps the easiest and best way of getting out of the maintenance mode is<\/p>\n