Taking the website temporarily offline - Revision history

Wilsonge: Update 3.0 to 3.x

2013-04-29T09:45:56Z

Update 3.0 to 3.x

Hutchy68: /* To put your Joomla! website back online */ section update

2013-03-04T04:15:58Z

‎To put your Joomla! website back online: section update

Hutchy68: /* To take your Joomla! website temporarily offline */ small tweak

2013-03-04T04:12:15Z

‎To take your Joomla! website temporarily offline: small tweak

Hutchy68: spacing in reference

2013-03-04T03:56:46Z

spacing in reference

Hutchy68: /* To take your Joomla! website temporarily offline */ update to instructions, multiversion

2013-03-04T03:52:56Z

‎To take your Joomla! website temporarily offline: update to instructions, multiversion

Hutchy68: /* To take your Joomla! website temporarily offline */ reducing size of image to prevent div breaking

2012-10-14T22:51:35Z

‎To take your Joomla! website temporarily offline: reducing size of image to prevent div breaking

Hutchy68: categories added

2012-10-14T16:07:14Z

categories added

Chris Davenport: Reverted edits by FreddieGray (talk) to last revision by Mandville

2011-07-19T06:53:17Z

Reverted edits by FreddieGray (talk) to last revision by Mandville

FreddieGray at 05:58, 19 July 2011

2011-07-19T05:58:03Z

Mandville at 19:46, 17 December 2010

2010-12-17T19:46:55Z

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 To make your Joomla! website unavailable to visitors, replacing it with a simple message, do this:
 # Log in to the Administrator back-end.  To learn how to do this read: [[Logging in or out of the Administrator back-end]].
-# Click on the ''Global Configuration'' button in the main Control Panel or click the {{rarr|Site,Global Configuration}} menu item {{JVer|2.5}} or {{rarr|System,Global Configuration}} in {{JVer|3.0}}+.
+# Click on the ''Global Configuration'' button in the main Control Panel or click the {{rarr|Site,Global Configuration}} menu item {{JVer|2.5}} or {{rarr|System,Global Configuration}} in {{JVer|3.x}}.
 # There are so many configuration options that they need to be divided into separate groups or tabs.  The ''Site'' tab, it should be the default first view displayed, if not click on the tab.
-# Find where it says '''Site Offline''' and change the radio button from '''No''' to '''Yes''' {{JVer|2.5}}(see the screenshot below) or click the '''Yes''' button in {{JVer|3.0}}.
+# Find where it says '''Site Offline''' and change the radio button from '''No''' to '''Yes''' {{JVer|2.5}}(see the screenshot below) or click the '''Yes''' button in {{JVer|3.x}}.
 # ''Optional:'' Change the '''Offline Message''' to give your visitors some explanation about why your website is unavailable.
 # Click the '''Save''' toolbar button to implement the new settings:

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 ==To put your Joomla! website back online==
-# Log in to Administrator back-end.  To learn how to do this read: [[Logging in or out of the Administrator back-end]].
+Repeat the steps above and making sure the site offline switch is set to off.
-# Click on the ''Global Configuration'' button in the main Control Panel or click the '''Site > Global Configuration''' menu item.
-# There are so many configuration options that they need to be divided into separate groups or tabs.  Click on the ''Site'' tab.
-# Find where it says '''Site Offline''' and change the radio button from '''Yes''' to '''No'''.
-# Click the '''Save''' or '''Apply''' toolbar button to implement the new settings:
-#* The '''Save''' toolbar button will save your changes and return you to the Administrator Control Panel.
-#* The '''Apply''' button will save your changes but leave you in Global Configuration.
-# You should see a blue message: "The Global Configuration details have been updated." which confirms that your changes have been saved.  Your website will now be back in service.
-#* If you see a red error message refer to [[Cannot save Global Configuration changes]].
 Note that you can display a customized page during the time that your site is offline. To do so, create a file called "offline.php" and place the file in the home directory of your template. For example, if you are using the rhuk_milkyway template, the offline.php file would go in the directory "<Joomla! home>/teamplates/rhuk_milkyway/".
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 == Using the htaccess method (cpanel) ==

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 #* The '''Save and Close''' button will save your changes and return you to the Administrator Control Panel..
 # You should see a message confirming the settings have been changed.
-#* If you see a red error message refer to [[Cannot save Global Configuration changes]].
+#* If you see an error message refer to [[Cannot save Global Configuration changes]].
 === Joomla 2.5 ===
 :[[Image:Global-config-25-site-offline.png]]

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-There may be occasions when you will make your Joomla! ''website completely unavailable to visitors''<ref> unavailable to visitors</ref>for a short time.  There is a simple switch in the Administrator back-end that enables you to take your website offline very quickly.  It can be returned to service at a later time just as easily.
+There may be occasions when you will make your Joomla! ''website completely unavailable to visitors''<ref> unavailable to visitors</ref> for a short time.  There is a simple switch in the Administrator back-end that enables you to take your website offline very quickly.  It can be returned to service at a later time just as easily.
 ==To take your Joomla! website temporarily offline==

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 To make your Joomla! website unavailable to visitors, replacing it with a simple message, do this:
 # Log in to the Administrator back-end.  To learn how to do this read: [[Logging in or out of the Administrator back-end]].
-# Click on the ''Global Configuration'' button in the main Control Panel or click the '''Site > Global Configuration''' menu item.
+# Click on the ''Global Configuration'' button in the main Control Panel or click the {{rarr|Site,Global Configuration}} menu item {{JVer|2.5}} or {{rarr|System,Global Configuration}} in {{JVer|3.0}}+.
-# There are so many configuration options that they need to be divided into separate groups or tabs.  Click on the ''Site'' tab.
+# There are so many configuration options that they need to be divided into separate groups or tabs.  The ''Site'' tab, it should be the default first view displayed, if not click on the tab.
-# Find where it says '''Site Offline''' and change the radio button from '''No''' to '''Yes''' (see the screenshot below).
+# Find where it says '''Site Offline''' and change the radio button from '''No''' to '''Yes''' {{JVer|2.5}}(see the screenshot below) or click the '''Yes''' button in {{JVer|3.0}}.
 # ''Optional:'' Change the '''Offline Message''' to give your visitors some explanation about why your website is unavailable.
-# Click the '''Save''' or '''Apply''' toolbar button to implement the new settings:
+# Click the '''Save''' toolbar button to implement the new settings:
-#* The '''Save''' toolbar button will save your changes and return you to the Administrator Control Panel.
+#* The '''Save''' toolbar button will save your changes and but leave you in Global Configuration.
-#* The '''Apply''' button will save your changes but leave you in Global Configuration.
+#* The '''Save and Close''' button will save your changes and return you to the Administrator Control Panel..
-# You should see a blue message: "The Global Configuration details have been updated." which confirms that your changes have been saved.  Visitors to your website will now see a page with the Joomla! logo and your offline message.
+# You should see a message confirming the settings have been changed.
 #* If you see a red error message refer to [[Cannot save Global Configuration changes]].
+=== Joomla 2.5 ===
+:[[Image:Global-config-25-site-offline.png]]
-[[Image:Global config.png|850px]]
+=== Joomla 3.x ===
 ==To put your Joomla! website back online==

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	To ensure you directory has been password protected, launch you browser and visit the folder, if browser prompt you to login, your directory has been protected by password!		To ensure you directory has been password protected, launch you browser and visit the folder, if browser prompt you to login, your directory has been protected by password!
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	There may be occasions when you will make your Joomla! ''website completely unavailable to visitors''<ref> unavailable to visitors</ref>for a short time. There is a simple switch in the Administrator back-end that enables you to take your website offline very quickly. It can be returned to service at a later time just as easily.		There may be occasions when you will make your Joomla! ''website completely unavailable to visitors''<ref> unavailable to visitors</ref>for a short time. There is a simple switch in the Administrator back-end that enables you to take your website offline very quickly. It can be returned to service at a later time just as easily.