Stach Redeker

<p>The Minimal Maintenance Mode plugin is a simple and lightweight solution to enable a maintenance mode on your WordPress website. The plugin is free, fast, and can be deployed within minutes.<br />
When the maintenance mode is active, the plugin displays a customizable message for all not-logged-in users.<br />
It is possible to set a custom secret word that users can append to the website URL to get access, even if they are not logged in.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Enable a maintenance mode to restrict access to your website.</li>
<li>Customize the maintenance mode message and heading.</li>
<li>Automatic bypass for logged-in users and administrators.</li>
<li>Option to set a secret word to bypass maintenance mode via URL parameter.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Configuration and usage</h3>
<p>To enable maintenance mode and set the message displayed during maintenance, follow these steps:</p>
<ol>
<li>Go to the WordPress admin menu and click on ‘Maintenance Mode’.</li>
<li>Customize the maintenance mode heading and message.</li>
<li>(Optional) Pick a secret word to let not-logged-in users bypass the maintenance mode.</li>
<li>Save the settings and activate the maintenance mode by pressing ‘Save and activate’.</li>
</ol>
<h3>Bypassing maintenance mode</h3>
<p>If you need to access your website during maintenance mode, you can use the following methods:</p>
<ol>
<li><strong>For administrators and logged-in users</strong>: logged-in users can access the website normally. Also, the <code>/wp-admin/</code> pages will not be blocked.</li>
<li><strong>Using the secret word</strong>: Append <code>?[SECRET WORD]</code> to any URL to bypass the maintenance mode for a week. A functional cookie is placed on the user’s machine to make this work. If the secret word is changed, access using the old secret word is revoked immediately. The secret word can be configured in the advanced plugin settings.</li>
</ol>
<h3>Privacy notices</h3>
<p>This plugin does not:</p>
<ul>
<li>track users;</li>
<li>write any user personal data to the database;</li>
<li>send any data to external servers.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Support</h3>
<p>Please use the appropriate forums, <a href="https://github.com/StachRedeker/Minimal-Maintenance-Mode/issues" rel="nofollow ugc">issues on Github</a>, or send an <a href="mailto:info@studiostach.nl" rel="nofollow ugc">email</a>.</p>
<h3>Contributing</h3>
<p>This plugin is deliberately simple. It is made as a foolproof, quick, and privacy-friendly way for site administrators to activate a maintenance mode. This plugin will not be extended with loads of features, such as templates and styling options; there are plenty of other maintenance plugins to pick that do offer these options. If you nevertheless think that you can contribute to the plugin (e.g. by submitting a bug fix), please open a pull request.</p>
<h3>License</h3>
<p>The Minimal Maintenance Mode plugin is licensed under the <a href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html" rel="nofollow ugc">GNU General Public License v3.0</a>.</p>


Minimal Maintenance Mode

The Minimal Maintenance Mode plugin is a simple and lightweight solution to enable a maintenance mode on your WordPress website.

selmitec

<p>Selmitec QuickSnap Restore lets you create a “snapshot” before updates or important changes and restore it when needed.</p>
<p><strong>Key features (Free)</strong><br />
* One-click snapshot.<br />
* Custom name for each snapshot.<br />
* Restore with redirect back to the current admin page (stored location).<br />
* Auto-login of the current user after restore.<br />
* Saves and restores: database, plugins, and themes.<br />
* Minimal UI, admin-only.</p>
<p><strong>Where snapshots are stored</strong><br />
Snapshots are saved under uploads:<br />
    wp-content/uploads/selmitec-quicksnap-restore/snapshots/</p>
<h3>External services</h3>
<p>This plugin can optionally send notifications via Telegram.</p>
<p>When enabled, it connects to the Telegram Bot API (api.telegram.org) to deliver messages about snapshot/restore events.</p>
<ul>
<li>Service: Telegram Bot API (Telegram Messenger LLP / Telegram FZ-LLC)</li>
<li>What it is used for: sending optional admin notifications to a Telegram chat.</li>
<li>What data is sent: the bot token (in the request URL), chat_id, and the notification text you configure (which may include your site URL if you choose to include it in the message).</li>
<li>When data is sent: only when Telegram notifications are enabled in the plugin settings and a snapshot/restore event triggers a notification.</li>
<li>Terms of Service: https://telegram.org/tos</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://telegram.org/privacy</li>
</ul>


Selmitec QuickSnap Restore

Create one-click site snapshots and restore quickly from the WordPress admin area. Minimal UI and lightweight footprint.

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