How to Change the Joomla Site Offline
- 1). Open a browser and login to the administration section of the website. Add the text "/administration" to the URL of the website to get to this section.
- 2). Click on the "Global Configuration" icon on the "Control Panel," which appears when you login. Locate the "Settings" section of the page and find the "Site Offline" title and change the radio button from "No" to "Yes."
- 3). Change the "Offline Message," if required, to post a message to site users telling them the reason for the site going offline.
- 4). Click on the "Save" button to save changes and close the edit screen. Alternatively, click on "Apply" to save changes and leave the editor open in browser. Open the home page of website and the site will be offline and the message entered in Step 3 will show.
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