# Maintenance Mode

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/maintenance-mode/16126>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [September 9, 2017, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/maintenance-mode/16126 "2017-09-09T17:26:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![peterkroman](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/peterkroman/32/1580_2.png) [@peterkroman](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/peterkroman)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2017, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/maintenance-mode/16126/1 "2017-09-09T17:26:58Z")

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Hi,

Does anybody have the “golden idea” on how to set a RW sige on maintenance mode for a short period of time?

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**Author:** ![swilliam](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/swilliam/32/14799_2.png) [@swilliam](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/swilliam)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/maintenance-mode/16126/2 "2017-09-09T17:47:59Z")

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Maybe just build a maintenance mode page and then just put a temp redirect (302) to that page using your .htaccess file

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**Author:** ![peterkroman](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/peterkroman/32/1580_2.png) [@peterkroman](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/peterkroman)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2017, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/maintenance-mode/16126/3 "2017-09-10T07:32:01Z")

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Yes - of course. Thanks @swilliam 🙂