Are you just getting started with your music website but don’t want anyone else to see it until your launch date? Or perhaps you’re opting to redesign your site and want it appear under construction in the meantime.

In order to hide your website from view, but leave your .com address active, you can put it into maintenance mode.

Note: Maintenance mode is available on all Bandzoogle plans, including the Free Trial plan.

How to set your website to maintenance mode

  1. Click the gear icon in the top right corner of your control panel to open Site Settings, then choose Maintenance mode.
  2. Click the toggle beside ‘Set site to maintenance mode’

Anyone who visits your homepage will now see the Maintenance Mode page. While in Maintenance Mode, some functions (like track playback) will not operate in your editor.

Editing your maintenance page design

You may want to add some text to your Maintenance Mode page to let visitors know when you’ll be launching your website, or when you’ll be back online. Here’s how to adjust the messaging:

  1. In the Maintenance page design section, click Edit details to change the title, message and background colour. Click Preview in the top right to see how it looks.
  2. Click ‘Save’

Note: You can still click the ‘View Site’ button to view a page directly while you’re working in the ‘Edit Content’ or ‘Edit Theme’ tabs.