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How to Fix the Error ‘Briefly Unavailable for Scheduled Maintenance’ in WordPress

How to Fix the Error ‘Briefly Unavailable for Scheduled Maintenance’ in WordPress

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What is “Briefly Unavailable for Scheduled Maintenance”:

This means that WordPress proceeded with an update and automatically created a temporary file titled .maintenance, which shows the error text if somebody tries to access your site during the process.

The error ‘Briefly Unavailable for Scheduled Maintenance, check back in a minute’ might appear after updating your WordPress software, theme, or plugins.

Usually, this file gets automatically deleted after the update is done. In some cases (compatibility issues, interrupted update, low memory), that may not happen and cause the error to be stuck on your WordPress website.

How to fix “Briefly Unavailable for Scheduled Maintenance”

To fix this, go to your SiteGround Client Area > Websites > Site Tools next to the desired website. Then, go to Site > File Manager > public_html file. Then search for the .maintenance file.

Right-click on the file and select Delete > Confirm. Refresh your WordPress website where the error should not appear anymore.

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