In this post, we will see how we can get rid of the error “Briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance. Check back in a minute,” in WordPress. If you are working with WordPress, or your blog or website is made in WordPress, you may face this kind of issue whenever you are updating any plugins or updating the WordPress core. But sometimes, what happens is that even after the update process is finished, your site remains in maintenance mode. Here, I am going to share with you a quick fix, so that you can fix this issue. I hope you will like this.
Background
I always prefer to update my WordPress core and the plugins whenever there is an update. So, I faced the following issue so many times. “Briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance. Check back in a minute.”
So, I thought of sharing a quick fix with you for the same.
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Briefly Unavailable Error
Here are the steps to remove the error," Briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance. Check back in a minute".
Step 1: Go to your File Explorer
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File Explorer
Step 2: Go to your ftp folder
You can either go to your ftp folder via file explorer or by using an ftp client, like FileZilla.
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Ftp Folder
Step 3: Find the .maintenance file and delete
Check for the .maintenance file in the root folder and delete it.
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Maintenence File
Now, if you refresh your WordPress site, it will be running fine. Hope it helps.
Conclusion
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