Maintenance Mode is a feature that allows you to make changes to your Uscreen site without disrupting your customers.
When enabled, it displays a Down For Maintenance message to visitors while allowing admins to continue working on the site.
Toggle Maintenance Mode
Navigate to Website
Go to the Advanced tab in the editor side panel
Scroll down to find the Maintenance Mode toggle
Click the toggle button to enable or disable the option
Confirm the pop-up prompt
Click Save & Apply
How Maintenance Mode Works
For Admins
Logged in as an admin, you will have full access to all pages
The banner will indicate that Maintenance Mode is Enabled
The storefront will appear live to you even when maintenance mode is enabled
💡 TIP: To see how your site appears to visitors, sign out of your admin account. To log back in, click the Admin Login link on the maintenance page
For Visitors
Visitors will see a Down For Maintenance page instead of your site content
They won't be able to make purchases or view content while maintenance mode is active
Even if visitors try to log in, they will be redirected to the maintenance page
Important Notes & Troubleshooting Tips
Maintenance mode is primarily needed if you have an active customer base
If you're just starting to develop your storefront without active customers, you don't need to use maintenance mode
When launching your site through the onboarding process, maintenance mode will be automatically disabled
🔗 Learn more about Setting Up Your Website
Can't Find Maintenance Mode Option?
If you can't locate the maintenance mode toggle, ensure you're in the Website section and looking under Advanced settings in the editor side panel.
Maintenance Mode Won't Disable?
If you've toggled maintenance mode off, but your site still shows as under maintenance:
Ensure you clicked Save & Apply
after toggling the settingTry clearing your browser cache and refreshing the page
Sign out and back in to verify the change took effect
Editing Landing Pages During Maintenance Mode
If you're having trouble editing your landing page while maintenance mode is enabled.
Sign out of your Admin Account
Access your site to confirm you see the Down For Maintenance page
Click the Admin Login link to log back in
You should now be able to edit your landing page as usual
If issues persist, you may need to temporarily disable maintenance mode to make your edits.
🔗 Learn more about Website Landing Pages