https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/close-forum-for-maintenance/ Discussion Board en-US Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:10:03 +0000 wpForo 60 https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/close-forum-for-maintenance/#post-8553 Tue, 04 Apr 2017 19:59:27 +0000 You can create a dummy page with any message you want and put under the Forum menu. Then close the real forum page with password . Forum page is a simple page with shortcode and you can do everything you want with this page.

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 Robert https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/close-forum-for-maintenance/#post-8553 https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/close-forum-for-maintenance/#post-8552 Tue, 04 Apr 2017 19:52:54 +0000 No "closed for maintenance" message possible so my visitors know it's not a technical glitch?

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 Louie https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/close-forum-for-maintenance/#post-8552 https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/close-forum-for-maintenance/#post-8549 Tue, 04 Apr 2017 19:36:20 +0000 You can set the forum page as Password Protected or edit forums one by one and set No Access to regular Usergroups.

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 Robert https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/close-forum-for-maintenance/#post-8549 https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/close-forum-for-maintenance/#post-8531 Tue, 04 Apr 2017 07:09:54 +0000 If I want to temporarily close my forum for maintenance, how would I do this?  

]]> How-to and Troubleshooting - wpForo 2.0 Louie https://wpforo.com/community/how-to-and-troubleshooting-2/close-forum-for-maintenance/#post-8531