Support » Plugins » Is there a plugin that disables editing, but not viewing, for a WordPress site?

  • Hi there,

    I’m trying to figure out a good process for updating a multisite that has a lot of active writing going on.

    What I’d like to do is disable editing (so no new posts, edits, comments, etc) while i perform maintenance, such as upgrades, new plugin installations, etc. I don’t want to put the site in full maintenance mode – I still want the front-end to be visible.

    The reason for doing this is that if users are creating content while I’m doing my maintenance, and I have to back out of an upgrade by restoring a previous backup, content on the site may be lost.

    I’m searching in the repo to see if I can find anything. Thanks for any suggestions!

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