Publishing Your WordPress Website

Publishing your Avada-built WordPress website means making it live so that others can view and interact with it online. Avada offers easy-to-use features to control when and how your site goes live. You can decide to launch your website immediately, or you can keep it hidden from the public by using options like Maintenance Mode or Coming Soon Mode. These modes allow you to work on your site while giving visitors a message that the site is under construction or coming soon.

These modes are helpful if your site isn’t ready for launch yet, but you still want to give people an idea of what’s coming. Avada also works well with different plugins that can extend these features, giving you more flexibility in how and when your site becomes public.

Different Options According to Your Needs

  1. Maintenance Mode: This mode allows you to take your site offline temporarily. It shows visitors a message that the website is under maintenance. Maintenance Mode is useful if you’re updating or fixing parts of the site. The status code 503 tells search engines that the site is temporarily unavailable, so it won’t affect your search rankings.
  2. Coming Soon Mode: Coming Soon Mode is used when your website is not yet ready to be launched, but you want to let people know it’s on the way. It shows a “Coming Soon” message while the site is being built. The status code 200 tells search engines that the page is working fine, which allows the site to be indexed by search engines even before it is fully live.
  3. Different Coming Soon Plugins: If Avada’s built-in options don’t fit your needs, you can use a third-party Coming Soon plugin. These plugins often provide extra customization, such as adding a countdown timer or a subscription form, allowing you to gather emails or create excitement before the official launch.

Coming Soon WordPress Website

Coming Soon WordPress Website

Control When and How to go Live

When you’re learning web design, it’s important to understand how to manage the launch of your website. With Avada, learning how to use Maintenance Mode and Coming Soon Mode will help you control your site’s visibility while working on it. These features ensure that your visitors get a professional message, whether you’re still developing the site or just making updates.

Knowing how to properly publish your website is essential for anyone looking to launch a professional website. By mastering these tools, you’ll be able to create a smoother experience for both your visitors and search engines, which can improve your site’s reputation and performance right from the start.

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Frequently Asked Questions

It’s a matter of a few clicks and a few minutes.
Not very much, and Avada or most Coming Soon plugins come with instructions.

While Avada doesn’t have a built-in scheduler for site launch, you can manually take the site live whenever it’s ready by turning off Maintenance Mode or Coming Soon Mode.

Yes, you can preview and make changes to your site while it’s in Coming Soon Mode. Only visitors will see the “Coming Soon” message until you decide to launch the site fully.

Yes, you can customize the messages in both modes to provide more details or add your branding, giving visitors a better idea of what’s happening behind the scenes.

No, when your site is in Maintenance Mode, visitors will only see the maintenance message. However, as the site owner, you can still log in and work on the website.

No, Maintenance Mode with a status code of 503 tells search engines that your site is temporarily down, so it won’t negatively impact your rankings. However, it’s important not to leave your site in Maintenance Mode for too long.

Tools & Resources

These are most of the tools and resources we continuously use to develop WordPress websites. For a comprehensive list, visit our resources and tools pages.

Domain Names

Buy all TLDs and save when you buy in bulk. Easy to manage DNS and overall settings.

Web Server

You will need a server for publishing your HTML website, and for working on remote files.

Avada Builder

An amazing tool for developing custom WordPress websites. This is a better alternative to themes.

softaculous

Wordpress Manager

This tool makes WordPress management a breeze. Comes included with your hosting account.

Google Chrome

There are many free browsers, but we love Google Chrome and its many developer tools.

WinSCP

FTP Client

This may be one of our most used tools. It allows us to connect remotely and update files.