Any way to shut off Wordpress?

I’m currently in the process of redoing my website and I was wondering if there was a way to shut off wordpress while I work on it. Like something that says “Under Construction”. You can do it with Joomla with a single click and I can’t seem to find the option in Wordpress. Thanks!

Not sure about an option but save out the current index file and put an under construction index file in the root directory. When your finished put the other back.

Hi hagdesigns,

I’m using this plugin when i work on a site, Maintance mode Plugin

It does the job.

Regards, Hein

Sorry, wrong post…