Title: Is HTTP 503 status code automatic?
Last modified: July 19, 2017

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# Is HTTP 503 status code automatic?

 *  Resolved [rvc2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvconnelly/)
 * (@rvconnelly)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-http-503-status-code-automatic/)
 * The site I will doing maintenance will be down for a few days, maybe a week. 
   I want to make sure that the proper http response code 503 (service unavailable)
   is provided to search engines while the site is down. Do I need to set this up
   myself with a custom .php file or does your plugin do it automatically?

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 *  Plugin Author [WebFactory](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webfactory/)
 * (@webfactory)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-http-503-status-code-automatic/#post-9331864)
 * No need to set anything, 503 is sent automatically.
 *  Thread Starter [rvc2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvconnelly/)
 * (@rvconnelly)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-http-503-status-code-automatic/#post-9333933)
 * Thanks for the quick reply!
 *  Plugin Author [WebFactory](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webfactory/)
 * (@webfactory)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-http-503-status-code-automatic/#post-9336560)
 * You’re welcome 🙂
 *  [jpfrye](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jpfrye/)
 * (@jpfrye)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-http-503-status-code-automatic/#post-9452986)
 * Well, this confirms my suspicion that UCP is throwing the 503 on my site, might
   be helpful if you include this detail in your description or FAQ.
    Is there a
   way to disable that 503 response? I love the plug-in otherwise. Two reasons I
   would like to stop the 503… I have noticed that using the mobile (Android) WordPress(
   app) it gives me some problems when UCP is activated. I also would like to create
   some SEO before launching the full content I have hiding behind the UCP page.
   A 503 doesn’t allow that… as previously mentioned on this thread.
 * Thanks in advance!
 *  Plugin Author [WebFactory](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webfactory/)
 * (@webfactory)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-http-503-status-code-automatic/#post-9453649)
 * Yes, UCP does return 503, there’s absolutely no question about it.
    There’s no
   option to disable or change the response code; at the moment. We’ll have a look
   at the Android issue, it shouldn’t be happening. As for SEO – yes Google ignores
   your page if 503 is returned. What you’re aiming for is more of a coming soon/
   landing page, which would return a normal 200 response. We’ll probably add a 
   setting to chose a response code in one of the next releases.
 *  [jpfrye](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jpfrye/)
 * (@jpfrye)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-http-503-status-code-automatic/#post-9454620)
 * Thank you and thank you again! Appreciate the timely response and looking forward
   to future updates.
 *  Plugin Author [WebFactory](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webfactory/)
 * (@webfactory)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-http-503-status-code-automatic/#post-9455245)
 * You’re welcome 😉
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 *  [jpfrye](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jpfrye/)
 * (@jpfrye)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-http-503-status-code-automatic/#post-9459039)
 * I realized that I was vague about the issues with the WordPress for Android application
   regarding UCP.
    Essentially, when attempting to retrieve anything related to 
   the site- such as posts, pages, users & settings – and the UCP is sending a 503,
   nothing loads. As if the app is getting the 503 and quitting from there.

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