Disabling CPS for a website

You can disable CPS for a website that is that CPS manages. This can be useful when you need to temporarily prevent users from connecting to the server; for example, when you move the server or perform server maintenance.

When you disable CPS, users who were connected to the website cannot connect until you re-enable CPS. Contribute does not remove the administrative settings file for the website when you disable CPS, so roles and permissions are unaffected.

To disable a CPS website connection:

  1. Publish any open drafts for the website.

    You might not be able to access outstanding drafts after you disable the service.

    Note: Make sure that users connected to the website also publish any outstanding drafts.

  2. Select Edit > Administer Websites (Windows) or Contribute > Administer Websites (Macintosh), and then select the website you want to administer from the submenu.

    The Administer Website dialog box appears.

  3. Select Publishing Server from the category list on the left.
  4. Click the Disable Publishing Server button.

    A confirmation dialog box appears.

  5. Click Yes to continue.

    Contribute disables CPS for this website. Contribute does not remove the administrative settings file for the website, so roles and permissions are unaffected. You still have a connection to the website as a non-managed site.

    Note: Users who were connected to this website cannot connect until you re-enable CPS or send them connection keys with new connection information.

  6. Click Close to close the Administer Website dialog box.

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