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Where: Settings → Advanced → Status page
Open this page: admin.<your-site>/settings/status (replace <your-site> with your site address). If you don’t see it in the menu, turn on Show all settings on the Settings page.
Before you start
- Owners and admins can open this page. Only people who can manage operations see the buttons to change things.
Steps
- Open Settings → Advanced → Status page.
- Under Right now, read each part: Website, Admin, Search, Comments, Newsletters, Video streams. The level is Working, Slower than usual, Partly down or Down.
- Press Open next to Public status data to see what outsiders see.
- Post a notice when something is wrong. See How do I post an incident notice?.
Good to know
- Each part shows when it was last checked.
- Your own status service can also receive changes. See Status service.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Is this the same as System health?
No. System health is for you. The status page is what readers can see.
Who can post notices?
People who can manage operations (owner or admin).