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I need to change the default title tag for the maintenance page, which currently is "Site under maintenance | [sitename]".

I tried to set $variables['head_title'] in hook_preprocess_maintenance_page() but it doesn't work.

Also I think it can be set in hook_preprocess_html(), but I don't know how to check the served page is the maintenance page.

How can I achieve this?

5 Answers 5

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TEMPLATE_preprocess_maintenance_page changes only variables for maintenance-page.html.twig. But <title> is outputted in html.html.twig, so you have to choose another preprocessor template_preprocess_html. So you can use this code(don't forget to clean cache after it):

function mytheme_preprocess_html(&$variables) {
  $maintenance_mode = \Drupal::state()->get('system.maintenance_mode');
  if (!empty($maintenance_mode)) {
    $variables['head_title'] = (string)t('My Custom Maintenance Title');
  }
}
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To change this message, you can go Adm -> Config -> Maintenance page and write you own message.

If you really want do this in a preprocess function:

function TEMPLATE_preprocess_maintenance_page(&$variables) {
  $variables['head_title'] = "A custom var that YOU going to use in maintenance-page.html.twig";
  $variables['title'] = "Default var used to display title message 'Site under maintenance' ";
}

Or you can even override maintenance-page.html.twig file to put your own message, but its not the best option.

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  • In Config -> Maintenance page I can change message only. But I need to change title tag. And I already tried using preprocess function for it, but it doesn't affect anything. And it's the problem.
    – iamdroid
    Feb 26, 2016 at 12:26
  • @paulanders Edit your question to provide more information about your context because there is no title tag or 'head_title' by default in maintenance-page.html.twig. Are you using a custom theme, module or whatever? Are you using preprocess functions in a module or a theme? My answer works ok in a clean install of Drupal 8.
    – Vagner
    Feb 26, 2016 at 12:50
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On Drupal 9 with a subtheme from Bootstrap 5, I used this function to change the head title and the page title.

/**
 * Implements theme_preprocess_html().
 */
function TEMPLATE_preprocess_html(&$variables) {
  $maintenance_mode = \Drupal::state()->get('system.maintenance_mode');
  if (!empty($maintenance_mode)) {
    $title = t('My Custom Maintenance Title');
    $variables['head_title']['title'] = $variables['page']['#title'] = $title;
  }
}
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If you don't want to write php code,you can try this↓

Since the maintenance setting page(/admin/config/development/maintenance) supports JS, it may be possible to solve this indirectly by adding the following code

<script type="text/javascript">
  document.title="your custom title"
</script>
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    Jun 19 at 12:21
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If you have access to the backend, you can modify the string directly for a temporary change. Change /var/www/html/ to the location of your install and other strings to fit your needs.

  1. Login with SSH. ssh [email protected]
  2. Edit the file /var/www/html/includes/common.inc with your favorite text editor and replace Site under maintenance with your new message. You could also use sed. sed -i 's/Site under maintenance/Your new title here/' /var/www/html/includes/common.inc
  3. Clear the cache. cd /var/www/html/ && drush cc all

This will be overwritten after an update to Drupal Core.

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