- Patch #430342 by kkaefer et al: usability improvement: changed 'site maintenance' to 'maintenance mode'.

UPGRADE.txt

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Let's begin!
 
 3.  Place the site in "Offline" mode, to let the database updates run without
     interruption and avoid displaying errors to end users of the site. This
-    option is at http://www.example.com/?q=admin/settings/site-maintenance
+    option is at http://www.example.com/?q=admin/settings/maintenance-mode
     (replace www.example.com with your installation's domain name and path).
 
 4.  If using a custom or contributed theme, switch
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ Let's begin!
 
 14. Finally, return your site to "Online" mode so your visitors may resume
     browsing. As in step #3, this option is available in your administration
-    screens at http://www.example.com/?q=admin/settings/site-maintenance
+    screens at http://www.example.com/?q=admin/settings/maintenance-mode
     (replace www.example.com with your installation's domain name and path).
 
 For more information on upgrading visit

includes/bootstrap.inc

@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@ function _drupal_bootstrap($phase) {
  * Enables use of the theme system without requiring database access.
  *
  * Loads and initializes the theme system for site installs, updates and when
- * the site is in offline mode. This also applies when the database fails.
+ * the site is in maintenance mode. This also applies when the database fails.
  *
  * @see _drupal_maintenance_theme()
  */

includes/menu.inc

@@ -2719,15 +2719,15 @@ function menu_path_is_external($path) {
  *   TRUE for anonymous users not on the login page if the site is offline.
  */
 function _menu_site_is_offline() {
-  // Check if site is set to offline mode.
+  // Check if site is set to maintenance mode.
   if (variable_get('site_offline', 0)) {
     // Check if the user has administration privileges.
     if (user_access('administer site configuration')) {
       // Ensure that the offline message is displayed only once [allowing for
       // page redirects], and specifically suppress its display on the site
       // maintenance page.
-      if (drupal_get_normal_path($_GET['q']) != 'admin/settings/site-maintenance') {
+      if (drupal_get_normal_path($_GET['q']) != 'admin/settings/maintenance-mode') {
-        drupal_set_message(t('Operating in offline mode. <a href="@url">Go online.</a>', array('@url' => url('admin/settings/site-maintenance'))), 'status', FALSE);
+        drupal_set_message(t('Operating in maintenance mode. <a href="@url">Go online.</a>', array('@url' => url('admin/settings/maintenance-mode'))), 'status', FALSE);
       }
     }
     else {

includes/theme.maintenance.inc

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 /**
  * Sets up the theming system for site installs, updates and when the site is
- * in offline mode. It also applies when the database is unavailable.
+ * in maintenance mode. It also applies when the database is unavailable.
  *
  * Minnelli is always used for the initial install and update operations. In
  * other cases, "settings.php" must have a "maintenance_theme" key set for the

modules/system/system.admin.inc

@@ -1724,7 +1724,7 @@ function system_date_time_lookup() {
  * @ingroup forms
  * @see system_settings_form()
  */
-function system_site_maintenance_settings() {
+function system_site_maintenance_mode() {
 
   $form['site_offline'] = array(
     '#type' => 'radios',
@@ -1738,7 +1738,7 @@ function system_site_maintenance_settings() {
     '#type' => 'textarea',
     '#title' => t('Site offline message'),
     '#default_value' => t('@site is currently under maintenance. We should be back shortly. Thank you for your patience.', array('@site' => variable_get('site_name', 'Drupal'))),
-    '#description' => t('Message to show visitors when the site is in offline mode.')
+    '#description' => t('Message to show visitors when the site is in maintenance mode.')
   );
 
   return system_settings_form($form, TRUE);

modules/system/system.install

@@ -2812,7 +2812,7 @@ function system_update_7003() {
     }
   }
   if (isset($invalid_host)) {
-    drupal_set_message('Drupal no longer supports wildcard IP address blocking. Visitors whose IP addresses match ranges you have previously set using <em>access rules</em> will no longer be blocked from your site when you take it out of maintenance mode. See the <a href="http://drupal.org/node/24302">IP address and referrer blocking Handbook page</a> for alternative methods.', 'warning');
+    drupal_set_message('Drupal no longer supports wildcard IP address blocking. Visitors whose IP addresses match ranges you have previously set using <em>access rules</em> will no longer be blocked from your site when you put the site online. See the <a href="http://drupal.org/node/24302">IP address and referrer blocking Handbook page</a> for alternative methods.', 'warning');
     $ret[] = array('success' => TRUE, 'query' => '');
   }
   // Make sure not to block any IP addresses that were specifically allowed by access rules.

modules/system/system.module

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ function system_help($path, $arg) {
       $output .= '<li>' . t('support for enabling and disabling <a href="@themes">themes</a>, which determine the design and presentation of your site. Drupal comes packaged with several core themes and additional contributed themes are available at the <a href="@drupal-themes">Drupal.org theme page</a>.', array('@themes' => url('admin/build/themes'), '@drupal-themes' => 'http://drupal.org/project/themes')) . '</li>';
       $output .= '<li>' . t('a robust <a href="@cache-settings">caching system</a> that allows the efficient re-use of previously-constructed web pages and web page components. Drupal stores the pages requested by anonymous users in a compressed format; depending on your site configuration and the amount of your web traffic tied to anonymous visitors, Drupal\'s caching system may significantly increase the speed of your site.', array('@cache-settings' => url('admin/settings/performance'))) . '</li>';
       $output .= '<li>' . t('a set of routine administrative operations that rely on a correctly-configured <a href="@cron">cron maintenance task</a> to run automatically. A number of other modules, including the feed aggregator, and search also rely on <a href="@cron">cron maintenance tasks</a>. For more information, see the online handbook entry for <a href="@handbook">configuring cron jobs</a>.', array('@cron' => url('admin/reports/status'), '@handbook' => 'http://drupal.org/cron')) . '</li>';
-      $output .= '<li>' . t('basic configuration options for your site, including <a href="@regional-settings">date and time settings</a>, <a href="@file-system">file system settings</a>, <a href="@clean-url">clean URL support</a>, <a href="@site-info">site name and other information</a>, and a <a href="@site-maintenance">site maintenance</a> function for taking your site temporarily offline.', array('@regional-settings' => url('admin/settings/regional-settings'), '@file-system' => url('admin/settings/file-system'), '@clean-url' => url('admin/settings/clean-urls'), '@site-info' => url('admin/settings/site-information'), '@site-maintenance' => url('admin/settings/site-maintenance'))) . '</li></ul>';
+      $output .= '<li>' . t('basic configuration options for your site, including <a href="@regional-settings">date and time settings</a>, <a href="@file-system">file system settings</a>, <a href="@clean-url">clean URL support</a>, <a href="@site-info">site name and other information</a>, and a <a href="@maintenance-mode">maintenance mode</a> for taking your site temporarily offline.', array('@regional-settings' => url('admin/settings/regional-settings'), '@file-system' => url('admin/settings/file-system'), '@clean-url' => url('admin/settings/clean-urls'), '@site-info' => url('admin/settings/site-information'), '@maintenance-mode' => url('admin/settings/maintenance-mode'))) . '</li></ul>';
       $output .= '<p>' . t('For more information, see the online handbook entry for <a href="@system">System module</a>.', array('@system' => 'http://drupal.org/handbook/modules/system/')) . '</p>';
       return $output;
     case 'admin/by-module':
@@ -699,11 +699,11 @@ function system_menu() {
     'page callback' => 'system_date_time_lookup',
     'access arguments' => array('administer site configuration'),
   );
-  $items['admin/settings/site-maintenance'] = array(
+  $items['admin/settings/maintenance-mode'] = array(
-    'title' => 'Site maintenance',
+    'title' => 'Maintenance mode',
     'description' => 'Take the site offline for maintenance or bring it back online.',
     'page callback' => 'drupal_get_form',
-    'page arguments' => array('system_site_maintenance_settings'),
+    'page arguments' => array('system_site_maintenance_mode'),
     'access arguments' => array('administer site configuration'),
   );
   $items['admin/settings/clean-urls'] = array(

sites/default/default.settings.php

@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ $conf = array(
 #   'anonymous' => 'Visitor',
 /**
  * A custom theme can be set for the offline page. This applies when the site
- * is explicitly set to offline mode through the administration page or when
+ * is explicitly set to maintenance mode through the administration page or when
  * the database is inactive due to an error. It can be set through the
  * 'maintenance_theme' key. The template file should also be copied into the
  * theme. It is located inside 'modules/system/maintenance-page.tpl.php'.

update.php

@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ function update_script_selection_form() {
 function update_batch() {
   global $base_url;
 
-  // During the update, toggle site maintenance so that schema changes do not
+  // During the update, bring the site offline so that schema changes do not
   // affect visiting users.
   drupal_set_session('site_offline', variable_get('site_offline', FALSE));
   if ($_SESSION['site_offline'] == FALSE) {
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ function update_finished($success, $results, $operations) {
   drupal_set_session('update_success', $success);
   drupal_set_session('updates_remaining', $operations);
 
-  // Now that the update is done, we can disable site maintenance if it was
+  // Now that the update is done, we can put the site back online if it was
   // previously turned off.
   if (isset($_SESSION['site_offline']) && $_SESSION['site_offline'] == FALSE) {
     variable_set('site_offline', FALSE);
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ function update_info_page() {
   $output .= "<ol>\n";
   $output .= "<li><strong>Back up your database</strong>. This process will change your database values and in case of emergency you may need to revert to a backup.</li>\n";
   $output .= "<li><strong>Back up your code</strong>. Hint: when backing up module code, do not leave that backup in the 'modules' or 'sites/*/modules' directories as this may confuse Drupal's auto-discovery mechanism.</li>\n";
-  $output .= '<li>Put your site into <a href="' . base_path() . '?q=admin/settings/site-maintenance">maintenance mode</a>.</li>' . "\n";
+  $output .= '<li>Put your site into <a href="' . base_path() . '?q=admin/settings/maintenance-mode">maintenance mode</a>.</li>' . "\n";
   $output .= "<li>Install your new files in the appropriate location, as described in the handbook.</li>\n";
   $output .= "</ol>\n";
   $output .= "<p>When you have performed the steps above, you may proceed.</p>\n";