Title: Support Forum Maintenance Window Author: Jennifer M. Dodd Published: August 30, 2016 Last modified: September 8, 2016 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jmdodd/) [Jennifer M. Dodd](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jmdodd/) 1:18 pm _on_ August 30, 2016 Tags: [forums ( 18 )](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/tag/forums/) # Support Forum Maintenance Window The [Support Forums](https://wordpress.org/support/) will be undergoing scheduled maintenance beginning at [01 September 2016 14:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20160901T1400). During this window, they will be read-only; support will still be available via [IRC](https://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_IRC_Live_Help). Topics older than two months have been marked as closed so that they can be imported prior to the window. You will still be able to create new topics and reply to recent topics until the window begins. All public topics and replies are being moved over to bbPressbbPress Free, open source software built on top of WordPress for easily creating forums on sites. [https://bbpress.org](https://bbpress.org) 2. Because ratings and reviews are used by both the pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory [https://wordpress.org/plugins/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/) or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. and theme directories, they will be moved over after the maintenance window so that all of the code can be updated. This means that you will not be able to rate or review a plugin or theme until 05 September 2016 to allow time for code updates in all of the relevant directories. The maintenance window will end at [01 September 2016 20:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20160901T2000). 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[Matt Cromwell](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webdevmattcrom/) 5:35 pm _on_ August 30, 2016 3. Wow. 4 days of not allowing ratings or reviews? That’s not trivial for our plugins. But!… really excited about this move. Thanks for the heads up, we’ll adjust. 4. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d4a893ff36478086e91271dab1e80c46119e715da37c6fdc5215d215dcb4f81e? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Jennifer M. Dodd](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jmdodd/) 5:49 pm _on_ August 30, 2016 * We’ll do our best to keep this window short, but for now the choice was between closing reviews for 4 days or closing all of the support forums for 24 to 48 hours. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/250257111d1248c34046552bbcdf6999949ef56b2f992dd5eb39bf45cabeb18a? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/otto42/) 1:57 am _on_ August 31, 2016 * Truth is, we’re doing this aggressively and then adjusting as we go, because, honestly, we need this update more than we need reviews to work for like a week. The support forums are unsustainable at present. This helps a LOT from a development standpoint. We’ll get the reviews and ratings going again, first thing. Might take a few days. But, small price to pay, and we can’t do it in advance because we need that time to test and refine. - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c8091d1ddd1fb207bb9c5015c2869bae9a2f03bd1378d11cd5ec0edc076bb2cd? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - [Matt Cromwell](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webdevmattcrom/) 12:57 am _on_ September 1, 2016 - Totally get it. Glad at least to have the heads up in advance and REALLY looking forward to the update. 5. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/946bcca1e85ed1ac65b6370c4ff91689e000c4659c4bb4e9aca3517f575ee803? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 6. [Auratechmind](https://profiles.wordpress.org/auratechmind/) 8:24 am _on_ August 31, 2016 7. Excited to see something more featured.!! 8. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/429c3e3d579441274f00e476fe22d13edbd38f82ec997fdb1320464785f219b2? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 9. [slickremix](https://profiles.wordpress.org/slickremix/) 5:26 pm _on_ August 31, 2016 10. Can’t wait. Keep up the good work! 11. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d94bdc8e970ce9c05a299f54838f522dafcf3d9379cfbea2ca2c848497bb6732? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 12. [leemon](https://profiles.wordpress.org/leemon/) 6:44 pm _on_ August 31, 2016 13. Great! 14. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d94bdc8e970ce9c05a299f54838f522dafcf3d9379cfbea2ca2c848497bb6732? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 15. [leemon](https://profiles.wordpress.org/leemon/) 6:44 pm _on_ August 31, 2016 16. This is great! 17. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ff657088e192f4c9bd84107192ea02437e73d832b375002bd3c24642d2796b2c? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 18. [withkash](https://profiles.wordpress.org/withkash/) 12:28 am _on_ September 1, 2016 19. Is there an outage with SVNSVN Apache Subversion (often abbreviated SVN, after its command name svn) is a software versioning and revision control system. Software developers use Subversion to maintain current and historical versions of files such as source code, web pages, and documentation. Its goal is to be a mostly compatible successor to the widely used Concurrent Versions System (CVS). WordPress core and the wordpress.org released code are all centrally managed through SVN. https://subversion.apache.org/. right now? 20. > svn: E175013: Commit failed (details follow): > svn: E175013: Access to ‘/!svn/ > me’ forbidden 21. I’m getting the same error as this: [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-svn-down?replies=2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-svn-down?replies=2) 22. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d0dea7177b2141973609a1adac244ce9843d70430350fff251144cb4d44968b4? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [James Huff](https://profiles.wordpress.org/macmanx/) 1:55 am _on_ September 1, 2016 * It was down for maintenance: [http://status.wordpress.org](http://status.wordpress.org) 23. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0cbafb12bdb80dbaa4f8d809f38a9012af7a842da3cc1584ad06c9d2965a88e0? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 24. [juan1016](https://profiles.wordpress.org/juan1016/) 4:25 pm _on_ September 28, 2016 25. I need help I was trying to remove the metaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. from my website but now its all gone it says phrase error and I cant login or even look at my website 26. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d0dea7177b2141973609a1adac244ce9843d70430350fff251144cb4d44968b4? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [James Huff](https://profiles.wordpress.org/macmanx/) 6:36 pm _on_ September 29, 2016 * Please post to [https://wordpress.org/support/](https://wordpress.org/support/) for support. ### Leave a Reply 󠀁[Cancel reply](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/2016/08/30/support-forum-maintenance-window/?output_format=md#respond)󠁿 You must be [logged in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fmeta%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fsupport-forum-maintenance-window%2F&locale=en_US) to post a comment. # Post navigation [← Plugin Directory Chat Summary (8/25)](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/2016/08/25/plugin-directory-chat-summary-825/) [Initial Analysis of Plugin Search Logs →](https://make.wordpress.org/meta/2016/08/30/initial-analysis-of-plugin-search-logs/)