[support] Multiple roles access a site while in maintenance mode

[Jamie Holly]

Two tricks I have done in the past. First is a very simple one. Give 
them the administer site configuration permission. That's the quick and 
easy, but in my experience, it has lead to confusion, especially among 
users new to Drupal setting up content (they now got a bunch more menus 
and can get overwhelmed)

The second is a little more involved, requiring some coding that can be 
done in your settings.php, but is still only about a 5-10 minute hack/fix

- First, create a special "login" link using a URL variable or even a 
custom path that you can check with $_GET['q']. Check if that condition 
is met in your settings.php, then set a custom cookie and redirect back 
to the front page.

- Add another check in your settings.php, checking for that cookie. If 
it's set, then set $conf['site_offline'] = 0;

There is one final option, that is easier, but only applies to if this 
is a new site that has never had regular users check in. Simple check 
for the session cookie in settings.php, then set the 
$conf['site_offline'] to 0 if it exists. This works since users can 
still hit the login screen when the site is in offline mode (in case the 
admin needs to get in) and remain logged in when the site comes up.

Jamie Holly
http://hollyit.net

On 8/29/2014 2:32 PM, Drupal wrote:
> Hi,
> The site I’m working on is pretty much done but I still can’t make it public until website editors do some content changes and spelling corrections. I don’t want to give them the admin access so I was wondering how to make their role (editor) bypass the maintenance mode - without any changes in the code or me writing a new module.
>
> Thanks