Configure multilang site full name Log in as admin Navigate to Site administration > Front page > Front page settings in Site administration Set Full site name to the following: <span class="multilang" lang="en">Moodle (EN)</span><span class="multilang" lang="de">Moodle (DE)</span> Navigate to Plugins > Filters > Manage filters in Site administration Set Multi-Language Content to On & Apply to to Content and headings Perform sanity check by visiting Site home and confirming the site heading shows "Moodle (EN)" and not "Moodle (DE)" Log out Enable maintenance mode via CLI Run the following command: $ php admin/cli/maintenance.php --enable Confirm you receive the message " Your site is currently in CLI maintenance mode, no web access is allowed. " Access your site in a browser Confirm that the page title and heading inform of the following (and multilang tags have been filtered out): Moodle (EN) under maintenance