Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode by Colorlib
by colorlibplugins · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 10 other plugins · 406.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Create a coming soon page or maintenance mode screen with 15 responsive templates, countdown timer, MailChimp subscribe form, and social media links.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
A 90/100
no flags
Active installs
5K+
≈5.7K estimated
Momentum
+46%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “countdown timer”, “landing page” and “under construction” for “wordpress coming soon”, “coming” and “soon”. “countdown timer” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wordpress coming soon” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “landing page” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “coming” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “under construction” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #20. “soon” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
90 health vs 56 average across 5,902 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.7%
of downloads still active
At least 5K of 297.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,194 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 5 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 34 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 42 reviews, smoothed to 4.37★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
15%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| soon | #9 | #9 | 0 |
| coming | #9 | #10 | 0 |
| coming soon your tag | #9 | #9 | 0 |
| coming soon mode | #6 | #9 | up 2 |
| maintenance mode your tag | #11 | #10 | down 1 |
| wordpress coming soon | #7 | #12 | 0 |
| maintenance | #13 | #16 | down 1 |
| coming soon page | #11 | #9 | up 1 |
| coming soon plugin | #5 | #7 | 0 |
| social media measurement | #5 | #6 | 0 |
| custom coming soon | #6 | #11 | 0 |
| coming soon wordpress plugin | #7 | #13 | 0 |
| website maintenance | #12 | #14 | up 2 |
| coming soon wp | #7 | #7 | 0 |
| coming soon pages | #7 | #7 | up 2 |
| maintenance countdown | #7 | #9 | — |
| under construction your tag | #20 | #11 | 0 |
| mailchimp subscribe | #19 | #17 | up 2 |
| under maintenance | #14 | #12 | down 1 |
| site maintenance | #15 | #17 | up 2 |
| countdown timer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| landing page your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
60 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 28 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “countdown timer”, “landing page” and “under construction” for “wordpress coming soon”, “coming” and “soon”. “countdown timer” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wordpress coming soon” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “landing page” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “coming” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “under construction” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #20. “soon” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “maintenance mode”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 5.8K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
5
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v1.4.1 · 29 Sep 2026
26
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “5K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 75% of the way through.
Install history since 2 Feb 2020
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.3.0 Improved: Removed Bootstrap and jQuery from the front end — coming-soon pages are now framework-free and load dramatically faster Improved: Replaced jQuery, Moment.js, FlipClock, Tilt and Bootstrap JS with a single ~6 KB 1.3.0
- — Version 1.2.0 Updated: Minimum PHP version raised to 7.4 (compatible up to PHP 8.5) Updated: Minimum WordPress version raised to 6.0 Fixed: PHP 8.x strict type comparison warnings throughout Fixed: Uninitialized variables causing PHP 1.2.0
- — Version 1.1.2 Fixed: Textdomain fix for wordpress 6.8+ 1.1.2
- — Version 1.1.1 Fixed: Overflowing text on template no.15 ( https://github.com/ColorlibHQ/colorlib-coming-soon-maintenence/issues/77 ) Fixed: Subscribe field is overlapped and social media icons are not arranged correctly on template no 1.1.1
- — Version 1.1.0 Fixed: XSS security 1.1.0
- — Version 1.0.99 Fixed: XSS security 1.0.99
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.4.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 5.5 Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode by Colorlib <= 1.0.98 - Administrator+ Cross-Site Scripting ↗2022-05-27 CVE-2022-1945 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0.98 Patched in 1.0.99
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 1 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create a coming soon page or maintenance mode screen with 15 responsive templates, countdown timer, MailChi..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 17 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 17 of 17 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Mailchimp, Google Analytics, REST API, Instagram and 4 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,865 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "landing page" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-02 6K+ → 5K+ down after 90 days in tier
- 2026-05-04 7K+ → 6K+ down after 76 days in tier
- 2026-02-17 6K+ → 7K+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-02-12 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-11 6K+ → 7K+ up after 89 days in tier
- 2025-11-14 5K+ → 6K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-13 6K+ → 5K+ down after 34 days in tier
- 2025-10-10 5K+ → 6K+ up after 1 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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LightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder 400K+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags A -
Ultimate Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode & Under Construction – Gutenberg Block Builder & Landing Page 9K+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags A -
WP Maintenance Mode & Site Under Construction 3K+ installs · 3.8★ · 4 shared tags B -
IfElse Pages – Coming Soon and Maintenance Mode 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags B - F Fancy Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode 200+ installs · 3.5★ · 4 shared tags B
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TL Coming Soon – Maintenance Mode & Under Construction 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags D
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