Disable Site
by Jimmy K. · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 2 other plugins · 4.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
A WordPress plugin to disable your website front-end and display a message to your visitors while still allowing back-end access.
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
D 51/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
4K+
≈4.5K estimated
Momentum
+6%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “coming soon”, “disable site” and “maintenance” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
51 health vs 56 average across 5,895 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.7%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 109.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,188 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42, well behind 6.8.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 12 reviews to 2022-11-24Reviewers keep calling it simple and reliable, with one asking for an update and another reporting it didn't work on their WordPress version.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3259 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.1.42; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 24 reviews, smoothed to 4.39★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3259 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| coming soon your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| disable site your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| maintenance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| splash page your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| temporary your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “coming soon”, “disable site” and “maintenance” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 565 · 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
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
8.9y ago
latest release · v1.3.1 · 28 Nov 2017
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% run the current release. 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 “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 22 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ mrwolfinformatica3.9y ago
Just perfect, I’ve been using the same plugin for over 9 years now, and NEVER crashed, NEVER broke anything, has never failed me since the first install ever. 200% philosophy of perfect functional lightness
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Marcos7.8y ago
did not work with wordpresss 5.02 #fail
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ danshih8.0y ago
Perfect tool with exactly the right features. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vtekfi9.4y ago
Just perfect. No unnecessary stuff, plain and simple, easy to use. And it works!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gereex10.0y ago
Very good, recommend for everyone 😉
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tmacka8810.0y ago
Would be good to see an update though, to keep the plugin going.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ codepoetry10.0y ago
Cheers just what i was looking for. Customer make me chase and chase him, guess what now you will come to me, this just happened!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ webmaster18110.2y ago
This plugin is perfect! Exactly what I needed. I want my website to be incognito for a little bit and it just has a nice splash page that says “This website is unavailable”. Perfect!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 0.1 The initial release of this plugin. 0.1
- — Version 0.2 Cleaned everything up for release. 0.2
- — Version 1.1 Updated version number for the official initial release. 1.1
- — Version 1.2 Added custom message field and IP address filtering. 1.2
- — Version 1.2.1 Added 503 response header per @pembo13’s suggestion. 1.2.1
- — Version 1.3.1 Refactored to use appropriate WordPress coding standards. 1.3.1
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A WordPress plugin to disable your website front-end and display a message to your visitors while still all..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you need"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,353 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "disable site", "maintenance" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-12-30 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-29 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-28 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-27 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-26 5K+ → 4K+ down after 322 days in tier
- 2024-02-08 6K+ → 5K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-02-06 5K+ → 6K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-02-05 6K+ → 5K+ down after 187 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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Maintenance 1M+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
LightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder 400K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Maintenance 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Maintenance Redirect 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Coming soon and Maintenance mode 8K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B
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