Maintenance Mode

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Directory rank vs rivals

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How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share 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.

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1. ★★★★★ richardlampitt

   1.1y ago

   An excellent option for a maintenance page or a development shield. Provides a suitable selection of comprehensive options and does not bombard the site owner / admin with obnoxious upgrade requests nor animated distractions. This topic was modified 6 months ago by richardlampitt. Reason: Remove empty paragraph

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2. ★★★★★ sharukhi

   1.3y ago

   One of the best free maintenance page plugins

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3. ★★★★★ tombekistan

   2.0y ago

   Exactly what I need.

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4. ★★★★★ Alexander

   2.0y ago

   This plugin broke my whole site. I couldn’t even login to the admin section. Captcha dissapeared. I had to reinstall it again. DO NOT INSTALL IT!!!!!

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5. ★★★★★ eatmyhitzz

   2.0y ago

   Straight to the point plugin, works great and the IP whitelist is a great feature. Tried a lot of them, but this one hit the spot.

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6. ★★★★★ morrisjm

   2.0y ago

   I use this to put a kind of “anyone with the link can access” on our family blog — not the intended use, but it works well for it. My main wish list feature would be to have keys that work on a per-post (or per category or tag) basis, but understand that’s beyond the scope of the intended purpose.

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7. ★★★★★ gmspb

   2.9y ago

   Lightweight, simple, customizable and nothing superfluous.Thank you and further development! Unfortunately, in version 2.4.5 (for me), the ability to add individual pages to an exception has disappeared. This topic was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by gmspb.

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8. ★★★★★ Havit Advertising

   3.1y ago

   This is a great plugin to easily manage maintenance mode and client access before launch or site updates. Just the right amount of features without any overkill!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 3.1.3 Bug fix 3.1.3
2. — Version 3.1.2 Bug fix 3.1.2
3. — Version 3.1.1 Updated for WordPress 6.7 Added functionality to disable the WordPress REST API while maintenance mode is active Security improvements 3.1.1
4. — Version 3.0.2 Security improvements 3.0.2
5. — Version 3.0.1 Code completely revised and modernized to increase possible risks and vulnerabilities Implementation of various performance and security improvements 3.0.1
6. — Version 2.6.0 Bug fix – Bypass Vulnerability 2.6.0

2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 5.3 Maintenance Mode by helderk <= 3.0.1 - Unauthenticated IP Spoofing ↗
   2024-04-22 CVE-2024-32708 Use of Less Trusted Source Affects <= 3.0.1 Patched in 3.0.2
2. Medium · 5.3 Maintenance Mode <= 3.0.1 - Information Exposure ↗
   2024-03-04 CVE-2024-1478 Improper Access Control Affects <= 3.0.1 Patched in 3.0.2

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.2

Translated into 2 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-06-14 8K+ → 7K+ down after 6 days in tier
2. 2026-06-08 7K+ → 8K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-06-07 8K+ → 7K+ down after 432 days in tier
4. 2025-04-01 7K+ → 8K+ up after 97 days in tier
5. 2024-12-25 8K+ → 7K+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2024-12-24 7K+ → 8K+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2024-12-23 8K+ → 7K+ down after 2 days in tier
8. 2024-12-21 7K+ → 8K+ 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).

• Maintenance Redirect 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 4 shared tags A
• Maintenance & Coming Soon Redirect Animation 3K+ installs · 4.7★ · 4 shared tags B
• Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A
• Coming soon and Maintenance mode 9K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags B
• Maintenance Page 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D
• Simple Maintenance 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags C

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Maintenance Mode: 7K+ active installs, 4.6★ (14 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/hkdev-maintenance-mode