Labinator Minimal Maintenance Mode
by Labinator · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 1 other plugin · 200+ installs across the portfolio →
Coming-soon and maintenance mode in one switch, with your own page as the notice and a private link for reviewers.
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 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈180 estimated
Momentum
+63%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “503”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
86 health vs 56 average across 5,904 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.6%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 6.1K 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 1 release 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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 6 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 4 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| minimal | #3 | #11 | 0 |
| maintenance mode your tag | #22 | #21 | 0 |
| private mode | #13 | #23 | down 7 |
| maintenance switch | #15 | #17 | down 4 |
| under construction mode | #23 | #20 | — |
| under maintenance | #24 | #20 | — |
| coming soon your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| private link your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| under construction your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
19 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 13 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “503”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “coming soon”, “private link” and “under construction” 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 282 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
6d ago
latest release · v2.0.0 · 28 Oct 2026
4
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 days ago and the previous band took 15 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 200.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ lilybennett1.5y ago
A brilliantly simple and effective maintenance plugin that does exactly what you need — with full support for Gutenberg pages and private access via token.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zielniok2.9y ago
Convert any WP Page to your Maintenance / Coming Soon page. Excellent, works prefect and is free. Stop searching and try this!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ albertcorbett3.5y ago
I was looking for something simple that allowed personalization with the element, and I really liked it. It is light, simple but allows you to insert any page very practically. I liked it because it also offers a custom link that shipping to the customer for access to the site. PERFECT!!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kenshiwara6.1y ago
It packs all the essential features in one intuitive interface. It is great for minimalists.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 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 REST API.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,765 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "under construction" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-31 200+ → 100+ down after 459 days in tier
- 2025-07-29 300+ → 200+ down after 432 days in tier
- 2024-05-23 400+ → 300+ down after 227 days in tier
- 2023-10-09 500+ → 400+ down after 24 days in tier
- 2023-09-15 400+ → 500+ up after 218 days in tier
- 2023-02-09 300+ → 400+ up after 121 days in tier
- 2022-10-11 200+ → 300+ up
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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XUmbrella Page Maintenance Controller — installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags -
LightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder 400K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
CMP – Coming Soon & Maintenance Plugin by NiteoThemes 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags B -
Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Ultimate Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode & Under Construction – Gutenberg Block Builder & Landing Page 9K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
Coming soon and Maintenance mode 8K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags B
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