Maintenance Switch
by Fugu Design · Admin & Utilities
Customize easily and switch in one-click to (native) maintenance mode from your backend or frontend.
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
B 84/100
Open vulnerability
Active installs
800+
≈800 estimated
Momentum
+8%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “coming soon” for “wordpress maintenance”. “coming soon” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wordpress maintenance” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.8%
of downloads still active
At least 800 of 44.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,189 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 3 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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 80 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 12 reviews, smoothed to 4.27★ 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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
6%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| maintenance switch | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| switch your tag | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| maintenance your tag | #14 | #16 | up 1 |
| offline your tag | #18 | #20 | up 1 |
| maintenance page | #18 | #20 | down 1 |
| wordpress maintenance | #20 | #22 | down 1 |
| simple maintenance mode | #15 | #15 | up 1 |
| wp maintenance | #20 | #22 | down 1 |
| coming soon your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| construction your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
24 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 listed. 16 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 “coming soon” for “wordpress maintenance”. “coming soon” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wordpress maintenance” sits at #20 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”. #14 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 799 · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
3mo ago
latest release · v1.7.3 · 13 Aug 2026
36
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 55% 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 “800+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 800.
At the current install trend, crossing 900+ in roughly 108 days.
Install history since 19 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Stefan Brechbuehl7.1y ago
I had to look for a while and finally found this plugin which is really simple without any of the unnecessary stuff. Exactly what I needed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ willowen1008.1y ago
Having the ability to toggle the switch on and off from the admin bar and test your site in another web browser works extremely efficiently.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bence Fodor9.7y ago
Does what it says on the tin, no bullsh*t, no sponsored crap (so far).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tdaubs10.2y ago
This is the cleanest WP maintenance plugin I have ever used. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bytekiller00110.5y ago
Testet on WP 4.5 and it works great. Nice Plugin, which option to insert complete HTML-site. TOP!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ken Haynes10.6y ago
Does exactly what is says it does, and it does it well and without error. I particularly like the Maintenance button it adds to the administrative panel. Now there is no need to go into a plugin’s settings just to toggle maintenance mode on and off. Thanks Fugu Design!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Gonzaloklever10.6y ago
IP and User role exceptions and the html redirect are great features. Easy and intuitive. Congratulations
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Curtis10.8y ago
Unlike some maintenance plugins, this one does not break your site. Yay!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.7.3). 1 of 2 disclosed are patched.
- 2023-04-28 CVE-2022-47590 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.6.2 Patched in 1.6.3
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 51 languages, 2 at 90% or more
Plus 27 more locales with partial translations.
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
4 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 "Customize easily and switch in one-click to (native) maintenance mode from your backend or frontend."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 967 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("coming soon", "construction", "offline" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-24 700+ → 800+ up after 94 days in tier
- 2026-07-22 600+ → 700+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-07-20 700+ → 600+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-07-15 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-14 700+ → 600+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 600+ → 700+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2026-06-27 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-26 600+ → 700+ up after 268 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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WP Maintenance 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Speedx – Maintenance Mode 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B - U Uni-theme Maintenance Mode 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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Maintenance 1M+ installs · 4.4★ · 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
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