Maintenance Switch

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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

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 · 55% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

At the current install trend, crossing 800+ in roughly 162 days.

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.

1. ★★★★★ Stefan Brechbuehl

   7.0y 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.

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2. ★★★★★ willowen100

   7.9y 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.

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3. ★★★★★ Bence Fodor

   9.5y ago

   Does what it says on the tin, no bullsh*t, no sponsored crap (so far).

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4. ★★★★★ tdaubs

   10.0y ago

   This is the cleanest WP maintenance plugin I have ever used. Thank you!

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5. ★★★★★ bytekiller001

   10.4y ago

   Testet on WP 4.5 and it works great. Nice Plugin, which option to insert complete HTML-site. TOP!

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6. ★★★★★ Ken Haynes

   10.4y 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!

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7. ★★★★★ Gonzaloklever

   10.5y ago

   IP and User role exceptions and the html redirect are great features. Easy and intuitive. Congratulations

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8. ★★★★★ Curtis

   10.6y ago

   Unlike some maintenance plugins, this one does not break your site. Yay!

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2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, 1 still affects the current version.

1. Medium · 5.4 Maintenance Switch <= 1.5.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via 'admin_action_request' ↗
   2023-08-28 CVE-2023-29235 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 1.5.2 No patch available
2. Medium · 6.1 Maintenance Switch <= 1.6.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2023-04-28 CVE-2022-47590 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.6.2 Patched in 1.6.3

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 50 languages, 2 at 90% or more

Plus 26 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-07-22 600+ → 700+ up after 2 days in tier
2. 2026-07-20 700+ → 600+ down after 5 days in tier
3. 2026-07-15 600+ → 700+ up after 5 days in tier
4. 2026-07-10 600+ → 700+ up after 13 days in tier
5. 2026-06-27 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2026-06-26 600+ → 700+ up after 268 days in tier
7. 2025-10-01 1K+ → 600+ down

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).

• WP Maintenance 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A
• Speedx – Maintenance Mode 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags C
• U Uni-theme Maintenance Mode 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
• 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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Maintenance Switch: 700+ active installs, 5.0★ (12 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/maintenance-switch