Smart Maintenance Mode
by brijeshk89 · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 4 other plugins · 1.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Smart Maintenance Mode allows you to put your site under maintenance mode for others and you can see the actual developement of your site by allowing …
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Health
C 55/100
Stale · Open vulnerability
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+18%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “allow ip”, “customize” and “ip” 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.
55 health vs 56 average across 5,904 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.7%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 59.2K 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 566 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12; the current branch is 7.1
3.2★ over 15 reviews, weighted for review count to 3.9★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 566 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| developement | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| smart maintenance mode your tag | #5 | #13 | down 1 |
| allow ip your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| customize your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ip your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| maintenance mode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “allow ip”, “customize” and “ip” 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.
- Already on top for “developement”. #2 without listing it. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.1K · 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
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
1.6y ago
latest release · v1.5.3 · 16 Apr 2025
14
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 52% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.2 years ago; the previous band took 4 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 25 Aug 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ davidfx6.5y ago
Funciona de maravilla. Muy bien. Simple y efectiva.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ spala6.9y ago
was looking for me role based thing and did work perfectly in my case thnks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ GusSalvador6.9y ago
Looks nice but doesn’t work as advertised. undefined index: disable_smm in /var/www/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/smart-maintenance-mode/smart-maintenance-mode.php on line 670 This topic was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by GusSalvador.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ baddjuju7.1y ago
This plugin doesn’t work. Simply disabling the plugin won’t help. Even after you uninstall this plugin your website will be broken forever. Do a backup before installing. Probably the worst plugin ever. This topic was modified 6 years, 10 months ago by baddjuju. This topic was modified 6 years, 10 months ago by baddjuju.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ngearing9.4y ago
When saving settings get this error: Call to undefined function mysql_real_escape_string()
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Patrick Whitty-Clarke10.3y ago
Great plugin. One improvement suggestion: Make sure the labels match up to the checkboxes when selecting a user role, so you can click the label and the checkbox checks. You just need to wrap the text inside a [label for=”role_administrator”] html tag 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Lawrence11.0y ago
I was looking for a plugin that would allow me to simply copy/paste HTML for an already created splash page using bootstrap. This plugin delivered with it’s Custom HTML Content option. I simply uploaded the required files to a “splash” directory on my server, updated my links to the css, images, and then pasted my code in! DONE! 100% my own custom maintenance mode page! Love it! The Disable Maintenance Mode for your IP option is perfect for allowing clients to get past the maintenance mode page without having to log is awesome as well! This topic was modified 6 years, 10 months ago by Lawrence.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Thechnik11.2y ago
You said it’s a smart, try with a different name bro. or improve your plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.5.3). 3 of 4 disclosed are patched.
- Patched Medium · 6.1 Smart Maintenance Mode <= 1.5.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via setstatus Parameter ↗2025-03-25 CVE-2025-1490 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.5.2 Patched in 1.5.3
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Smart Maintenance Mode <= 1.5.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-03-03 CVE-2024-12682 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.5.1 Patched in 1.5.2
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Smart Maintenance Mode <= 1.5.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-03-03 CVE-2024-12683 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.5.1 Patched in 1.5.2
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.
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Smart Maintenance Mode allows you to put your site under maintenance mode for others and you can see the ac..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 833 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "allow ip", "customize" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-08-21 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1475 days in tier
- 2020-08-07 3K+ → 2K+ 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).
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Admin Tweaks 800+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C -
Maintenance 1M+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Website Builder by SeedProd — Theme Builder, Landing Page Builder, Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode 600K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
LightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder 400K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
CMP – Coming Soon & Maintenance Plugin by NiteoThemes 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag B -
Minimal Coming Soon – Coming Soon Page 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
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