Smart Maintenance Mode

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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 · 52% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ davidfx

   6.3y ago

   Funciona de maravilla. Muy bien. Simple y efectiva.

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2. ★★★★★ spala

   6.7y ago

   was looking for me role based thing and did work perfectly in my case thnks

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3. ★★★★★ GusSalvador

   6.8y 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.

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4. ★★★★★ baddjuju

   6.9y 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.

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5. ★★★★★ ngearing

   9.2y ago

   When saving settings get this error: Call to undefined function mysql_real_escape_string()

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6. ★★★★★ Patrick Whitty-Clarke

   10.1y 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 🙂

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7. ★★★★★ Lawrence

   10.8y 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.

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8. ★★★★★ Thechnik

   11.0y ago

   You said it’s a smart, try with a different name bro. or improve your plugin.

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

1. 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 ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.5.2 Patched in 1.5.3
2. 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 ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.5.1 Patched in 1.5.2
3. 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 ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.5.1 Patched in 1.5.2
4. Medium · 4.3 Smart Maintenance Mode <= 1.5.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2024-04-25 CVE-2024-33638 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 1.5.3 No patch available

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8

Growth timeline

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

1. 2024-09-12 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in tier
2. 2024-09-10 1K+ → 2K+ up after 20 days in tier
3. 2024-08-21 2K+ → 1K+ 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).

• Admin Tweaks 900+ 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 700K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
• LightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder 400K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
• Password Protected — Lock Entire Site, Pages, Posts, Categories, and Partial Content 300K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
• CMP – Coming Soon & Maintenance Plugin by NiteoThemes 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A

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Smart Maintenance Mode: 1K+ active installs, 3.2★ (15 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/smart-maintenance-mode