LightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder

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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 · 75% 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.

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. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.

1. ★★★★★ Arjanto AB

   1mo ago

   Bagus Sangat Bermanfaat

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2. ★★★★★ Nigel

   1mo ago

   Works perfectly, compliments to the chef!!

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3. ★★★★★ inflatabledesigner

   2mo ago

   It delivers on its promise, I liked it.

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4. ★★★★★ jeneu70

   2mo ago

   Appreciate the option to use own HTML

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5. ★★★★★ 321numeralxyz

   2mo ago

   I was very excited to put a conversational bot on the Coming Soon page to gather market data about what prospects need. I spent a while setting it up, asked ChatGPT for help when it didn’t work, wasn’t able to get effective tech support from LightStart immediately when that didn’t work, and gave up. It’s the kind of not-high-priority project where waiting for an email customer support reply isn’t worth the time and effort of returning to the project later. A minor observation that is easily correctable: Every time I want to edit the Coming Soon page content — i.e. what the visitor sees — I have to search for where to do it. The tiny “edit page” is visually lost in the Design tab’s display of template options.

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6. ★★★★★ sourixx

   2mo ago

   This plugin is just a Trojan horse designed to force you to install other plugins — I’m out!!

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7. ★★★★★ phoenixflower

   4mo ago

   I value a plugin that is lightweight, straightforward and does what it says it does! Thank you!

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8. ★★★★★ Blue Lotus Works

   4mo ago

   Performs as expected. We launch sales of multiple limited availability products at a specific time and this plugin keeps buyers out while reminding them about launch time.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. 2026-07-29 Version 2.6.23 Strengthened the automated testing that runs behind the scenes, helping catch problems earlier and making future releases more reliable Fixed an existing page selected as the maintenance page being left private and retur 2.6.23
2. 2026-05-19 Version 2.6.22 Updated dependencies 2.6.22
3. 2026-04-06 Version 2.6.21 Updated dependencies 2.6.21
4. 2025-09-04 Version 2.6.20 Updated dependencies 2.6.20
5. 2025-07-11 Version 2.6.19 Improved onboarding wizard 2.6.19
6. 2025-05-27 Version 2.6.18 Updated dependencies 2.6.18

7 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 5.3 ThemeIsle SDK <= Various Versions - Missing Authorization ↗
   2024-02-01 CVE-2024-1047 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.6.9 Patched in 2.6.10
2. Medium · 4.3 LightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder <= 2.6.8 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2024-01-05 CVE-2023-7019 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.6.8 Patched in 2.6.9
3. High · 8.8 WP Maintenance Mode & Coming Soon <= 2.4.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2022-06-20 CVE-2022-1576 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 2.4.4 Patched in 2.4.5
4. Critical · 9.1 WP Maintenance Mode <= 2.0.6 - Remote Code Execution ↗
   2018-12-14 CVE-2018-20156 Improper Input Validation Affects < 2.0.7 Patched in 2.0.7
5. Medium · 5.4 WP Maintenance Mode <= 2.0.6 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2016-07-06 CVE-2018-20155 Missing Authorization Affects < 2.0.7 Patched in 2.0.7
6. Medium · 4.3 WP Maintenance Mode <= 2.0.6 - Authenticated Information Disclosure ↗
   2016-07-06 CVE-2018-20154 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects < 2.0.7 Patched in 2.0.7
7. Medium · 5.4 WP Maintenance Mode <= 1.8.7 - Missing Authorization Checks & Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2013-06-05 CVE-2013-3250 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects < 1.8.8 Patched in 1.8.8

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

Translated into 81 languages, 8 at 90% or more

Plus 57 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-06-21 500K+ → 400K+ down after 403 days in tier
2. 2025-05-14 600K+ → 500K+ down after 330 days in tier
3. 2024-06-18 700K+ → 600K+ down after 266 days in tier
4. 2023-09-26 800K+ → 700K+ down after 181 days in tier
5. 2023-03-29 900K+ → 800K+ 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).

• Ultimate Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode & Under Construction – Gutenberg Block Builder & Landing Page 9K+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags A
• Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode by Colorlib 5K+ installs · 4.6★ · 4 shared tags A
• IfElse Pages – Coming Soon and Maintenance Mode 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags B
• F Fancy Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode 200+ installs · 3.5★ · 4 shared tags B
• TL Coming Soon – Maintenance Mode & Under Construction 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags D
• Catch Under Construction 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags B

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