Slim Maintenance Modev1.4.6
Simple and lightweight solution for scheduled maintenance. No settings page, just activate it and do your maintenance work stress-free.
Alternatives to WPMS Site Maintenance Mode
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A lightweight WordPress maintenance & coming soon plugin with live visual editing, modern templates, SEO protection, and zero bloat.
Selective maintenance and service-status control for WordPress. Keep unaffected parts online with up to three independent Service Zones.
Site audit, plugin control, performance, security, maintenance, and administration tools for WordPress sites and multisite networks.
Beckin Maintenance Modev1.2.2
A simple & lightweight, SEO-safe maintenance mode: 503 header + Retry-After, custom message, and admin bypass.
Frontend Gatekeeperv1.0.5
Hide the public WordPress frontend behind a secret URL parameter. Anyone with the link gets in; everyone else sees a 404.
MSBD Maintenance Modev1.0.3
Display a clean maintenance page to visitors and non-admin users while administrators and network administrators continue browsing normally.
A lightweight plugin that makes managing site downtime easy. Send 503 headers, track with Google Analytics, prevent WooCommerce orders, and more.
Simple maintenance mode for block themes. Shows a maintenance template to logged-out visitors.
Modern WordPress Maintenance Mode & Coming Soon suite with responsive templates, live countdown, lead capture, and advanced access controls.