Selective maintenance and service-status control for WordPress. Keep unaffected parts online with up to three independent Service Zones.
Alternatives to WPMS Site Maintenance Mode
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Relevant replacements
WordPress plugins with similar use cases
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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.
MSBD Maintenance Modev1.0.3
Display a clean maintenance page to visitors and non-admin users while administrators and network administrators continue browsing normally.
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.
A lightweight WordPress maintenance & coming soon plugin with live visual editing, modern templates, SEO protection, and zero bloat.
Beckin Maintenance Modev1.2.2
A simple & lightweight, SEO-safe maintenance mode: 503 header + Retry-After, custom message, and admin bypass.
Site audit, plugin control, performance, security, maintenance, and administration tools for WordPress sites and multisite networks.
Mloun Site Offlinev1.0.0
Temporarily close the frontend while building. Visitors see an animated Coming Soon page; only admins, allowlisted IPs or logged-in users can view it.
A lightweight plugin that makes managing site downtime easy. Send 503 headers, track with Google Analytics, prevent WooCommerce orders, and more.
EffortLess Maintenance Modev1.1.13
Easily enable and customize a maintenance page for your WordPress site.