About this plugin
Stop guessing how your maintenance page will look. Amitry Maintenance Mode brings a true real-time live preview to maintenance pages. Edit the headline, switch a color, swap the logo – the preview reflects it instantly.
No “save and check” cycle.
Whether your site is under construction, coming soon, or temporarily down for maintenance, this plugin gets you a polished, SEO-friendly page in under a minute. The setup wizard walks you through the basics. The settings page handles the details.
The live preview shows you exactly what visitors will see.
Try the live demo » Switch templates and see the coming soon and under construction pages in your browser, no install required.
Why this plugin
- True live preview – Watch your maintenance page update in real time, on desktop, tablet, or mobile widths
- Setup wizard – Three steps from activation to launched. Pick a mode, pick a template, fill in the basics
- 3 polished templates – Construction, Coming Soon, Minimal. All mobile-first, all theme-conflict-resistant
- Smart access control – Administrators always bypass the page (no lockout). Other roles configurable
- Page-level exclusions – Keep specific pages or URL patterns accessible
- Animated login modal – Click the login link and the form slides in, no full page reload
- 503 status code – Tells search engines the downtime is temporary, protects your SEO
- Cache-plugin aware – Auto-flushes W3 Total Cache, WP Rocket, LiteSpeed, WP Super Cache, SG Optimizer, Cache Enabler, Comet Cache, Hummingbird, and Autoptimize
- No tracking, no external calls – The plugin never phones home. GDPR-friendly out of the box
- Translation-ready – Ships with English, German, French, and Spanish translations
Free vs Pro
The free version is a complete, polished maintenance plugin. Everything you need to put your site in maintenance or coming-soon mode is included. No locked features, no hidden upsells, no nag screens.
The Pro add-on adds:
- 5 premium designed templates (Gradient Hero, Brand Card, Split Screen, Tech Startup, Construction Pro)
- Full SEO suite (meta title, description, Open Graph, Twitter Cards, canonical URL, schema, favicon)
- Countdown timer with auto-disable and custom end message
- Custom CSS editor with syntax highlighting
- Custom JavaScript editor with head/footer placement
- Auto-adapting countdown colors plus per-instance custom colors
Learn more about Pro
Built for developers
This plugin exposes a clean hook API so other plugins (including the Pro add-on) can extend it without hacking the core:
- ammode_register_templates – Register additional templates
- ammode_should_show_maintenance – Override the show-or-not decision
- ammode_render_html – Filter the final HTML output
- ammode_head_meta – Replace the head meta block (used by Pro SEO)
- ammode_settings_schema – Add your own settings fields
The hook contract is versioned. Pro and third-party add-ons can check AMMODE_HOOK_VERSION on activation to ensure compatibility.
Compatibility
- Works with classic themes and block themes (Twenty Twenty-Four, Twenty Twenty-Five, etc.)
- Works alongside WooCommerce, Elementor, Beaver Builder, Divi, Gutenberg
- Works with all major caching plugins (auto-flushed when maintenance toggles)
- Tested on PHP 7.4, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3
- Compatible with multisite installations
Privacy
Amitry Maintenance Mode does not track users, does not phone home, and does not load external resources. All assets are served from your own domain. No data leaves your site.
Support the plugin
Amitry Maintenance Mode is free and always will be. org or by buying me a coffee. Both help more than you would think.