About this plugin
DevLab Maintenance Mode lets you display a beautiful “Under Maintenance” or “Coming Soon” page to your visitors while you work on your site behind the scenes. No coding required.
Whether you’re launching a new site, performing updates, or making major changes, this plugin ensures your visitors see a professional holding page instead of broken layouts or error messages.
Why Choose DevLab Maintenance Mode?
Zero Lock-Out Risk – Maintenance mode is OFF by default. You control when it activates. Logged-in administrators always have access.
10 Stunning Templates – Not just one boring page. Choose from 10 professionally designed templates that match any brand or style.
Multiple Bypass Options – Grant access via user roles, IP addresses, or shareable secret links. Perfect for clients, team members, or testers.
SEO Done Right – Returns proper 503 status codes with Retry-After headers. Search engines understand your site is temporarily unavailable, not gone forever.
Features
- One-Click Activation – Enable or disable maintenance mode instantly
- 10 Beautiful Templates – From minimal to animated, corporate to playful
- Live Countdown Timer – Show visitors when you’ll be back (Countdown template)
- Custom Messages – Write your own text with full HTML support
- Role-Based Bypass – Let editors, authors, or any role access the site
- IP Whitelist – Always allow specific IP addresses through
- Secret Access Links – Share yoursite.com?mmbd_bypass=secret for temporary access
- Cookie-Based Sessions – Bypass visitors stay logged in for your configured duration
- Theme Override Support – Copy templates to your theme for complete customization
- Multisite Ready – Works perfectly on WordPress multisite networks
- Clean Uninstall – Removes all data when deleted, leaves no trace
Template Collection
Your maintenance page should look as good as your site. Choose from:
- Classic – Clean centered card with elegant purple gradient background
- Minimal Dark – Ultra-modern dark theme with subtle cyan accents
- Construction – Bold warning style with animated diagonal stripes
- Gradient Wave – Smooth animated wave effect for a dynamic feel
- Corporate – Professional business design with refined gold accents
- Playful – Fun and friendly with floating colorful shapes
- Neon – Cyberpunk-inspired with vibrant glow effects
- Nature – Calm organic design with gentle leaf elements
- Tech – Matrix-style digital aesthetic for tech brands
- Countdown – Includes live countdown timer to your launch date
Developer Friendly
- Override any template by copying it to your-theme/devlab-maintenance-mode/
- Minimal footprint – single database query, lightweight hooks
- Clean, documented code following WordPress coding standards
- Filters and actions for extending functionality
Perfect For
- Site launches and “Coming Soon” pages
- Scheduled maintenance windows
- Major redesigns and migrations
- WooCommerce store updates
- Development and staging sites
- Client preview access during development