WordPress Directory

Best Maintenance Mode WordPress Plugins

7 plugins · 2.8M combined installs · 4.6/5 avg rating

Maintenance mode plugins let WordPress site owners take a site temporarily offline for updates, redesigns, or troubleshooting while displaying a professional holding page to visitors. Beyond a simple white screen, the best maintenance mode plugins offer customisable splash pages with countdown timers, email opt-in forms, social links, and branding — turning downtime into a lead-capture opportunity. Administrators and logged-in users can typically bypass the maintenance screen to continue working on the live backend. Agencies managing multiple client sites and developers deploying major theme or plugin updates rely on maintenance mode plugins to communicate transparently with audiences during scheduled work.