Mirte

<p>If, for example, your clients want to be able to “turn off” their website for a while, so they can work on new<br />
content or features of their website, but you don’t want them rummaging through the WordPress Settings pages to do so, this plugin might be something for you.</p>
<p>This plugin creates a very simple little widget for your WP Dashboard, from which the website can turned to / out of maintenance mode.</p>
<p>Activating maintenance mode will display a maintenance mode page with explanatory text for your visitors. Logged in users will be able to view the website as they normally would.</p>
<p>The plugin will automatically create a <code>maintenance.php</code> file and add it to your <code>/wp-content/</code> directory. Customize this page to change the appearance and text of the maintenance mode page.</p>
<p>Known bugs<br />
* Right now, this plugin will not work on certain servers (like Antagonist.nl) because of a permissions issue.</p>


Dashboard Maintenance Mode

Adds a nifty widget to your dashboard from which you can put your website in maintenance mode.

Johannes

<p>Slim Maintenance Mode is a lightweight solution for scheduled maintenance. Simply activate the plugin and only administrators can see the website.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>No extra settings, just activate it, do maintenance work, deactivate it.</li>
<li>Alert message in the backend, when the plugin is active.</li>
<li>Works with any theme.</li>
<li>Support for the following cache plugins: Cachify, LiteSpeed Cache, Super Cache, WP Rocket, WP Fastest Cache and W3 Total Cache.</li>
<li>Sends HTTP response status code <code>503 Service Unavailable</code>, especially relevant for search engines.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Bug reports and Contributions</h4>
<p>Bug reports and other contributions are highly appreciated. Please open an issue in the <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/slim-maintenance-mode" rel="ugc">support forum</a>.</p>


Slim Maintenance Mode

Excellent


It's always refreshing to find a plugin that embraces simplicity. Perfect.


The best type of plugin

Simple and lightweight solution for scheduled maintenance. No settings page, just activate it and do your maintenance work stress-free.

Dashboard Maintenance Mode vs Slim Maintenance Mode