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Simple Maintenance Redirect allows site administrators to enable maintenance mode by redirecting visitors to one of your specified pages (without header and footer) or an external URL instead of complicating things with all kinds of confusing settings. Logged-in administrators can still access the site normally, ensuring a seamless workflow while updates are made.
Features:
<ul>
<li>Custom Maintenance Page: Redirects visitors to a selected WordPress page while the site is in maintenance mode.</li>
<li>Maintenance Page Modifications: Automatically hides the header and footer on the maintenance page and adds a <code>maintenance-mode</code> class to the body element for further customization.</li>
<li>External Redirect Option: Redirect to an external URL instead of a WordPress page if needed.</li>
<li>Admin Bypass: Logged-in administrators can continue working on the site without redirection.</li>
<li>Developer Hook: Modify rules for when a user should be redirected.</li>
</ul>
How It Works:
<ul>
<li>Create and publish a page with your custom maintenance message.</li>
<li>Go to Settings > General and choose a Maintenance Mode Page or enter an External URL.</li>
<li>When enabled, visitors will be redirected to the selected page or URL. Logged-in administrators can still access the site.</li>
<li>The plugin does not affect the login page, REST API, or JSON endpoints.</li>
</ul>
This plugin is great for “coming soon” pages, staging site protection, design previews, or any situation where you need to hide the main site while keeping access for yourself.
<h3>Demo</h3>
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Simple Maintenance Redirect

Easily redirect visitors to a maintenance mode page or external URL while keeping access for logged-in administrators.

AWEOS GmbH

<h3>AWEOS WP Lock: Put your site in maintenance mode if needed</h3>
Is your website still under development? Have you broken anything on your webpage? WP Lock has you covered, use our simple admin bar widget to lock your site when needed.
We let you define a specific timespan to unlock and lock your site again, this can be useful if you want to show your work to a client, co-worker or friend.
After installation, you can use the “WP Lock” settings section inside your admin bar to lock or unlock your site. We indicate that your site is either locked or public by using a green or red color which makes it clear to the developer and site admins if “WP Lock” is activated at this moment.
If the plugin is enabled, you can only visit your website if you are logged in as an Administrator or Editor. Other people (‘guests’) will see a white page with just a short but customizable text notice rather than the website itself.
You can choose between 4 plugin states:
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<li>Disable permanently 
The plugin is disabled forever – show the website for everyone (you can also deactivate the plugin as a whole to archive the same behavior)</li>
<li>Enable permanently 
The plugin is enabled forever, for now. Use this setting to hide the website from ‘guests’, a green section of the admin bar will indicate that your site is offline.</li>
<li>Disable for [TIME] 
Configure a manual timeframe in X minutes, hours, days or weeks where your site will be open for the specific duration. The site will jump back to a locked state after the defined time.</li>
<li>Enable for 
Configure a manual timeframe in X minutes, hours, days or weeks where your site will be locked for the specific duration. The site will jump back to an open state after the defined time.</li>
</ol>
This plugin was developed by the advertising agency AWEOS.
Inprint (German): <a href="https://aweos.de/impressum/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://aweos.de/impressum/</a>
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AWEOS WP Lock

Lock your Website from external access if your website is under construction. Only admins can see the website. You can also define a timespan.

Simple Maintenance Redirect vs AWEOS WP Lock