Plugin info
Maintenance & Compatibility
Maintenance score
Maintained • Last updated 117 days ago
Is Elephant Maintenance abandoned?
Likely maintained (last update 117 days ago).
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Description
Elephant Maintenance Mode allows site administrators to easily enable and customize a maintenance or “coming soon” screen for their WordPress website, without affecting the backend admin dashboard. Built with high coding standards and strong security in mind, this plugin gives you full control over what visitors see when the site is under maintenance.
Features
- Enable/disable maintenance mode with a single click
- Customizable maintenance message and page title
- Upload a branded background image
- Display a contact phone number and a social media link
- Preview current background image in admin
- Admin bar shows real-time status: “Maintenance ON/OFF”
- Only logged-in admins can view the full website
- Clean UI styled to match the WordPress admin
- Secure handling of form inputs and file uploads
Perfect for developers, agencies, and anyone looking for a sleek, reliable way to inform visitors of temporary downtime.
Installation
- Upload the plugin folder to
/wp-content/plugins/or install it directly via the WordPress Plugins screen. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
- Go to Dashboard Website Maintenance to configure and enable maintenance.
Frequently Asked Questions
Only administrators can view the front-end while logged in. All other users will see the custom maintenance screen.
Yes. You can add a custom background image, update the message, phone number, and social media link from the admin settings.
No. Your admin dashboard remains fully accessible to logged-in users with proper permissions.

