Maintenance Mode Shield
A lightweight and elegant maintenance mode plugin with a modern UI and full multisite compatibility.
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Maintenance & Compatibility
Maintenance score
Stale • Last updated 237 days ago
Is Maintenance Mode Shield abandoned?
Likely maintained (last update 237 days ago).
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Description
Maintenance Mode Shield by Mayur Latake is a lightweight and elegant plugin that displays a customizable maintenance screen for your visitors, while allowing admins full access to the site.
✅ Multisite compatible
✅ Modern, responsive UI
✅ Minimal performance impact
✅ Easy toggle from the WordPress dashboard
Features
- Display a beautiful, customizable maintenance page
- Access toggle and settings from the WordPress admin menu
- Works with any theme or plugin
- Uses proper 503 HTTP headers for SEO
- Fully responsive for all devices
- Multisite compatible
License
This plugin is free software, released under the GPL v2 or later. See https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Installation
- Upload the plugin to the
/wp-content/plugins/maintenance-mode-shield/directory. - Activate the plugin via the “Plugins” screen.
- Go to Maintenance Mode in your WordPress admin menu to enable and customize it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, you can change it from the plugin’s settings page under the WordPress dashboard.
No. The plugin is extremely lightweight and only activates for non-logged-in visitors.
Yes. It works independently of your active theme.
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Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release: Dashboard settings, customizable message, modern UI, multisite support.