Plugin info

Total downloads: 546
Active installs: 10
Total reviews: 1
Average rating: 5
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 1
Last updated: 12/6/2025 (25 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 2/21/2025 (0 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 5.2
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.9
Minimum PHP version: 7.0

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Actively maintained • Last updated 25 days ago • 1 reviews

70/100

Is Simple Maintenance Mode White Screen abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 25 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 5.2
Tested up to: 6.9
Requires PHP: 7.0

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Description

Simple Maintenance Mode allows you to enable a maintenance mode on your WordPress site. When enabled, visitors will see a custom message or a white screen (if no text is entered). It includes a settings page where you can customize the maintenance mode message and font size.

License

This plugin is licensed under the GPL-2.0+ License. See LICENSE for more details.

Installation

  1. Upload the plugin to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
  3. Go to the ‘Maintenance Mode’ menu in the admin dashboard to configure the plugin settings.
  4. Enable or disable maintenance mode and set your custom message.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I activate maintenance mode?

You can activate maintenance mode by checking the “Enable Maintenance Mode” checkbox in the plugin settings.

How do I change the maintenance message?

Simply enter your message in the “Maintenance Mode Text” textarea in the settings. If you leave it blank, a white screen will appear on the frontend.

Can I customize the font size of the message?

Yes, you can set the font size in the “Font Size (px)” field in the plugin settings.

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Screenshots

  1. Backend view of plugin settings after plugin activated.

    Backend view of plugin settings after plugin activated.

Changelog

1.3

  • Author URL updated.
  • Tested up to 6.9

1.2

  • Fix – Maintenance mode page title updated. It will be using site title. get_bloginfo( ‘name’ ).
  • Tested up to 6.8

1.1

  • Updates after initial review.
  • Enhancement – Readme.txt update.
  • Fix – Fuctions/Variables name prefixs updated.

1.0

  • Initial release of the plugin.