Plugin info

Total downloads: 57,090
Active installs: 1,000
Total reviews: 15
Average rating: 3.2
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 1
Last updated: 4/16/2025 (258 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 4/21/2014 (11 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 3.0
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.8.3
Minimum PHP version: f

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Stale • Last updated 258 days ago • 15 reviews

42/100

Is Smart Maintenance Mode abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 258 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 3.0
Tested up to: 6.8.3
Requires PHP: f

Languages

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Description

Smart Maintenance Mode is a plugin which allows you to set your site to maintenance mode so that your readers see the Coming Soon page while you can see the actual development of your site. You can create ranges and define the IP range which will see the actual site using Smart Maintenance Mode.

Features in Smart Maintenance Mode include:

  • Enable/Disable Maintenance Mode
  • Add/Remove Custom HTML content
  • Add/Remove a Countdown to the time when your site will be live
  • Add/Remove custom messages for Maintenance Mode page
  • Add/Remove custom images for Maintenance Mode page
  • Allow User roles to access actual site when Maintenance Mode is enabled
  • Allow your IP to access actual site when Maintenance Mode is enabled
  • Create IP ranges
  • Delete IP ranges
  • Enable/Disable IP ranges
  • Completely FREE
  • Licensed under GNU GPL version 3
  • Safe & Secure

Installation

Upload the Smart Maintenance Mode plugin to your blog, Activate it.
That’s it. You’re done!

Frequently Asked Questions

No FAQ available

Review feed

GusSalvador
11/26/2019

Errors and IP address not working

Looks nice but doesn't work as advertised. undefined index: disable_smm in /var/www/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/smart-maintenance-mode/smart-maintenance-mode.php on line 670

Screenshots

  1. Add a Countdown to the time when your site will be live

    Add a Countdown to the time when your site will be live

  2. Admin panel options to manage Smart Maintenance mode

    Admin panel options to manage Smart Maintenance mode

  3. Sample Maintenance Mode page (Can be customized)

    Sample Maintenance Mode page (Can be customized)

Changelog

1.5.3

  • Security Fix.

1.5.2

  • Security Fix for Multisite setup. Thanks to WPScan Security team for reporting.

1.5.1

  • [Improvement] Flush Cache after saving settings

1.5

  • Security Fix for Multisite setup. Thanks to WPScan Security team for reporting.
  • Tested upto WordPress 6.7.x

1.4.4

  • Added support for translations

1.4.3

  • Fixed compatibility issue with PHP 7

1.4.2

  • Now supports WordPress 4.2.2
  • Added Settings link on Plugins page itself

1.4.1

  • Compatible with WordPress 4.0
  • Fixed the issue that caused error while adding IP range when there was whitespace in Start IP or End IP

1.4

  • Added option to add Countdown to the time when your site will be live

1.3.1

  • Minor UI improvements

1.3

  • Added option to Add/Remove custom HTML content
  • Fixed issue causing the Heading/Sub-Heading to break when HTML tags were used

1.2

  • Added option for admin to choose User roles who can see the actual site even when Maintenance mode is enabled

1.1

  • Replaced the Enable/Disable Maintenance Mode checkbox with radio button
  • Addded option to revert to default heading, sub heading
  • Added option to delete the custom maintenance mode image

1.0

  • Set Maintenance Mode
  • Choose custom messages for Maintenance Mode page
  • Choose custom images for Maintenance Mode page
  • Allow your IP to access actual site
  • Disable Maintenance Mode
  • Create IP ranges
  • Delete IP ranges
  • Enable/Disable IP ranges
  • Completely FREE
  • Licensed under GNU GPL version 3
  • Safe & Secure