CMP – Coming Soon & Maintenance vs WP Maintenance Mode
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| Feature | CMP – Coming Soon & Maintenance v4.1.22 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | WP Maintenance Mode v2.6.24 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.3/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 200,000+ | 400,000+ |
| Last updated | October 16, 2026 | September 29, 2026 |
| Editions | CMP - Coming Soon & Maintenance Plugin · CMP premium themes ($) | LightStart |
| Pros | Coming soon, maintenance and redirect modes; Subscribe forms for Mailchimp, MailPoet and Mailster; Free bundled themes with Contact Form 7 and reCAPTCHA support | Free, with maintenance and coming soon pages; Subscriber list stored in the database; Login form shortcode for visitors; Setup wizard with page templates via Otter Blocks |
| Cons | Premium themes and special effects are paid extras; Some options point to niteothemes.com product pages; Mailchimp subscribers must be checked in Mailchimp itself | The setup wizard can install and activate Otter Blocks; Usage tracking is offered in the setup wizard; Subscriber data is kept in the site database, not in an external service |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 3 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Coming soon, maintenance and redirect modes, Subscribe form with MailPoet and Mailster options, Subscriber list admin screen, Google reCAPTCHA check on subscribe, Google Analytics script option, Premium themes sold through the vendor store ($), Special effects for premium themes ($) | Maintenance and coming soon page, Subscriber list table, Login form shortcode, Shortcode wrapper for page content, Setup wizard with template choice, Google Analytics code on the page, Abilities API registration |
| Integrations | ||
| Mailchimp, MailPoet, Mailster | — | |
| Analytics | — | Google Analytics, ThemeIsle SDK telemetry |
| Plugins | Contact Form 7 | Otter Blocks |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA, Unsplash | — |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0 | 4.7 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.1 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | niteothemes.com, api.unsplash.com, www.google.com | api.themeisle.com, translations.themeisle.com |
| Custom tables | — | 1 |