Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode by Colorlib vs WP Maintenance Mode
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| Feature | Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode by Colorlib v1.4.1 · 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 | 5,000+ | 400,000+ |
| Last updated | September 29, 2026 | September 29, 2026 |
| Editions | Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode by Colorlib | LightStart |
| Pros | 15 responsive templates customised in the Customizer; Countdown timer and social links; Bypass link and REST API blocking while the page is on | 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 | Subscribe form needs a Mailchimp form action URL pasted in; Limited to holding pages, not full landing page building; Google Analytics option loads a third-party script when set | 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 | 2 | 3 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Fifteen responsive page templates, Countdown timer to a launch date, Page settings in the WordPress Customizer, Bypass token link for logged-out preview, Blocks REST API and XML-RPC while the page is on, Noindex and robots.txt output while the page is on, Google Analytics tag option | 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 | — | |
| Analytics | Google Analytics | Google Analytics, ThemeIsle SDK telemetry |
| Plugins | — | Otter Blocks |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 | 4.7 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.1 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | api.themeisle.com, translations.themeisle.com |
| Custom tables | — | 1 |