Coming soon and Maintenance mode vs Maintenance
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| Feature | Coming soon and Maintenance mode v3.8.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.2/5 Visit Details | Maintenance v4.32 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 8,000+ | 1M+ |
| Last updated | February 2, 2026 | August 16, 2026 |
| Editions | Coming soon and Maintenance mode WpDevArt · Coming soon and Maintenance mode WpDevArt Pro ($) | Maintenance · Maintenance PRO ($) |
| Pros | Simple responsive holding page; Logo, background and message settings; Search engine robots and meta controls in the free version | Returns 503 to visitors while logged-in users keep access; Visual builder for logo, background, colours and text; Optional Google Analytics tracking on the maintenance page; Simple on and off switch in the settings |
| Cons | Subscribe form and countdown need the Pro version; Few admin options compared with larger maintenance plugins; Upgrade-to-Pro link added to the plugin list | Many themes and modules are PRO only; Admin shows upgrade links and PRO dialogs; Pro themes and modules are sold on the vendor site |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Coming soon and maintenance front-end page, Search engine robots and meta settings, Client IP detection for access exceptions, Subscribe form and mailing list (Pro feature) ($) | Maintenance mode with 503 response, Visual page builder for the maintenance page, Google Analytics on the maintenance page, PRO-only modules ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | — | Google Analytics |
| Other | — | Google Fonts |
| Requires WordPress | 3.4.0 | 4.4 |
| Requires PHP | — | 5.2 |
| Tested up to | 6.9 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | fonts.googleapis.com, www.google-analytics.com |