Coming soon and Maintenance mode vs Minimal Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode
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| Feature | Coming soon and Maintenance mode v3.8.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.2/5 Visit Details | Minimal Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode v2.45 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.3/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 8,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | February 2, 2026 | August 16, 2026 |
| Editions | Coming soon and Maintenance mode WpDevArt · Coming soon and Maintenance mode WpDevArt Pro ($) | Minimal Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode · Minimal Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode PRO ($) |
| Pros | Simple responsive holding page; Logo, background and message settings; Search engine robots and meta controls in the free version | Simple coming soon and maintenance pages; Mailchimp email sign-up is in the free version; Customisable page design and Google Analytics snippet |
| 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 | Zapier and other autoresponders need PRO; Double opt-in and advanced design options need PRO; Shows promotion for the PRO version in the admin |
| 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) ($) | Coming soon and maintenance page, Mailchimp email sign-up, Google Analytics snippet on the holding page, Zapier and other autoresponders ($), PRO licence activation and feature checks ($), Double opt-in for sign-ups ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| — | Mailchimp | |
| Analytics | — | Google Analytics |
| Requires WordPress | 3.4.0 | 4.0 |
| Requires PHP | — | 5.2 |
| Tested up to | 6.9 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | comingsoonwp.com, dashboard.comingsoonwp.com, www.googletagmanager.com, api.mailchimp.com |