Coming soon and Maintenance mode vs WP Maintenance
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| Feature | Coming soon and Maintenance mode v3.8.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.2/5 Visit Details | WP Maintenance v6.1.10.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 8,000+ | 60,000+ |
| Last updated | February 2, 2026 | June 9, 2026 |
| Editions | Coming soon and Maintenance mode WpDevArt · Coming soon and Maintenance mode WpDevArt Pro ($) | WP Maintenance |
| Pros | Simple responsive holding page; Logo, background and message settings; Search engine robots and meta controls in the free version | Free, with no paid edition in the code; Countdown, colours, fonts, logo and background picture settings; Social links shortcode for the holding page; Settings import and export |
| Cons | Subscribe form and countdown need the Pro version; Few admin options compared with larger maintenance plugins; Upgrade-to-Pro link added to the plugin list | Only the bundled default theme ships in this package; The default theme loads Google Fonts from Google; Design changes beyond the settings need custom CSS |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Coming soon and maintenance front-end page, Search engine robots and meta settings, Client IP detection for access exceptions, Subscribe form and mailing list (Pro feature) ($) | Maintenance page on the front end, Optional 503 status while in maintenance, Countdown on the holding page, Settings pages for colours, picture, countdown, CSS, SEO and social, Social links shortcode, Settings import and export, REST API access blocked during maintenance |
| Integrations | ||
| Other | — | Google Fonts |
| Requires WordPress | 3.4.0 | 3.0 |
| Tested up to | 6.9 | 7 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | fonts.googleapis.com, fonts.gstatic.com |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |