Maintenance vs WP Maintenance
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| Feature | Maintenance v4.32 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.4/5 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 | 1M+ | 60,000+ |
| Last updated | August 16, 2026 | June 9, 2026 |
| Editions | Maintenance · Maintenance PRO ($) | WP Maintenance |
| Pros | Returns 503 to visitors while logged-in users keep access; Visual builder for logo, background, colours and text; Optional Google Analytics tracking on the maintenance page; Simple on and off switch in the settings | Free, with no paid edition in the code; Countdown, colours, fonts, logo and background picture settings; Social links shortcode for the holding page; Settings import and export |
| Cons | Many themes and modules are PRO only; Admin shows upgrade links and PRO dialogs; Pro themes and modules are sold on the vendor site | Only the bundled default theme ships in this package; The default theme loads Google Fonts from Google; Design changes beyond the settings need custom CSS |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Maintenance mode with 503 response, Visual page builder for the maintenance page, Google Analytics on the maintenance page, PRO-only modules ($) | 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 | ||
| Analytics | Google Analytics | — |
| Other | Google Fonts | Google Fonts |
| Requires WordPress | 4.4 | 3.0 |
| Requires PHP | 5.2 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | fonts.googleapis.com, www.google-analytics.com | fonts.googleapis.com, fonts.gstatic.com |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |