Minimal Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode vs Slim Maintenance Mode
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| Feature | Minimal Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode v2.45 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.3/5 Visit Details | Slim Maintenance Mode v1.4.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 5.0/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | August 16, 2026 | August 6, 2026 |
| Editions | Minimal Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode · Minimal Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode PRO ($) | Slim Maintenance Mode |
| Pros | Simple coming soon and maintenance pages; Mailchimp email sign-up is in the free version; Customisable page design and Google Analytics snippet | No settings to configure: activate, work, deactivate; Sends a 503 status for search engines; Clears several common page caches on switch |
| Cons | Zapier and other autoresponders need PRO; Double opt-in and advanced design options need PRO; Shows promotion for the PRO version in the admin | No custom message, design or scheduling; Feeds are blocked while active; Cache clearing covers only the plugins the code names |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Coming soon and maintenance page, Mailchimp email sign-up, Google Analytics snippet on the holding page, Zapier and other autoresponders ($), PRO licence activation and feature checks ($), Double opt-in for sign-ups ($) | Administrators and logged-in users bypass the maintenance page, Maintenance page sends HTTP 503, RSS and Atom feeds replaced with the maintenance message, Clears page caches on activation and deactivation, Maintenance notice above the login form and in the admin |
| Integrations | ||
| Mailchimp | — | |
| Analytics | Google Analytics | — |
| Plugins | — | Cachify, LiteSpeed Cache, W3 Total Cache, WP Rocket |
| Requires WordPress | 4.0 | 4.6 |
| Requires PHP | 5.2 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | comingsoonwp.com, dashboard.comingsoonwp.com, www.googletagmanager.com, api.mailchimp.com | — |