Coming Soon, Under Construction & Maintenance Page vs WP Maintenance
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| Feature | Coming Soon, Under Construction & Maintenance Page v3.0.18 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 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 | 10,000+ | 60,000+ |
| Last updated | August 25, 2026 | June 9, 2026 |
| Editions | Nifty Coming Soon & Maintenance Page · Nifty Coming Soon Pro ($) | WP Maintenance |
| Pros | Countdown timer and sign-up form on the holding page; Edited in the WordPress customizer with live preview; Free core for basic coming soon and maintenance pages | Free, with no paid edition in the code; Countdown, colours, fonts, logo and background picture settings; Social links shortcode for the holding page; Settings import and export |
| Cons | Premade themes and secret links need Pro; Sign-up emails are not stored in WordPress; Upgrade prompts appear in the admin | Only the bundled default theme ships in this package; The default theme loads Google Fonts from Google; Design changes beyond the settings need custom CSS |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Countdown timer section, Sign-up form that does not store emails in WordPress, Premade themes ($), Upgrade link to the Pro checkout | 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 | Google Fonts |
| Requires WordPress | 4.9 | 3.0 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | fonts.googleapis.com | fonts.googleapis.com, fonts.gstatic.com |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |