Smart Maintenance Mode vs WP Maintenance
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| Feature | Smart Maintenance Mode v1.5.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.2/5 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 | 1,000+ | 60,000+ |
| Last updated | April 16, 2025 | June 9, 2026 |
| Editions | Smart Maintenance Mode | WP Maintenance |
| Pros | Custom HTML, messages and countdown on the maintenance page; Role and IP range bypass for the live site; No paid tier or external service | 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 | Visitors see a page, not the site, while it is on; Stores IP and role rules in a custom table and serialized options | 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 | IP and IP-range bypass for the live site, User roles that can view the live site, Countdown to launch on the maintenance page, Custom heading and HTML on the maintenance page, Preview of the maintenance page for admins | 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 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Tested up to | 6.8 | 7 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | fonts.googleapis.com, fonts.gstatic.com |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |