Dashboard Maintenance Mode
Adds a nifty widget to your dashboard from which you can put your website in maintenance mode.
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·100 active installs·Updated 13 years agoAs of April 2026, Dashboard Maintenance Mode is a WordPress widget plugin with 100 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 14K+ times in total. Requires WordPress false+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Widgets for Google Reviews.
5/51 reviews
100active installs
14K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012
Overview
If, for example, your clients want to be able to “turn off” their website for a while, so they can work on new
content or features of their website, but you don’t want them rummaging through the WordPress Settings pages to do so, this plugin might be something for you.
This plugin creates a very simple little widget for your WP Dashboard, from which the website can turned to / out of maintenance mode.
Activating maintenance mode will display a maintenance mode page with explanatory text for your visitors. Logged in users will be able to view the website as they normally would.
The plugin will automatically create a maintenance.php file and add it to your /wp-content/ directory. Customize this page to change the appearance and text of the maintenance mode page.
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Compatibility
| WordPress | false+ requiredTested up to 3.4.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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