Maintenance Redirect
Display a maintenance mode page and allow invited visitors to bypass the functionality to preview the site.
4.9(24 reviews)
·10K+ active installs·Updated 1 month agoAs of April 2026, Maintenance Redirect is a WordPress redirect plugin with 10K+ active installations and a 4.9/5 rating from 24 reviews. It has been downloaded 211K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.1+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Download volume is stable this week. Support resolution rate: 100%. Top alternative: Redirection.
4.9/524 reviews
10K+active installs
100%resolved
16 yearssince 2010
Overview
This plugin is intended primarily for designers / developers that need to allow clients to preview sites before being available to the general public or to temporarily hide your WordPress site while undergoing major updates.
Any logged in user with WordPress administrator privileges will be allowed to view the site regardless of the settings in the plugin. The exact privilege can be set using a filter hook – see FAQs.
The behaviour of this plugin can be enabled or disabled at any time without losing any of the settings configured in its settings pane. However, deactivating the plugin is recommended versus having it activated while disabled.
When redirect is enabled it can send 2 different header types. “200 OK” is best used for when the site is under development and “503 Service Tem…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Excellent plugin
by Mauro·7 months ago·3 replies
The plugin is very good and is always my choice when I have to develop a new project. I have a small but important suggestion:
- Add a code editor to Maintenance Mode HTML.
It is difficult to keep the code tidy without it.
Works perfectly
by crdunst·1 year ago
Really easy to use, and does the job perfectly. Thanks.
Amazing job
by veetihsu·3 years ago
It works just fine. Definitely recommend!!
A lifesaver! Lightweight, no cruft plugin. Where can I donate?
by Anne-Mieke Bovelett·3 years ago·3 replies
Great plugin! I used to apply password protection via Plesk (HTTP Auth) to shield my playgrounds. But now I am in a situation where that affects what I am doing in the backend. Creating a site with Cwicly, which starts puking when you use HTTP Auth, unless you know how to whitelist your server, which I don’t. I’m not a hoster. Maintenance Redirect is the PERFECT solution. Simple to set up, no screaming “buy our pro” messages (there is no pro, as far as I know).
Dear developers, tell me, how can I buy you coffee?
Very useful, no nonsense plugin
by Bence Fodor·3 years ago
It works well and does not have a premium offering. The link generation feature is super useful. There was an issue recently with PHP 8.x and it was fixed quite quickly. Thanks, Peter!
Download Trends
Today: 56Yesterday: 68This week: 387Period total: 22K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.1+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
Version Adoption
v2.2
42.5%
v2.1
19.6%
v1.7
15.9%
v2.0
11.9%
Other
10.2%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
2.2.1
- Fixed conflict with PublishPress Capabilities plugin’s admin notices cleanup function. Thanks to @manni02 for bringing that to my attention.
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