Is Minimal Maintenance Mode free?

Yes, Minimal Maintenance Mode is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use Minimal Maintenance Mode?

Minimal Maintenance Mode has 400 active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Minimal Maintenance Mode alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Minimal Maintenance Mode include Catch IDs, Simple Taxonomy Ordering, Simple Login Captcha. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does Minimal Maintenance Mode work with the latest WordPress?

Minimal Maintenance Mode has been tested up to WordPress 6.9.4. It requires WordPress 5.3+ and PHP false+.

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Minimal Maintenance Mode

Name: Minimal Maintenance Mode
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Stach Redeker

The Minimal Maintenance Mode plugin is a simple and lightweight solution to enable a maintenance mode on your WordPress website.

By Stach Redeker·Simple·Free

5(1 reviews)

·400 active installs·Updated 3 months ago

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As of April 2026, Minimal Maintenance Mode is a WordPress simple plugin with 400 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.4K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.3+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2023. Top alternative: Catch IDs.

5/51 reviews

400active installs

2.4K+total downloads

3 yearssince 2023

Overview

The Minimal Maintenance Mode plugin is a simple and lightweight solution to enable a maintenance mode on your WordPress website. The plugin is free, fast, and can be deployed within minutes.
When the maintenance mode is active, the plugin displays a customizable message for all not-logged-in users.
It is possible to set a custom secret word that users can append to the website URL to get access, even if they are not logged in.