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Planned Outage for Block Themes

Simple maintenance mode for block themes. Shows a maintenance template to logged-out visitors.

By Troy Chaplin·Block-theme·Free
5(1 reviews)
·0 active installs·Updated 1 month ago
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As of April 2026, Planned Outage for Block Themes is a WordPress block-theme plugin with 0 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 288 times in total. Requires WordPress 6.3+ and PHP 7.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2026. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Support resolution rate: 0%. Top alternative: Create Block Theme.

5/51 reviews
0active installs
0%resolved
3 monthssince 2026

Overview

Planned Outage for Block Themes is a lightweight plugin that enables maintenance mode for WordPress block themes. When enabled, logged-out visitors see your custom maintenance template while logged-in users can browse the site normally.

Features:

  • Uses native block theme templates
  • Create maintenance pages in the Site Editor or as theme files
  • Logged-in users bypass maintenance mode
  • Configurable expected duration (Retry-After header)
  • Pre-launch mode for sites that aren’t live yet
  • Optional search engine bot access during maintenance
  • Bypass link to let non-logged-in users preview the site during maintenance
  • Admin bar indicator when maintenance mode is active
  • Duration warning after 3 days of maintenance (except in pre-launch mode)
  • Returns proper 503 status code for SEO
  • Cache plugin detec…
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Ratings & Reviews

51 reviews
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1 ★
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Compatibility

WordPress6.3+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHP7.0+ required

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Changelog

Unreleased

  • Added cache plugin detection with admin warning when maintenance mode is active
  • Added automatic cache flushing when plugin settings are saved
  • Added support for detecting Surge, WP Super Cache, W3 Total Cache, WP Fastest Cache, LiteSpeed Cache, and WP Rocket
  • Added fallback cache detection via advanced-cache.php dropin and wp-content/cache/ directory
  • Added no-cache headers on all bypass responses to prevent reverse proxy cache poisoning

…and 2 more changes

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Troy ChaplinTroy Chaplin
Plugin Info
Version
1.2.1
Last Updated
Feb 13, 2026
WP Requires
6.3+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
7.0+
Active Installs
0
Downloads
288
Added
Jan 29, 2026
Business
Free

Tags

block-themecoming soonmaintenancemaintenance mode

Developer

T
Troy Chaplin
6 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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