Slim Maintenance Mode
Simple and lightweight solution for scheduled maintenance. No settings page, just activate it and do your maintenance work stress-free.
5(60 reviews)
·10K+ active installs·Updated 1 week agoAs of April 2026, Slim Maintenance Mode is a WordPress admin plugin with 10K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 60 reviews. It has been downloaded 197K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Download volume is stable this week. Top alternative: Loginizer.
5/560 reviews
10K+active installs
197K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014
Overview
Slim Maintenance Mode is a lightweight solution for scheduled maintenance. Simply activate the plugin and only administrators can see the website.
Features
- No extra settings, just activate it, do maintenance work, deactivate it.
- Alert message in the backend, when the plugin is active.
- Works with any theme.
- Support for the following cache plugins: Cachify, LiteSpeed Cache, Super Cache, WP Rocket, WP Fastest Cache and W3 Total Cache.
- Sends HTTP response status code
503 Service Unavailable, especially relevant for search engines.
Bug reports and Contributions
Bug reports and other contributions are highly appreciated. Please open an issue in the support forum.
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Ratings & Reviews
560 reviews
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Recent Reviews
Just perfect simple without all the unnecessary.
by Grafiksmeden·2 months ago
Thanks!
Simple, gets the job done for us, efficient
by vgstudios·2 months ago
We install this one often, since it’s simple, gets the job done and is efficient.
Thank you.
It’s slim, very slim, and awesome
by Denny Müller·3 months ago
Nuff more said. So simple, yet very helpful plugin! Thank you!
Great, very great!
by w7ef2r6qjym5t968qxjp83drnpd68zfb28okr4azpv63p·3 months ago
Simple?
Yes, very simple 🙂
No fuss at all and truly reliable!
Perfect
·3 months ago
Exactly what I was hoping and searching for – thank you! 😁
Download Trends
Today: 123Yesterday: 129This week: 844Period total: 67K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.6+ requiredTested up to 7.0 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.4
99.4%
v1.3
0.6%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.4.4
- Removed unnecessary loading of plugin textdomain
Contributors
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