Maintenance Mode is the #23 ranked redirect app on WordPress, with a 4.6 average rating from 14 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
Maintenance Mode is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by helderk. With a rating of 4.6★ from 14 reviews, it currently ranks #23 in the Redirect category.
AppRanks data: Maintenance Mode ranks #23 in Redirect on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 7% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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Maintenance Mode is a highly rated WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Redirect category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 14 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (4.6★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by helderk — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (14) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Maintenance Mode works
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This plugin lets you place a WordPress site into maintenance mode and display a custom message, HTML page, or redirect users to a static page or external URL.
It also disables the WordPress REST API while maintenance mode is active, helping keep site data inaccessible during maintenance.
Any logged-in user with administrator privileges can be allowed to view the site, and the required capability can be changed through a filter hook. See the FAQ section for details.
The maintenance mode behavior can be enabled or disabled at any time without losing the configured settings. However, deactivating the plugin is still recommended when maintenance mode is not needed.
The plugin also supports excluding specific pages from maintenance mode so only selected pages remain visible.
When maintenance mode is active, the plugin sends no-cache headers to help prevent caching plugins, CDNs, or browsers from storing responses that would bypass the maintenance page.
When redirect mode is enabled, the plugin can send two different response codes. “200 OK” is suitable for development environments, while “503 Service Temporarily Unavailable” is better when the site is temporarily taken offline. If used for long periods, 503 may negatively affect search engine visibility.
A list of IP addresses can be configured to bypass maintenance mode completely. This is useful for allowing an entire office or client team to access the site without managing individual access keys.
Access keys work by creating a key on the user’s computer that is checked while maintenance mode is active. When a new key is created, a link to store the access key cookie is sent to the email address provided. Access can then be revoked by disabling or deleting the key.
This plugin offers four ways to present the maintenance experience:
A message rendered with WordPress’s wp_die() function, making the experience feel native to WordPress.
A page styled with the active theme’s template.
A custom HTML page.
A redirect to a static page or external URL.
Category rankings
As of Sep 4, 2026- Redirect#23of 359Top 7%
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Keyword rankings
Maintenance Mode ranks for 1 keywords across WordPress Plugin Directory. Here are the top 1:
- 1.faqRank #581
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Where Maintenance Mode stands in the Redirect category
Maintenance Mode ranks #23 of 359 apps in the Redirect category, placing it in the top 7% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Maintenance Mode?
Maintenance Mode is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.6-star rating from 14 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Redirect category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by helderk.
Who uses Maintenance Mode?
Currently around 7,000 active stores have installed Maintenance Mode. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Redirect category on WordPress.
Where does Maintenance Mode rank on WordPress?
Maintenance Mode currently sits at position #23 in the Redirect category on WordPress. That places it in the top 6% of 359 apps tracked in the same category. Category positions are read from the live marketplace ranking and refresh on each scrape, so the number you see here reflects the most recent crawl rather than a long-running average.