Which has better reviews, Maintenance Mode or Redirection?

Redirection has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 409 reviews) compared to Maintenance Mode (4.6★ from 14 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.

Should I choose Maintenance Mode or Redirection?

Redirection holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.6★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Maintenance Mode or Redirection?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. Redirection has the deeper published review base (409 vs 14), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Maintenance Mode typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (14 reviews). Redirection typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (409 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.

Can I migrate data between Maintenance Mode and Redirection?

Migration support varies by app and category. Maintenance Mode and Redirection both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Maintenance Mode" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

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Maintenance Mode vs Redirection — WordPress

Maintenance Mode vs Redirection

Name: Maintenance Mode
Rating: 4.6 (14 reviews)

Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points

Maintenance Mode

4.6·14reviews·7,000+installs

wordpress

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1. Listing metadata

Field-level data

	Maintenance Mode	Redirection
Tagline	—	—
Description	2039 / 5000 chars41% used	1712 / 5000 chars34% used
Screenshots	—	—
Languages
Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	helderk	Inisev
Listed	—	—
Last updated	—	—

2. Categories & rankings

Shared categories on the same row · in-category position inline

Maintenance Mode

Redirection

Shared

At a glance

4 metrics · auto-computed

Feature comparison between Maintenance Mode and Redirection
Metric	Maintenance Mode	Redirection
Rating	4.6 ★	★ 5.0 ★
Total reviews	14	★ 409
Active installs	7,000+	100,000+
Free plan	—	—

Keyword	Maintenance Mode	Redirection
faq	#581	Not ranked

5. App details

Long-form description · keyword frequency

Maintenance Mode

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.

Top keywords

maintenance11×3.34%
mode9×2.74%
maintenance mode8×2.43%
page6×1.82%
access5×1.52%
site5×1.52%
active4×1.22%
key4×1.22%
wordpress4×1.22%
mode is active3×0.91%
redirect3×0.91%
while3×0.91%

Redirection

Try it out on your free dummy site: Click here => https://tastewp.com/plugins/redirect-redirection. (this trick works for all plugins in the WP repo – just replace “wordpress” with “tastewp” in the URL) Create specific URL redirections and redirection rules super-easily on a beautiful, user-friendly interface of the Redirection plugin. Creating even conditional redirections has never been easier and quicker than with the Redirection plugin. Creating redirection has never been simpler, but for fine-tuning, you can use a wide choice of advanced options: Redirect HTTP codes can be 301, 302, 303, 304, 307 and 308; Inclusion and exclusion rules: logged in/out users, specific user role, user’s referrer link, user’s agent, user’s cookie, user’s IP, server, and language; Redirection rules: Simplified redirection rules as well as advanced RegEx matches – URLs that contain specific string to new or removed string, URLs that start with X, specific permalink structures, RegEx matches, and 404s. Setting redirection rules with several matching conditions is also possible; Managing all redirects comfortably – enable/disable, edit and delete redirects neatly listed in the plugin menu; ⭐️NEW! 404 page redirection to a Specific URL (e.g. homepage) or to a Random Similar Post; ⭐️NEW! Import/Export redirection lists (both Specific URL Redirections and Redirection Rules); ⭐️NEW! Redirection & 404 Logs – chronological log of all redirections and 404s with a one-click solution to add the redirection and fix the dead links; Automatic redirects, Change URL – these features are coming soon! This redirect plugin is part of the Inisev product family. Have a look at our other projects too please! 🙂

Top keywords

redirection12×4.58%
rules6×2.29%
specific6×2.29%
redirection rules5×1.91%
url5×1.91%
user5×1.91%

Maintenance Mode vs Redirection

Maintenance Mode

1. Listing metadata

2. Categories & rankings

Redirection

At a glance

AppRanks verdict

3. Search rankings

4. Activity in the last 90 days

Maintenance Mode · 2 changes

Redirection · 0 changes

5. App details

Frequently asked

Which has better reviews, Maintenance Mode or Redirection?

Should I choose Maintenance Mode or Redirection?

Which is faster to set up, Maintenance Mode or Redirection?

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Can I migrate data between Maintenance Mode and Redirection?

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