Slim Maintenance Mode

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Slim Maintenance Mode

by Johannes

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Description

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.

Install Slim Maintenance Mode like any other plugin directly from your plugins page.

Activate the plugin through the plugins page every time you need the maintenance mode and deactivate it as soon as work is done.

  1. Maintenance message for website visitors in English

    Maintenance message for website visitors in English

  2. Maintenance message for website visitors in German

    Maintenance message for website visitors in German

Where are the settings of the plugin?

There is no settings page. This plugin is designed to be small and simple.

How can I change the content or layout of the maintenance page?

This is not intended by design. Please use another solution if you want a custom maintenance page.

How can I submit a new translation?

Please visit the plugins page at WordPress Translate.

Just perfect simple without all the unnecessary.

By Grafiksmeden on January 30, 2026

Thanks!

Simple, gets the job done for us, efficient

By vgstudios on January 11, 2026

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 (redaquamedia) on January 2, 2026

Nuff more said. So simple, yet very helpful plugin! Thank you!

Great, very great!

By w7ef2r6qjym5t968qxjp83drnpd68zfb28okr4azpv63p on December 31, 2025

Simple?

Yes, very simple 🙂

No fuss at all and truly reliable!

Perfect

By (johnny_n) on December 24, 2025

Exactly what I was hoping and searching for - thank you! 😁

NIcely done!

By webdesguy on November 18, 2025

No muss, no fuss. Intall it, activate it. Instant "Maintenance Mode"

I love it!

By ymasood on October 23, 2025

Really simple, no bloated features.

Finalmente!

By paolopiselli on October 4, 2025

Sembra funzionare, semplice ed efficace. Dovrebbero essere tutti così.

All you need

By nes3ah on June 29, 2025

Works perfectly

Amazing plugin

By donatte on June 14, 2025

Minimalistic and maximally functional. If the banner was also centered in height and width, it would be the best plugin I've ever seen.

1.4.4

  • Removed unnecessary loading of plugin textdomain

1.4.3

  • Fixed a bug that prevented logging into the administration area

1.4.2

  • Fixed a bug with the HTTP response code

1.4.1

  • Fixed a bug that prevented the plugin from working reliably with block themes

1.4

  • Disable Web feeds (e.g. RSS, Atom) when the plugin is active

1.3.7

  • Added support for the LiteSpeed Cache plugin

1.3.6

  • Fix for a problem which occurs when DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT is set true.

1.3.5

  • Added support for the WP Fastest Cache plugin

1.3.4

  • Opening the plugin to WordPress Translate

1.3.3

  • Added support for the WP-Rocket Cache plugin
  • Changed the way to get directly to the plugin deactivation from the note in the backend

1.3.2

  • Fixed a bug which caused problems in multisite environments

1.3.1

  • Russian translation

1.3

  • Fixed a bug which caused problems, when loading translated strings
  • Brazilian Portuguese translation
  • Fixed the FAQ

1.2

  • French translation
  • Spanish translation

1.1

  • Several corrections and enhancements of the information texts
  • Added two screenshots
  • Polish translation

1.0

  • Initial version
  • Support for the following cache plugins: Cachify, Super Cache, W3 Total Cache
  • German translation
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