WordPress plugin comparison
Maintenance Mode vs Maintenance Redirect
Maintenance Mode
by helderk
8K+ installs4.6
Maintenance Redirect
by Peter Hardy-vanDoorn
10K+ installs4.9
At a glance
- Maintenance Redirect has more active installs: 10K+, against 8K+ for Maintenance Mode.
- On a typical day, Maintenance Mode is downloaded about 66 times, Maintenance Redirect about 47.
- Maintenance Redirect is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 24 reviews, against 4.6 from 14 reviews.
- Maintenance Mode was updated more recently: Aug 3, 2026, against May 21, 2026 for Maintenance Redirect.
- Maintenance Mode is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.9.11 for Maintenance Redirect.
- Maintenance Redirect has been around longer: since 2010, against 2020 for Maintenance Mode.
Line by line
Maintenance Mode leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Maintenance Mode | Maintenance Redirect |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,445 | #1,936 |
| Active installs | 8K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.5K | 1.3K |
| Rating | 4.6(14) | 4.9(24) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.82 | ×0.76 |
| Last release | 3 months ago | 5 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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