WordPress plugin comparison

Simple Page Specific Maintenance Mode vs LightStart

Simple Page Specific Maintenance Mode

by devkmithi

Fewer than 10 installs

LightStart

by Themeisle

400K+ installs4.3

At a glance

LightStart has more active installs: 400K+, against fewer than 10 for Simple Page Specific Maintenance Mode.
On a typical day, LightStart is downloaded about 5,042 times, Simple Page Specific Maintenance Mode about 1.
Simple Page Specific Maintenance Mode has no reviews yet.
LightStart was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Apr 8, 2020 for Simple Page Specific Maintenance Mode.
LightStart is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.4.25 for Simple Page Specific Maintenance Mode.
LightStart has been around longer: since 2010, against 2020 for Simple Page Specific Maintenance Mode.

LightStart leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Simple Page Specific Maintenance Mode	LightStart
Popular rank	#63,194	#133
Active installs	Fewer than 10	400K+
Downloads, last 30 days	31	252K
Rating	No ratings	4.3(874)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	5.4.25	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.95
Last release	6 years ago	12 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.1

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