WordPress plugin comparison

Slim Maintenance Mode vs WP Maintenance Mode Admin Bar Alert

Slim Maintenance Mode

by Johannes

10K+ installs5.0

WP Maintenance Mode Admin Bar Alert

by David Herrera

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Slim Maintenance Mode has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for WP Maintenance Mode Admin Bar Alert.
On a typical day, Slim Maintenance Mode is downloaded about 188 times, WP Maintenance Mode Admin Bar Alert about 5.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Slim Maintenance Mode was updated more recently: Aug 6, 2026, against Oct 9, 2011 for WP Maintenance Mode Admin Bar Alert.
Slim Maintenance Mode is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.2.1 for WP Maintenance Mode Admin Bar Alert.
WP Maintenance Mode Admin Bar Alert has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Slim Maintenance Mode.

Slim Maintenance Mode leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Slim Maintenance Mode	WP Maintenance Mode Admin Bar Alert
Popular rank	#1,684	#29,960
Active installs	10K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	6.9K	130
Rating	5.0(64)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.2.1
Search multiplier	×1.03	×0.00
Last release	3 months ago	15 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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