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Best downtime plugins for WordPress

The most popular downtime plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP Down Slack Alert leads with 50+ active installs, ahead of Smart Maintenance Scheduler (20+) and Offair (10+). All 13 plugins tagged “downtime” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 downtime plugins

  1. 1.
    WP Down Slack Alert

    The most installed downtime plugin, with 50+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.

  2. 2.
    Smart Maintenance Scheduler

    20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.

  3. 3.
    Offair

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.

  4. 4.
    StatusCake

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.

  5. 5.
    MCP Server Status

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 days ago.

  6. 6.
    Bionic Uptime

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.

  7. 7.
    YoPingMe

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.

  8. 8.
    Website Checkups

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.

  9. 9.
    PingView

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.

  10. 10.
    Moniliza

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 days ago.

All 13 plugins tagged “downtime”