Best launch plugins for WordPress
The most popular launch plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP Maintenance leads with 60K+ active installs, ahead of Aitasi Coming Soon (900+) and Redirect After Comment Per Page (90+). All 19 plugins tagged “launch” 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 launch plugins
- 1.
WP MaintenanceThe most installed launch plugin, with 60K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 98 reviews, updated 4 months ago.
- 2.
Aitasi Coming Soon900+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 12 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 3.
Redirect After Comment Per Page90+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.
- 4.
Ellie’s Checklist60+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 5.
Coming Soon Express40+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.
- 6.
Waitlister40+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
- 7.
Enable Maintenance Page20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.
- 8.
Lead Tracker20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 9.
Coming Soon Viral Page by Growtheme20+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 19 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.0.
- 10.
Maintenance Mode & Coming Soon10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
All 19 plugins tagged “launch”
WP Maintenance
Up in the last 7 days:3#686by Florent Maillefaud5 months ago
Create and customize your maintenance page
- Installs
- 60K+
- Rating
- 4.7(98)
- Downloads
- 222/day
Aitasi Coming Soon
Down in the last 7 days:6#7,083by Rubel Miah2 years ago
Aitasi Coming Soon - A fully Responsive coming soon landing page and install in your WordPress site quickly and easily.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 4.6(12)
- Downloads
- 10/day
Redirect After Comment Per Page
Down in the last 7 days:79#17,020by JP7 years ago
The "Redirect After Comment Per Page" plugin will redirect automatically the commenter to a specific page after they validate a comment on y …
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 4.5(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Ellie’s Checklist
Down in the last 7 days:228#20,087by Ellie Miguel2 months ago
QA and setup checklist for reviewing WordPress sites during development, launch and handoff.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Coming Soon Express
Up in the last 7 days:76#22,587by alexmustin5 years ago
The fastest, easiest 'Coming Soon' page for your website! Use the WP Customizer to see a Live Preview of your page as you edit.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Waitlister
#22,981by devind12 days ago
Create beautiful waitlist forms for product launches, coming soon pages, and pre-orders. Collect signups, track referrals, and grow your list.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Enable Maintenance Page
Up in the last 7 days:587#25,743by Kharis Sulistiyono6 years ago
WordPress plugin that helps quickly enable maintenance mode for visitors and display content from a specific page during maintenance mode.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Lead Tracker
#26,130by salvachz1 month ago
Know your website's convertion, revenue and much more.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Coming Soon Viral Page by Growtheme
Down in the last 7 days:71#28,138by Growtheme7 years ago
Coming Soon Page to turn visitors into subscribers. Build your blog audience from scratch in no time. Easy to set up. Premium code. For ever free.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(19)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Maintenance Mode & Coming Soon
Down in the last 7 days:145#33,167by Akshit Sethi6 years ago
Create a simple yet elegant Coming Soon, Launch Page, Under Construction, or Maintenance Mode page for your website.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Redirect anonymous users
#34,591by Manuel Razzari10 years ago
Users who are not logged-in are redirected to a specific URL.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
NS Countdown
Up in the last 7 days:5,415#39,069by innovaxp15 years ago
This plugin displays a countdown on a post.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Prelaunchr for WordPress
#39,089by prelauncher10 years ago
WordPress plugin for creating a simple prelaunch referral web-page for your e-commerce business.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Launch Checklist
Down in the last 7 days:1,430#45,442by Kanopi Studios1 year ago
WordPress plugin that allows for creation of interactive site launch checklist items.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 3/day
Angry Launch Guard
Up in the last 7 days:21,157#50,145by Nikiforos Bafas27 days ago
Pre-launch audit for agencies and freelancers. One click checks everything before you hand over a WordPress or WooCommerce site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Azwar Launch Task Manager
#53,399by Rao Azwar1 month ago
Step-by-step checklist to build, optimize, and launch your WordPress site, with Smart Checks that detect finished tasks automatically.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Bettercode Waiting List
Up in the last 7 days:699#67,031by bettercode2 months ago
Popup signup form for a waiting list. Emails signups and stores them in the database.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 3/day
Sharmin Site Readiness Review
#69,762by Sharmin Oomatia28 days ago
Check whether your WordPress website is ready to launch with a simple site-readiness checklist.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day