Best site maintenance plugins for WordPress
The most popular site maintenance plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. GlobalDev Broken Link Monitor leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of Surf7 Simple Maintenance Mode (10+) and Saturday Site Blocker (10+). All 6 plugins tagged “site maintenance” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 site maintenance plugins
- 1.
GlobalDev Broken Link MonitorThe most installed site maintenance plugin, with 10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 2.
Surf7 Simple Maintenance Mode10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
Saturday Site Blocker10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 4.
errorHandleFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 5.
PublisherKits PluginTidyFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 6.
Upaccn Content Link Health CheckFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 6 plugins tagged “site maintenance”
GlobalDev Broken Link Monitor
#37,763by Globaldev20 days ago
Scan published WordPress content and menus for broken links, redirects, warnings, and working URLs.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Surf7 Simple Maintenance Mode
Down in the last 7 days:2,975#41,985by Ben Leow2 months ago
Enable maintenance mode with one click. Logged-in users can view the site; others see a custom message or are redirected.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 5/day
Saturday Site Blocker
#46,462by arikdpc1 year ago
A plugin that blocks the front-end of the site during Shabbat by displaying a full-page overlay, ensuring respectful observance.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
errorHandle
#64,066by errorhandle21 days ago
Make WordPress changes and automations by simply asking. Preview, test, approve. Site-wide search and replace, content and WooCommerce.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
PublisherKits PluginTidy
#64,191by PublisherKits24 days ago
WordPress tells you which plugins are active. It never tells you which are used. PluginTidy works that out, and keeps working it out.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Upaccn Content Link Health Check
Down in the last 7 days:5,121#71,213by ModelGain.com1 month ago
Scan WordPress content for broken and redirected links locally, with clear source pages and retry-aware diagnostics.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day