Best WordPress maintenance plugins for WordPress
The most popular WordPress maintenance plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. MainWP Dashboard leads with 20K+ active installs, ahead of Simple WP Maintenance Mode (2K+) and Site Updates Report (80+). All 8 plugins tagged “wordpress maintenance” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 8 WordPress maintenance plugins
- 1.
MainWP DashboardThe most installed WordPress maintenance plugin, with 20K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 2,354 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 2.
Simple WP Maintenance Mode2K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
- 3.
Site Updates Report80+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 4.
System Update Exporter70+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.
- 5.
SitePause10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 6.
Geckada10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 7.
NDT MaintenanceFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 8.
Maintenance WorkFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
All 8 plugins tagged “wordpress maintenance”
MainWP Dashboard
Up in the last 7 days:3#1,344by mainwp5 days ago
Run updates, backups, security and reporting across all client sites from your own server. Keep data private and prove your value with branded reports …
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.9(2.4K)
- Downloads
- 743/day
Simple WP Maintenance Mode
Down in the last 7 days:25#5,025by lucascaires6 years ago
This tiny plugin actives the maintenance mode with standard messages from WordPress.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Site Updates Report
Up in the last 7 days:30#17,885by David Allsop9 months ago
Automatically track WordPress, plugin, and theme updates, and generate branded, professional client reports in email or PDF format.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
System Update Exporter
Down in the last 7 days:455#19,014by Umbradev5 months ago
System Update Exporter exports pending WordPress updates and system info in Excel, Word, or CSV for easy reporting.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
SitePause
Down in the last 7 days:827#34,513by Marta Fernandez7 months ago
Enable maintenance mode for a single page in WordPress without affecting your whole site. Ideal for partial maintenance and SEO-safe updates.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Geckada
#47,374by geckada23 days ago
Monitor, back up and maintain WordPress websites with Geckada.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
NDT Maintenance
#58,608by Tony Nguyen1 year ago
Easily set up a customizable maintenance page for your WordPress site with countdown, progress bar, contact form, and social links.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Maintenance Work
#74,215by neoslab1 year ago
Add a maintenance page to your website that lets visitors know your page is down for maintenance while allowing you to work on the background.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day