Title: LightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder Author: Themeisle Published: February 26, 2010 Last modified: August 20, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-maintenance-mode/assets/banner-772-250.png?rev=2809498) ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-maintenance-mode/assets/icon-256x256.gif?rev=3027645) # LightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder By [Themeisle](https://profiles.wordpress.org/themeisle/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-maintenance-mode.2.6.23.zip) * [Details](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-maintenance-mode/#description) * [Reviews](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-maintenance-mode/#reviews) * [Installation](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-maintenance-mode/#installation) * [Development](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-maintenance-mode/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-maintenance-mode/) ## Description Add a maintenance page to your blog that lets visitors know your blog is down for maintenance, add a coming soon page for a new website or create a landing page for an existing site. User with admin rights gets full access to the blog including the front end. Activate the plugin and your blog is in maintenance-mode, works and only registered users with enough rights can see the front end. You can use a date with a countdown timer for visitor information or set a value and unit for information. Also works with WordPress Multisite installs (each blog from the network has its own maintenance settings). #### Features * Fully customizable (change colors, texts and backgrounds). * Subscription form (export emails to .csv file). * Countdown timer (remaining time). * Contact form (receive emails from visitors). * Coming soon page; * Landing page templates; * WordPress multisite; * Responsive design; * Social media icons; * Works with any WordPress theme; * SEO options; * Exclude URLs from maintenance; * Bot functionality to collect the emails in a friendly and efficient way; * GDPR Ready; #### Bugs, technical hints or contribute Please give us feedback, contribute and file technical bugs on [GitHub Repo](https://github.com/andrianvaleanu/WP-Maintenance-Mode). #### Credits Developed by [Themeisle](https://themeisle.com) #### What’s Next If you like this plugin, then consider checking out our other projects: * [Optimole](https://optimole.com/) – Optimole is your all-in-one image optimization solution for WordPress & beyond. * [WPShout](https://wpshout.com/) – In-Depth WordPress Tutorials for Developers * [Revive Social](https://revive.social/) – Revive Old Posts helps you keep your content alive and in front the audiences that matter. * [CodeinWP](https://www.codeinwp.com/) – CodeinWP stands for all-things-WordPress. 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Check-out [our blog](https://themeisle.com/blog/) to learn from our [WordPress Reviews](https://themeisle.com/blog/category/wordpress/reviews/) and see other [WordPress plugins](https://themeisle.com/blog/category/wordpress-plugins/). ## Screenshots [⌊Maintenance Mode Example⌉⌊Maintenance Mode Example⌉[ Maintenance Mode Example [⌊Maintenance Mode Example #2⌉⌊Maintenance Mode Example #2⌉[ Maintenance Mode Example #2 [⌊Bot Example⌉⌊Bot Example⌉[ Bot Example [⌊Dashboard General Settings⌉⌊Dashboard General Settings⌉[ Dashboard General Settings [⌊Dashboard Design Settings⌉⌊Dashboard Design Settings⌉[ Dashboard Design Settings [⌊Dashboard Modules Settings⌉⌊Dashboard Modules Settings⌉[ Dashboard Modules Settings [⌊Dashboard Bot Settings⌉⌊Dashboard Bot Settings⌉[ Dashboard Bot Settings ## Installation 1. Unpack the download package 2. Upload all files to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory, include folders 3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 4. Go to `Settings` page, where you can change what settings you need (pay attention to **Exclude** option!) ## FAQ ### How to use plugin filters Check out our [Snippet Library](https://github.com/codeinwp/Snippet-Library/). ### Cache Plugin Support WP Maintenance Mode can be unstable due to the cache plugins; we recommend deactivating any cache plugin when maintenance mode is active. If you **really** want to use a cache plugin, make sure you delete the entire cache after each change. ### Exclude list If you change your login url, please add the new slug (url: http://domain.com/newlogin, then you should add: newlogin) to Exclude list from plugin settings -> General Tab. Notice: `wp-cron.php` is excluded by default. ### How to report a security issue? Plugin security is a core priority for us. If you identify a potential vulnerability, we ask that you disclose it responsibly. Please follow the reporting protocols outlined on our [Security Page](https://themeisle.com/security/). ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a5cd0a2c5717f92355768917f6c950c171af79d1f5e692b42306403f9b4cc0b4? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[So far, everything’s going well.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/so-far-everythings-going-well/)󠁿 [Danilo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/danilotid/) August 3, 2026 1 reply So far, everything’s going well. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/efd3de0517aec4b6e8b606722354cf1d025e63e3b4660f81f6d4bf002ed06937? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Exelente!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/exelente-144/)󠁿 [old1man](https://profiles.wordpress.org/old1man/) July 22, 2026 1 reply Me pareció muy útil. Gracias! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/008cd1ab479a0339b64c8cf318e26c2771bea3a925472f861b89d869c88d0dda? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Mantap](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mantap-54/)󠁿 [Arjanto AB](https://profiles.wordpress.org/arjantoab/) July 20, 2026 1 reply Bagus Sangat Bermanfaat ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/db549a2853888ecf39f9c1da8a51f5fe0ca49606ad0865ac1d633ae39eefb026? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[A great free plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-great-free-plugin-6/)󠁿 [Nigel](https://profiles.wordpress.org/itw3/) July 12, 2026 1 reply Works perfectly, compliments to the chef!! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a04c680b6508ab74fe1715e751e88993b2cf7b0e808c6cbd084fca5b9429f914? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[I liked it.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-liked-it-27/)󠁿 [inflatabledesigner](https://profiles.wordpress.org/inflatabledesigner/) July 10, 2026 1 reply It delivers on its promise, I liked it. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/79920ca39d0ceba7a09523f5c242499c11553bb256db293a5817fd0e141fe246? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Helpfull](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/helpfull-64/)󠁿 [jeneu70](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jeneu70/) July 9, 2026 1 reply Appreciate the option to use own HTML [ Read all 873 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-maintenance-mode/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “LightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Themeisle ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/themeisle/) “LightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder” has been translated into 31 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-maintenance-mode/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “LightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-maintenance-mode) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-maintenance-mode/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-maintenance-mode/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-maintenance-mode/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-maintenance-mode/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog [Version 2.6.23](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.6.22...v2.6.23)( 2026-07-29) * Strengthened the automated testing that runs behind the scenes, helping catch problems earlier and making future releases more reliable * Fixed an existing page selected as the maintenance page being left private and returning a 404 after maintenance mode was turned off, and its content being overwritten when a template was applied * Fixed the chat bot on small screens, where the avatar was hidden and the chat box did not fit the phone display * Fixed template imports staying stuck on Importing when the request failed — the error is now shown and the import can be retried without reloading the page * Fixed a parse error that broke the setup wizard on PHP 7.1 and 7.2 * Updated dependencies [Version 2.6.22](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.6.21...v2.6.22)( 2026-05-19) * Updated dependencies [Version 2.6.21](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.6.20...v2.6.21)( 2026-04-06) * Updated dependencies [Version 2.6.20](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.6.19...v2.6.20)( 2025-09-04) * Updated dependencies [Version 2.6.19](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.6.18...v2.6.19)( 2025-07-11) * Improved onboarding wizard [Version 2.6.18](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.6.17...v2.6.18)( 2025-05-27) * Updated dependencies [Version 2.6.17](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.6.16...v2.6.17)( 2025-04-16) * Updated dependencies [Version 2.6.16](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.6.15...v2.6.16)( 2025-01-10) * Fixed compatibility issue with WordPress 6.7 * Fixed broken onboarding layout [Version 2.6.15](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.6.14...v2.6.15)( 2024-12-04) * Codebase changes. [Version 2.6.14](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.6.13...v2.6.14)( 2024-11-11) * Fixed conflict with WPForms * Updated dependencies [Version 2.6.13](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.6.12...v2.6.13)( 2024-10-14) * Codebase updates. [Version 2.6.12](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.6.11...v2.6.12)( 2024-09-17) ### Bug Fixes * **Compatibility with Elementor**: Fixes a compatibility issue with Elementor. * **Fixes Checkbox Styles**: Fixes a styling issue with Checkbox in the wizard that makes it almost invisible on screen. [Version 2.6.11](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.6.10...v2.6.11)( 2024-04-18) ### Improvements ​- **Updated internal dependencies:​​** Enhanced performance and security. [Version 2.6.10](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.6.9...v2.6.10)( 2024-02-28) ### Fixes * Updated dependencies [Version 2.6.9](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.6.8...v2.6.9)( 2023-12-22) ### Bug Fixes * Fixed compatibility issue with WP 6.4 * Fixed broken templates layout issue on the Safari browser * Enhanced security * Fixed compatibility issue with WP-Optimize [Version 2.6.8](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.6.7...v2.6.8)( 2023-06-07) * Fix the Save button Module tab not working * Codebase updates [Version 2.6.7](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.6.6...v2.6.7)( 2023-04-01) * Bug fix: Addressed an unnecessary ‘no maintenance page’ error occurrence. [Version 2.6.6](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.6.5...v2.6.6)( 2023-03-31) * Remove error notice for users that use an overriding custom template * Update dependencies [Version 2.6.5](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.6.4...v2.6.5)( 2023-03-01) Update dependencies [Version 2.6.4](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.6.3...v2.6.4)( 2023-02-24) * Add the option to manage maintenance status on all sites from the network dashboard * Update dependencies [Version 2.6.3](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.6.2...v2.6.3)( 2023-02-06) * Update dependencies [Version 2.6.2](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.6.1...v2.6.2)( 2022-12-16) * Add the option in the wizard to skip importing a template and installing Otter * Improve the quality of the template screenshots * Fix the template overriding issue [Version 2.6.1](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.6.0...v2.6.1)( 2022-11-03) * Add a notice to announce the rebrand of the plugin #### 󠀁[Version 2.6.0](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.5.4...v2.6.0)󠁿 (2022-11-02) * Adds Landing pages templates * Adds more Coming soon and Maintenance mode templates * Rebrand the plugin into LightStart [Version 2.5.4](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.5.3...v2.5.4)( 2022-10-10) * Fix subscribers entry export for legacy forms. * Fix PHP notice showing up on edge cases new installs. [Version 2.5.3](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.5.2...v2.5.3)( 2022-09-28) * Fix wrong template loaded when the current post template is empty. [Version 2.5.2](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.5.1...v2.5.2)( 2022-09-27) * Fix maintenance mode issue for previously logged users [#321](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/issues/321) * Allow comments into exclude textarea so that you can comment on the IP addresses for location, props [@joostdekeijzer](https://github.com/joostdekeijzer) * Fix PHP notice errors on specific scenarios [#324](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/issues/324) * Fix Otter for saving subscriber entry [Version 2.5.1](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.5.0...v2.5.1)( 2022-09-08) * Fixes a bug which was causing error on some instances #### 󠀁[Version 2.5.0](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.4.7...v2.5.0)󠁿 (2022-09-08) * New Feature: Adds compatibility with Block Editor or any page builder for building the maintenance mode page. * New Feature: Adds coming soon and maintenance mode starting templates. [Version 2.4.7](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.4.6...v2.4.7)( 2022-08-08) Fixes * Fix login form display * Fix email collecting by the bot * Improve accessibility of the maintenance page thanks to @SophieWeb [Version 2.4.6](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.4.5...v2.4.6)( 2022-06-15) * Improve data sanitizations for custom css and contact module [Version 2.4.5](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.4.4...v2.4.5)( 2022-06-15) * Harden security and improve release process [Version 2.4.4](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.4.3...v2.4.4)( 2022-02-10) Update dependencies [Version 2.4.3](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.4.2...v2.4.3)( 2022-01-27) * Change ownership to Themeisle #### 2.4.2 (18/01/2022) * Misc: 900 000 Active Installs Celebrations! * Misc: WordPress 5.9 compatibility * Fix: jQuery UI CSS theme reference from jQuery CDN * Misc: Text fixes in the dashboard #### 2.4.1 (20/07/2021) * Misc: WordPress 5.8 compatibility #### 2.4.0 (13/05/2021) * Design: add “Custom CSS” setting; Finally! 🙂 * Design: add “Footer links” color setting * Design: add a list of available shortcodes under the “Text” editor * Bot: make {visitor_name} placeholder work in all messages after the visitor types his name * Misc: add [embed] shortcode for responsive video embeds; Compatible with YouTube, Vimeo, DailyMotion. * Misc: make the exclude mechanism work with Cyrillic characters * Misc: add `wpmm_maintenance_template` filter; It works the same way as the `wpmm_contact_template` filter, but for the maintenance template. * Misc: now you can override the `contact` email template too; Check `/views/contact. php` for more details. * Misc: better compatibility with translation plugins like Loco Translate * Misc: the image uploaders (from the dashboard) are now translatable * Misc: improve uninstall routine * Misc: add `wpmm_delete_cache` action; It is called after each setting change. * Misc: add support for cache plugins like WP Rocket, WP Fastest Cache, Endurance Page Cache, Swift Performance Lite, Cache Enabler, SG Optimizer, LiteSpeed Cache, Nginx Helper; * Misc: remove `wpmm_count_where` helper function * Misc: code improvements #### 2.3.0 (07/12/2020) * Modules: add support for Google Analytics 4 measurement ID * Design: enable media buttons on wp_editor (now you can add images from the editor) * Bot: fix translation issue * Misc: add filters for capabilities `wpmm_settings_capability`, `wpmm_subscribers_capability`, and `wpmm_all_actions_capability` (the last one can be used to override all capabilities) * Misc: fix [loginform] shortcode redirect attribute * Misc: a few CSS & Javascript improvements * Misc: bump “Tested up to” version to 5.6 #### 2.2.4 (20/05/2019) * bump “Tested up to” to 5.2.0 * fix typo in Italian translation (it_IT) * Bot: add a note about how you can export the list of subscribers [#195](https://github.com/andrianvaleanu/WP-Maintenance-Mode/issues/195) * Bot: add client-side sanitization to the input fields [#176](https://github.com/andrianvaleanu/WP-Maintenance-Mode/issues/176) #### 2.2.3 (20/02/2019) * bump “Tested up to” version to 5.1.0 * replace “wpmu_new_blog” action with “wp_initialize_site” action for WP 5.1.0 users because the first one is deprecated in the new version * small improvement to “check_exclude” method from “WP_Maintenance_Mode” class #### 2.2.2 (27/11/2018) * Google Analytics module: migrate from analytics.js to gtag.js + add ip anonymization [#178](https://github.com/andrianvaleanu/WP-Maintenance-Mode/issues/178) * GDPR module: accept links inside texareas + add policy link target [#188](https://github.com/andrianvaleanu/WP-Maintenance-Mode/issues/188) * add charset meta tag [#200](https://github.com/andrianvaleanu/WP-Maintenance-Mode/issues/200) * fix PHP Notice: Undefined index: HTTP_USER_AGENT * add plural and single form translation for subscribers number (settings page) #### Earlier versions For the changelog of earlier versions, please refer to the [full changelog](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-maintenance-mode/trunk/changelog.txt). ## 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