Who should use Maintenance Mode?

Maintenance Mode is a B2B product built for wordPress developers and site owners.

Does Maintenance Mode have a free plan?

Yes — Maintenance Mode is free to use.

What platforms does Maintenance Mode run on?

Maintenance Mode runs on the web.

Is Maintenance Mode still active?

Unverified. Maintenance Mode has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to Maintenance Mode?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Minimal Maintenance Mode, Maintely Mode, and Dynamic Maintenance Mode.

Who makes Maintenance Mode?

Maintenance Mode is developed by helderk.

When did Maintenance Mode launch?

Maintenance Mode first shipped in 2020.

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Maintenance Mode

Name: Maintenance Mode
Author: helderk

wordpress.orgOther business & ops

Maintenance Mode is a WordPress plugin for placing sites into maintenance mode during development, updates, or pre-launch work. It supports custom messages and HTML pages, redirects, administrator previews, page exclusions, and REST API disabling.

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Overview

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Maintenance Mode is an Other business & ops project. Temporarily restricting public access to a WordPress site while showing visitors a maintenance message or alternate page. It is built as a B2B product for wordPress developers and site owners. Maintenance Mode costs nothing to use. It runs on the web.

It is developed by helderk, and it first shipped in 2020. Key capabilities include custom message, HTML page display, and URL redirects. The interface is available in English and Spanish.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Custom message
HTML page display
URL redirects
Administrator preview
Page exclusions
REST API disabling
No-cache headers
Configurable capability

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Browser

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed31 Aug · 21:19 UTC
Maintenance Mode verified against its public source
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Frequently asked questions about Maintenance Mode

What does Maintenance Mode do?: Temporarily restricting public access to a WordPress site while showing visitors a maintenance message or alternate page. It is catalogued under Other business & ops on PulseGate.
Who should use Maintenance Mode?: Maintenance Mode is a B2B product built for wordPress developers and site owners.
Does Maintenance Mode have a free plan?: Yes — Maintenance Mode is free to use.
What platforms does Maintenance Mode run on?: Maintenance Mode runs on the web.
Is Maintenance Mode still active?: Unverified. Maintenance Mode has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to Maintenance Mode?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Minimal Maintenance Mode, Maintely Mode, and Dynamic Maintenance Mode.Minimal Maintenance Mode Maintely Mode Dynamic Maintenance Mode
Who makes Maintenance Mode?: Maintenance Mode is developed by helderk.
When did Maintenance Mode launch?: Maintenance Mode first shipped in 2020.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web · API
Languages: English, Spanish
First seen: 31 Aug 2026
Built for: WordPress developers and site owners
Model: B2B
Solves: Temporarily restricting public access to a WordPress site while showing visitors a maintenance message or alternate page.

Registered as

WordPress.org: hkdev-maintenance-mode

Developer

helderk

Index record

Indexed: 31 Aug 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Aug 2026
Last seen: 31 Aug 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: maintenance-mode-wordpress-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 31 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 31 Aug 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 31 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/hkdev-maintenance-mode

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