Who is Maintenance Switch for?

Maintenance Switch is a B2B product built for wordPress site administrators.

Does Maintenance Switch have a free plan?

Yes — Maintenance Switch is free to use.

What platforms does Maintenance Switch run on?

Maintenance Switch runs on the web.

Is Maintenance Switch still active?

The GitHub repository shows 7 commits in the last 90 days.

What are alternatives to Maintenance Switch?

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

Who develops Maintenance Switch?

Maintenance Switch is developed by Fugu Design.

When did Maintenance Switch launch?

Maintenance Switch first shipped in 2015.

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Maintenance Switch

Name: Maintenance Switch
Author: Fugu Design

wordpress.orgWebsite builders

Maintenance Switch is a WordPress plugin that lets administrators toggle the site's native maintenance mode from the admin bar or frontend. It supports custom maintenance HTML, role-based switching and bypass permissions, previewing, and theme-specific maintenance pages.

FreeGPL-2.0Web

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3stars

8features

2015since

Overview

8 features

Maintenance Switch is a Website builders project. It focuses on putting a WordPress site into a customizable maintenance mode without manually editing files. Maintenance Switch is a B2B product aimed at wordPress site administrators. It is available for free. It ships for the web.

Fugu Design builds and maintains Maintenance Switch, and it first shipped in 2015. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 7 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 8 catalogued features are one-click toggle, admin bar control, and Custom HTML. The interface is available in English, Spanish, and Khmer.

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

One-click toggle
Admin bar control
Custom HTML
Role permissions
Frontend bypass
Page preview
Theme file support
Default settings restore

Built with & integrations

Runs on

Browser

Trust & compliance

License

GPL-2.0

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy PolicyFree tierGitHub · ★ 3Active maintenanceMulti-language

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed5 Sept · 05:52 UTC
Maintenance Switch verified via WordPress Plugins
Source: WordPress Plugins · Open

Frequently asked questions about Maintenance Switch

What is Maintenance Switch?: Maintenance Switch focuses on putting a WordPress site into a customizable maintenance mode without manually editing files. It is catalogued under Website builders on PulseGate.
Who is Maintenance Switch for?: Maintenance Switch is a B2B product built for wordPress site administrators.
Does Maintenance Switch have a free plan?: Yes — Maintenance Switch is free to use.
What platforms does Maintenance Switch run on?: Maintenance Switch runs on the web.
Is Maintenance Switch still active?: The GitHub repository shows 7 commits in the last 90 days.
What are alternatives to Maintenance Switch?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Dynamic Maintenance Mode, Maintely Mode, and Maintenance Mode.Dynamic Maintenance Mode Maintely Mode Maintenance Mode
Who develops Maintenance Switch?: Maintenance Switch is developed by Fugu Design.
When did Maintenance Switch launch?: Maintenance Switch first shipped in 2015.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English, Spanish, Khmer
Open source: Yes · ★ 3
License: GPL-2.0
First seen: 5 Sept 2026
Built for: WordPress site administrators
Model: B2B
Solves: Putting a WordPress site into a customizable maintenance mode without manually editing files.

Registered as

GitHub: fugudesign/maintenance-switch
WordPress.org: maintenance-switch

Developer

Fugu Design

Small team

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 3
Forks: 0
Open issues: 0
Last commit: 13 Aug 2026
Commits 90d: 7
Contributors: 3
Authorship: Small team
Default branch: master

Index record

Indexed: 5 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 5 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: maintenance-switch-wordpress-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 5 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 5 Sept 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: 5 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/maintenance-switch

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