by Fugu Design 4.7 (12 reviews)

Maintenance Switch

Name: Maintenance Switch
Rating: 4.7 (12 reviews)
Author: Fugu Design

Customize easily and switch in one-click to (native) maintenance mode from your backend or frontend.

Maintenance Switch ranks #7,870 among WordPress.org plugins with 700+ active installations, is #226 of 1,518 in the Performance category, a 4.7/5 rating from 12 reviews, and was last updated Aug 13, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v1.7.3 Current Version v1.7.3

Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 13 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 10 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#226 of 1,518 in Performance Top 25% by installs Downloads -22.2% this week

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Rank

#7,870

+82 this week

Active Installs

700+

-7.3%

KW Avg Position

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Downloads

40.7K

+19 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

94%

Review 4.7 out of 5

4.7 (12 reviews)

Next Milestone 800

Total Progress 71%

700+ 800+

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Reviews & Ratings

4.7

12 reviews

Overall 94%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

2 known vulnerabilities on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

Aug 28, 2023 UNPATCHED

Maintenance Switch [maintenance-switch] <= 1.7.1 (unfixed)

CVE-2023-29235 · No fix released
Apr 28, 2023

Maintenance Switch [maintenance-switch] < 1.6.3

CVE-2022-47590 · Fixed in v1.6.3

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.7.3
Last Updated: Aug 13, 2026
Requires WP: 5.0+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Fugu Design

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7
Reviews: 12
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site administrators who need to manage maintenance mode without editing files manually. It solves this by adding a one-click toggle for native WordPress maintenance mode with customizable maintenance pages and role-based access control.