Title: Maintenance Switch Author: Fugu Design Published: Jiyè 24, 2015 Last modified: Desanm 18, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/maintenance-switch/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=1205966) ![](https://ps.w.org/maintenance-switch/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1205972) # Maintenance Switch By [Fugu Design](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fugudesign/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/maintenance-switch.1.7.1.zip) * [Details](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/maintenance-switch/#description) * [Reviews](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/maintenance-switch/#reviews) * [Installation](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/maintenance-switch/#installation) * [Development](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/maintenance-switch/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/maintenance-switch/) ## Description **One-click maintenance mode** This plugin adds a button to the admin bar for toggling the builtin maintenance mode. **Core maintenance mode** A .maintenance file is generated and copied to the WordPress installation folder when turning on the maintenance mode. A maintenance.php file is generated and added to the wp-content folder for custom HTML code. **Your custom maintenance page will also be active during the core, plugins and themes updates.** #### Special Features * set which roles can switch the maintenance mode * set which roles can bypass the maintenance mode on the frontend * set the entire HTML code used for the maintenance page * preview the maintenance page before saving * enable the theme file support, so you can create in each your themes a maintenance. php file to customize the maintenance page * restore all default settings * restore default HTML code * create/delete the maintenance file in the active WP theme ### Translations * English – default, always included * French ## Screenshots * [[ * A button is added to the admin bar for simple toggling in maintenance mode. * [[ * The “Display” tab of the settings page allow you to define the entire HTML code of your maintenance page, or use a custom file in your theme. * [[ * The “Permissions” tab of the settings page allow you to define which user roles can bypass the maintenance mode (to visit the website when maintenance mode is on). * [[ * The “Behavior” tab of the settings page allow you to change the http error code returned by the maintenance page. ## Installation This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working. #### Using The WordPress Dashboard 1. Navigate to the ‘Add New’ in the plugins dashboard 2. Search for ‘maintenance-switch’ 3. Click ‘Install Now’ 4. Activate the plugin on the Plugin dashboard #### Uploading in WordPress Dashboard 1. Navigate to the ‘Add New’ in the plugins dashboard 2. Navigate to the ‘Upload’ area 3. Select `maintenance-switch.zip` from your computer 4. Click ‘Install Now’ 5. Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard 6. Navigate to ‘Settings’ > ‘Maintenance Switch’ 7. Adjust and save your settings #### Using FTP 1. Download `maintenance-switch.zip` 2. Extract the `maintenance-switch` directory to your computer 3. Upload the `maintenance-switch` directory to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 4. Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard 5. Navigate to ‘Settings’ > ‘Maintenance Switch’ 6. Adjust and save your settings Follow this plugin on [GitHub](https://github.com/fugudesign/maintenance-switch) ## FAQ ### Can I set a counter for coming soon page? The plugin allows you to set the entire HTML code of the maintenance page, you can implement a counter with css and js code. ### Is my maintenance page HTML used during the core maintenance? Yes, the maintenance.php file is used. ### Does the plugin automatically detects the url login? Yes. ### Is it possible to customize page from my theme? Yes, use the settings page to enable the theme file support. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9dbeb45c4fb849a85eedc959ea5970e8b0f42a57a5d3411ec5cd0f30c91645c6? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simply good](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simply-good-18/)󠁿 [Stefan Brechbuehl](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pixelstrolch/) Septanm 13, 2019 I had to look for a while and finally found this plugin which is really simple without any of the unnecessary stuff. Exactly what I needed. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8d99e3fe4e8c896e5910fe18f017641df9edd7d394705def5c13f04828dc8baa? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works absolutely perfectly.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-absolutely-perfectly/)󠁿 [willowen100](https://profiles.wordpress.org/willowen100/) Oktòb 11, 2018 Having the ability to toggle the switch on and off from the admin bar and test your site in another web browser works extremely efficiently. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0e020a82fa1a18ecb6f9469ae631c8130ab6a6e5d61262d0f31a9ae5d685c093? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[No nonsense, works like a charm](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-nonsense-works-like-a-charm/)󠁿 [Bence Fodor](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webmotion/) fevriye 15, 2017 Does what it says on the tin, no bullsh*t, no sponsored crap (so far). ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a1e27aff2bc1003251479d6daccf7a16384344a26d3a976c4325a7dc9151297d? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works with 4.6](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-with-46/)󠁿 [tdaubs](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tdaubs/) Septanm 3, 2016 This is the cleanest WP maintenance plugin I have ever used. Thank you! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/84f583ee4b6ec3b944551b1676b852e9042c0387260225ee23954c4954565418? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[It works!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/it-works-957/)󠁿 [bytekiller001](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bytekiller001/) Septanm 3, 2016 Testet on WP 4.5 and it works great. Nice Plugin, which option to insert complete HTML-site. TOP! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/61094bc812bb50313d53b1e9d9c6b5380e6515ae78a6f34179c5af57d5e48f4a? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Excellent Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-plugin-2010/)󠁿 [Ken Haynes](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kenhaynes_it/) Septanm 3, 2016 1 reply Does exactly what is says it does, and it does it well and without error. I particularly like the Maintenance button it adds to the administrative panel. Now there is no need to go into a plugin’s settings just to toggle maintenance mode on and off. Thanks Fugu Design! [ Read all 13 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/maintenance-switch/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Maintenance Switch” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Fugu Design ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fugudesign/) “Maintenance Switch” has been translated into 2 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/maintenance-switch/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Maintenance Switch” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/maintenance-switch) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/maintenance-switch/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/maintenance-switch/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/maintenance-switch/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/maintenance-switch/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.7.1 * WordPress 6.9 compatibility confirmed * Improved WordPress Coding Standards compliance * Global variables now properly prefixed with maintenance_switch_ * Functions renamed with correct prefix for better naming conventions * Added backward compatibility wrappers for smooth updates * Code quality improvements and optimizations #### 1.7.0 * WordPress 6.8 compatibility tested * Enhanced security improvements * Code modernization #### 1.6.0 * WordPress 6.3 compatibility tested * PHP 8.1 compatibility improvements * Replace deprecated wp_specialchars_decode() with htmlspecialchars_decode() * Fix fatal error with function redeclaration in .maintenance template * Modernize plugin for current WordPress standards #### 1.5.2 * Fix the preview page bug with code editor #### 1.5.1 * Fix the disabled code field bug * Enqueue admin assets only on settings page #### 1.5.0 * Add a gitignore and gulp files * Add the wp code editor to the page HTML setting * Test for compatibility with WordPress 4.9 #### 1.4.0 * Add a info link about moving to GitHub * Test for compatibility with WordPress 4.7 #### 1.3.8 * Adding an option for stoping to return 503 error code #### 1.3.7 * Fix a bug of settings initialization #### 1.3.6 * Fix a php in_array warning in admin display #### 1.3.5 * Fix a php error in the admin #### 1.3.4 * Fix a bug with migration of settings #### 1.3.3 * Fix bug with data saving * Fix bug with HTML encoding * Fix bug with files generation * Fix a very persistent bug with settings migration #### 1.3.2 * Fix a persistent bug with settings migration #### 1.3.1 * Fix a PHP4 compatibility issue * Fix a bug with settings migration * Improve some styles #### 1.3.0 * Improve performances * Implement WP Settings API * Adding reset features #### 1.2.2 * Adding POT language file * Updating language files #### 1.2.1 * Fix a bug with html code in preview page * Fix a bug when delete theme file after activating it #### 1.2.0 * Improve the switch button appearance * Adding Maintenance page preview #### 1.1.8 * Change the plugin description in admin area #### 1.1.7 * Adding roles management for maintenance control * Fix a icon bug on the switch button #### 1.1.6 * Adding omitted translations * Fix a bug about the HTML text config #### 1.1.5 * Adding French translations * Improve the default HTML texts #### 1.1.4 * Fix the bug to get IP through a proxy #### 1.1.3 * Fix a ajax button bug #### 1.1.2 * Fix a deactivation bug after updates #### 1.1.1 * Fix a deactivation bug after updates * Adding the status management in database * Adding the ability to use a maintenance.php file in the theme #### 1.0.7 * Fix a saving bug in the settings page #### 1.0.6 * Fix a js bug with the “add my ip” button #### 1.0.5 * Fix a php syntax error in config.php #### 1.0.4 * Adding exceptions for IP addresses #### 1.0.3 * Adding automatic detection of the login url #### 1.0.2 * Ajusting the readme file #### 1.0.1 * Fully rewritten with http://wppb.me/ boilerplate. * Adding activate and deactivate functionalities. * Fix switch button styles and actions from frontend. #### 1.0.0 * A change since the previous version. * Another change. #### 1.0-alpha * First simple implementation of the main functionality ## Meta * Version **1.7.1** * Last updated **4 months ago** * Active installations **600+** * WordPress version ** 3.5 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * PHP version ** 8.3 or higher ** * Languages * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/maintenance-switch/), [Spanish (Chile)](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/maintenance-switch/), and [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/maintenance-switch/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/maintenance-switch) * Tags * [coming soon](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/coming-soon/)[construction](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/construction/) [maintenance](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/maintenance/)[offline](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/offline/) [switch](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/switch/) * [Advanced View](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/maintenance-switch/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 12 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/maintenance-switch/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/maintenance-switch/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/maintenance-switch/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/maintenance-switch/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/maintenance-switch/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/maintenance-switch/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/maintenance-switch/reviews/) ## 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