Maintenance vs Under Construction (September 2026)
Updated September 7, 2026 · Data from WordPress.org, refreshed daily · How this works
Both rank in the WordPress.org Coming Soon Plugins top 10: Maintenance at #2 and Under Construction at #6. Under Construction leads on 3 of the 5 measures we track. Every number below comes straight from WordPress.org and is refreshed every day.
Maintenance
Great looking maintenance, coming soon & under construction pages. Put your site under maintenance in minutes.
Under Construction
Easy to use Under Construction Page & Coming Soon Page. Enable Under Construction Mode in seconds & show you're Under Construction!
Who leads on what
Under Construction leads on 3 of the 5 measures we track.
Maintenance ranks higher on WordPress.org: #2 against #6 in Coming Soon Plugins.
Maintenance has more users: 1 million+ active installs against 600,000+.
Under Construction is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 1,285 reviews, against 4.4 from 864 reviews.
Under Construction has more reviews behind its score: 1,285 against 864.
Under Construction was updated more recently, on August 16, 2026; Maintenance on August 16, 2026.
Which one to pick
Each plugin is the better answer for the measure it actually leads on. Nothing here is a recommendation we invented.
Maintenance
Pick Maintenance if you go by where WordPress.org itself puts them or you want the plugin more sites already run.
Under Construction
Pick Under Construction if the review score matters most to you, you want the score backed by more reviews or you want the one shipping releases most recently.
Maintenance vs Under Construction side by side
| Maintenance | Under Construction | |
|---|---|---|
| Coming Soon Plugins ranking | #2 | #6 |
| Rating | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| Reviews | 864 | 1,285 |
| Active installs | 1 million+ | 600,000+ |
| Total downloads | 19,102,553 | 13,660,061 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | – | – |
| Last updated | Aug 16, 2026 | Aug 16, 2026 |
| First published | May 31, 2012 | Dec 1, 2013 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Requires PHP | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Pricing | Free on WordPress.org | Free on WordPress.org |
30-day download figures appear after both plugins have 30 days of tracking.
Maintenance ratings
Under Construction ratings
How we compare these two
Every figure here is pulled from the WordPress.org plugin API every day at 03:00 UTC, for both plugins in the same run, so the two are always read on the same day. We compare only what the directory reports: active installs, the rating and how many reviews stand behind it, the last release date and, once we have a month of history, downloads over the last 30 days. Ratings are only called a win above 50 reviews each, because a handful of five-star reviews is not evidence. Nothing is weighted into an overall score, no measure is worth more than another, and neither Maintenance nor Under Construction can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the Coming Soon Plugins top 10. Full methodology.
Maintenance vs Under Construction: common questions
Is Maintenance better than Under Construction?
Under Construction leads on 3 of the 5 measures we track. Neither is better at everything, and the answer depends on which measure you weigh. Maintenance ranks higher on WordPress.org: #2 against #6 in Coming Soon Plugins.
Which has more users, Maintenance or Under Construction?
Maintenance ranks higher on WordPress.org: #2 against #6 in Coming Soon Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Maintenance or Under Construction?
Maintenance has more users: 1 million+ active installs against 600,000+.
Are Maintenance and Under Construction free?
Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Maintenance may also sell a paid version or add-ons. Under Construction may also sell a paid version or add-ons.
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