Maintenance vs Under Construction (October 2026)
Updated October 23, 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. They split the 6 measures we track, so the choice comes down to which one you weigh most. 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
They split the 6 measures we track, so the choice comes down to which one you weigh most.
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 866 reviews.
Under Construction has more reviews behind its score: 1,285 against 866.
Under Construction was updated more recently, on September 18, 2026; Maintenance on August 16, 2026.
Maintenance was downloaded more in the last 30 days: 112,331 times against 100,993.
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, you want the plugin more sites already run or you want the one being installed faster right now.
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 | 866 | 1,285 |
| Active installs | 1 million+ | 600,000+ |
| Total downloads | 19,273,299 | 14,016,645 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 112,331 | 100,993 |
| Last updated | Aug 16, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 |
| First published | May 31, 2012 | Dec 1, 2013 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 7.1.3 | 7.1.3 |
| Requires PHP | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Pricing | Free on WordPress.org | Free on WordPress.org |
Downloads per day, last 48 days
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?
They split the 6 measures we track, so the choice comes down to which one you weigh most. 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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