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Simple Maintenance Redirect — WordPress Redirect Plugin

by PluginRx · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.2.0.1 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 7.4+

Simple Maintenance Redirect has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 1,785 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on September 2, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Simple Maintenance Redirect at a glance

Active installs
100+
Total downloads
1,785
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Simple Maintenance Redirect well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Custom Maintenance Page: Redirects visitors to a selected WordPress page while the site is in maintenance mode
  • Maintenance Page Modifications: Automatically hides the header and footer on the maintenance page and adds a maintenance-mode class to the body element for…
  • External Redirect Option: Redirect to an external URL instead of a WordPress page if needed
  • Admin Bypass: Logged-in administrators can continue working on the site without redirection
  • Omit Specific Pages: Choose individual pages that should never redirect, even while maintenance mode is active, using a simple searchable page picker
  • Redirect Status Code: Choose between 302 (default), 307, or 503 depending on whether this is a quick temporary redirect or genuine maintenance downtime
  • REST API Exemption: REST API (wp-json) requests are exempt from redirection by default, so the block editor, app connections, and other plugins that rely on…
  • Developer Hook: Modify rules for when a user should be redirected. See our developer docs for details

Details

Easily redirect visitors to a maintenance mode page or external URL while keeping access for logged-in administrators.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Simple Maintenance Redirect competes in

Tags

  • coming soon
  • construction
  • maintenance mode
  • redirect
  • staging

More from PluginRx

Version
1.2.0.1
Last updated
Sep 2, 2026
First published
Apr 28, 2025
Requires WordPress
6.0
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Simple Maintenance Redirect FAQ

What does Simple Maintenance Redirect do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Simple Maintenance Redirect offers Custom Maintenance Page: Redirects visitors to a selected WordPress page while the site is in maintenance mode, Maintenance Page Modifications: Automatically hides the header and footer on the maintenance page and adds a maintenance-mode class to the body element for, External Redirect Option: Redirect to an external URL instead of a WordPress page if needed, Admin Bypass: Logged-in administrators can continue working on the site without redirection and Omit Specific Pages: Choose individual pages that should never redirect, even while maintenance mode is active, using a simple searchable page picker.

How many active installs does Simple Maintenance Redirect have?

WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for Simple Maintenance Redirect as of September 7, 2026.

Is Simple Maintenance Redirect still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on September 2, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Is Simple Maintenance Redirect free?

Simple Maintenance Redirect is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.