10 Best WP Maintenance Mode & Site Under Construction Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
WP Maintenance Mode & Site Under Construction has 3,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to WP Maintenance Mode & Site Under Construction
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Colorlib
Closest matchComing Soon & Maintenance Mode by Colorlib
4.7 (42) 5,000+ active installsCreate a coming soon page or maintenance mode screen with 15 responsive templates, countdown timer, MailChimp subscribe form, and social media links.
Shares the coming soon, countdown timer, maintenance mode tags on WordPress.org. About 1.7 times the installs, last updated July 31, 2026.
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LightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder
4.3 (873) 400,000+ active installsEasy Drag & Drop Page Builder that adds a splash page to your site that it's perfect for a coming soon page, maintenance or landing page.
Shares the coming soon, maintenance mode, under construction tags on WordPress.org. About 133 times the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
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4.8 (316) 10,000+ active installsNifty Coming Soon & Maintenance Page creates awesome Coming Soon & Maintenance Pages.
Shares the coming soon, maintenance mode tags on WordPress.org. About 3.3 times the installs, last updated 13 days ago.
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4.2 (83) 9,000+ active installsComing soon and Maintenance mode plugin is an awesome tool to show your website visitors that you are working on your website for making it better.
Shares the coming soon, maintenance mode, under construction tags on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, last updated February 2, 2026.
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4.8 (129) 2,000+ active installsComing Soon Plugin and Maintenance Mode plugin with Launch page & site offline plugin for your Website while it's under construction.
Shares the coming soon, maintenance mode, under construction tags on WordPress.org. About half the installs, no update since December 27, 2024.
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Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode
Paid version available4.6 (46) 10,000+ active installsUnder Construction is a simple plugin for setting up Under Construction, Coming Soon and Maintenance Mode using WordPress Customizer.
Shares the coming soon, maintenance mode, under construction tags on WordPress.org. About 3.3 times the installs, last updated July 16, 2026.
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Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance – Countdown & Clock
4.7 (183) 10,000+ active installsCountdown builder - Customizable Countdown Timer
Shares the countdown timer tag on WordPress.org. About 3.3 times the installs, last updated February 8, 2026.
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CMP – Coming Soon & Maintenance Plugin by NiteoThemes
4.7 (326) 200,000+ active installsBeautiful Coming soon, Maintenance or Landing page on your website, packed with premium features for free.
Shares the coming soon, maintenance mode, under construction tags on WordPress.org. About 67 times the installs, last updated 16 days ago.
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5.0 (33) 3,000+ active installsEnable maintenance mode in one click with stunning animations and customizable access for specific users.
Shares the coming soon, under construction tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated 3 days ago.
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4.9 (24) 10,000+ active installsDisplay a maintenance mode page and allow invited visitors to bypass the functionality to preview the site.
Shares the coming soon, maintenance mode tags on WordPress.org. About 3.3 times the installs, last updated May 21, 2026.
Switching from WP Maintenance Mode & Site Under Construction: common questions
What is the best alternative to WP Maintenance Mode & Site Under Construction?
Colorlib is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 5,000+ active installs with a 4.7 out of 5 rating.
Which WP Maintenance Mode & Site Under Construction alternative has the most users?
LightStart, with 400,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which WP Maintenance Mode & Site Under Construction alternative is rated highest?
Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode Page & Under Construction, rated 4.8 out of 5 by 316 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these WP Maintenance Mode & Site Under Construction alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with WP Maintenance Mode & Site Under Construction score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against WP Maintenance Mode & Site Under Construction on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Colorlib is the closest match to WP Maintenance Mode & Site Under Construction by the data we track, and LightStart has the widest reach with 400,000+ active installs. Maintenance & Coming Soon Redirect Animation shipped the most recent release, on September 4, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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