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Maintenance Mode

by helderk · 8,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 3 Aug 2026, 5 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

95/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Maintenance Mode
Ownership100
Maintenance85
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Maintenance Mode still maintained?
Yes. Last release 3 Aug 2026, 5 releases in the last 24 months. 3 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Maintenance Mode, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer helderk since Nov 2020. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Maintenance Mode removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Maintenance Mode safe?
2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.0.2). Not on the exploited list. 22 Apr 2024 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Maintenance Mode update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.2.1. No one-star spike after it. 3 Aug 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master25 Nov 2020 to 25 Nov 2020, 1 commits
helderk25 Nov 2020 to 3 Aug 2026, 44 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2020.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
5
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Maintenance Mode
Q1 202412
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20254
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 3 Aug 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.6.

Rating distribution
5 star12
4 star1
3 star0
2 star0
1 star1

Security record

2 vulnerabilities on record, all patched (latest fixed in 3.0.2).

Show 2 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
22 Apr 2024Maintenance Mode by helderk <= 3.0.1 - Unauthenticated IP Spoofing5.3<= 3.0.13.0.2n/a
4 Mar 2024Maintenance Mode <= 3.0.1 - Information Exposure5.3<= 3.0.13.0.2n/a

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 3.2.1 (security).

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

8,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Maintenance Mode
4 May 202653
11 May 2026197
18 May 2026146
25 May 2026132
1 Jun 2026136
8 Jun 2026118
15 Jun 2026127
22 Jun 2026102
29 Jun 2026105
6 Jul 2026117
13 Jul 2026103
20 Jul 2026148
27 Jul 2026131
3 Aug 20263,585
10 Aug 2026652
17 Aug 2026560
24 Aug 2026516
31 Aug 2026453
7 Sep 2026413
14 Sep 2026409
21 Sep 2026452
28 Sep 2026391
5 Oct 2026362
12 Oct 2026290
19 Oct 2026667
26 Oct 2026455
2 Nov 202655

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 9% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

LightStartScore 97 · 400,000+Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode PageScore 97 · 10,000+Under Construction, Coming SoonScore 96 · 10,000+

Facts

Version3.2.1
Authorhelderk
Added25 Nov 2020
Last updated3 Aug 2026
Active installs8,000+
Requires WordPress6.2
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP7.4
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > URL Redirects & 301 Management
Tagsredirect, developer, coming soon, maintenance, under construction

Questions

Is Maintenance Mode still maintained?

Yes. Last release 3 Aug 2026, 5 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Maintenance Mode, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer helderk since Nov 2020.

Was Maintenance Mode removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Maintenance Mode safe?

2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 3.0.2). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Maintenance Mode update safe to install?

No ownership change before 3.2.1. No one-star spike after it.

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