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Smart Maintenance Mode

by brijeshk89 · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Avoid1 Critical2 Warnings

Avoid: vulnerability published 25 Apr 2024 still has no fix after 14 days.

39/ 100 Canary Score

Capped at 39: a vulnerability has no patch.

Sub-scores for Smart Maintenance Mode
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security25
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Smart Maintenance Mode still maintained?
No. Last release 16 Apr 2025, over 1 year ago. 16 Apr 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns Smart Maintenance Mode, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer brijeshk89 since Apr 2014. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Smart Maintenance Mode removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Smart Maintenance Mode safe?
No. 1 known vulnerability has no fix in the current version. 25 Mar 2025 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Smart Maintenance Mode update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.5.3. No one-star spike after it. 13 Apr 2025 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • CriticalSEC-2Vulnerability published 25 Apr 2024 still has no fix after 14 days. Disable or replace the plugin. No fix has been released.9 May 2024Evidence
  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 18 months (last release 16 Apr 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.16 Apr 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
brijeshk8921 Apr 2014 to 16 Apr 2025, 67 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2014.

Maintenance

Last release
19 months ago
Releases, 24 months
4
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Smart Maintenance Mode
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20253
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 16 Apr 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.2.

Rating distribution
5 star7
4 star1
3 star1
2 star0
1 star6

Security record

3 vulnerabilities in 24 months (4 on record), 1 with no fix in the current version.

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
25 Apr 2024Smart Maintenance Mode <= 1.5.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery4.3<= 1.5.3No fixn/a
Show 3 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
25 Mar 2025Smart Maintenance Mode <= 1.5.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via setstatus Parameter6.1<= 1.5.21.5.319
3 Mar 2025Smart Maintenance Mode <= 1.5.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 1.5.11.5.2Patched before disclosure
3 Mar 2025Smart Maintenance Mode <= 1.5.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 1.5.11.5.2Patched before disclosure

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

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Smart Maintenance Mode
4 May 202625
11 May 202635
18 May 202632
25 May 202646
1 Jun 202638
8 Jun 202653
15 Jun 202626
22 Jun 202630
29 Jun 202629
6 Jul 202633
13 Jul 202623
20 Jul 202649
27 Jul 202655
3 Aug 202659
10 Aug 202652
17 Aug 202648
24 Aug 202640
31 Aug 202649
7 Sep 202641
14 Sep 202686
21 Sep 202667
28 Sep 202669
5 Oct 202655
12 Oct 202656
19 Oct 2026101
26 Oct 202696
2 Nov 202615

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 38% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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

LightStartScore 93 · 400,000+Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode PageScore 93 · 10,000+Under Construction, Coming SoonScore 92 · 10,000+MaintenanceScore 90 · 1,000,000+Minimal Coming SoonScore 90 · 100,000+

Facts

Version1.5.3
Authorbrijeshk89
Added21 Apr 2014
Last updated16 Apr 2025
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress3.0
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHPnot stated
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Maintenance Mode
Tagsip, allow ip, customize, maintenance mode, smart maintenance mode

Other plugins by this author: IP Based Login, WP Health Check, Switch Pages, WP Secure Login

Questions

Is Smart Maintenance Mode still maintained?

No. Last release 16 Apr 2025, over 1 year ago.

Who owns Smart Maintenance Mode, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer brijeshk89 since Apr 2014.

Was Smart Maintenance Mode removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Smart Maintenance Mode safe?

No. 1 known vulnerability has no fix in the current version.

Is the latest Smart Maintenance Mode update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.5.3. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue