WP Maintenance PRO is the paid edition of the Maintenance plugin. It lets WordPress administrators prepare a temporary page for site work, a launch announcement, or a focused message, then configure how visitors reach the website while that page is active.

Build the page from a theme

Choose from more than 200 PRO themes, then add a logo, background image, and custom text. Backstretch provides a full-screen background option, and a blur effect is available. Configure font, icon, and background colors, and edit the title, headline, and main text to fit the notice.

Set access and site response

Frontend login lets selected users access the site during maintenance. Administrators can use their usual WordPress administrator access or create another WordPress visitor. The admin bar shows maintenance status, and selected pages can be excluded from maintenance mode.

You can enable or disable the 503 Service Temporarily Unavailable response. The add-on states that when this option is enabled, the site will not be visible to search engines while maintenance mode is active.

Support for popular caching extensions is included. The mtnc_load_maintenance_page_for_this_user filter lets developers modify who sees the maintenance page.

Analytics and external services

Google Analytics support is available for the temporary page. The plugin uses Bunny Fonts. Its privacy note says that when neither Bunny Fonts nor Google Analytics is used, no resources are loaded or shared with third parties and nothing is tracked. Using either service can involve data sharing or tracking under its terms of service.

Configure a maintenance or launch page

Install the Maintenance plugin in WordPress, open its options, and use the builder to select a theme. Add branding and text, configure colors and background settings, then set access, analytics, page exclusions, and the 503 response to suit the site. For a rebuild, enable maintenance mode and allow administrator access. For a launch, use a coming soon layout. For an announcement, exclude the pages that should remain available.