This plugin add a button to the admin bar for toggling the builtin maintenance mode.
One-click maintenance mode
This plugin adds a button to the admin bar for toggling the builtin maintenance mode.
Core maintenance mode
A .maintenance file is generated and copied to the WordPress installation folder when turning on the maintenance mode.
A maintenance.php file is generated and added to the wp-content folder for custom HTML code.
Your custom maintenance page will also be active during the core, plugins and themes updates.
Special Features
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set which roles can switch the maintenance mode
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set which roles can bypass the maintenance mode on the frontend
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set the entire HTML code used for the maintenance page
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preview the maintenance page before saving
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enable the theme file support, so you can create in each your themes a maintenance.php file to customize the maintenance page
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restore all default settings
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restore default HTML code
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create/delete the maintenance file in the active WP theme
Translations
- English – default, always included
- French
Screenshots
A button is added to the admin bar for simple toggling in maintenance mode.
The "Display" tab of the settings page allow you to define the entire HTML code of your maintenance page, or use a custom file in your theme.
The "Permissions" tab of the settings page allow you to define which user roles can bypass the maintenance mode (to visit the website when maintenance mode is on).
The "Behavior" tab of the settings page allow you to change the http error code returned by the maintenance page.
Can I set a counter for coming soon page?
The plugin allows you to set the entire HTML code of the maintenance page, you can implement a counter with css and js code.
Is my maintenance page HTML used during the core maintenance?
Yes, the maintenance.php file is used.
Does the plugin automatically detects the url login?
Yes.
Is it possible to customize page from my theme?
Yes, use the settings page to enable the theme file support.
ChangeLog
1.7.1
- WordPress 6.9 compatibility confirmed
- Improved WordPress Coding Standards compliance
- Global variables now properly prefixed with maintenance_switch_
- Functions renamed with correct prefix for better naming conventions
- Added backward compatibility wrappers for smooth updates
- Code quality improvements and optimizations
1.7.0
- WordPress 6.8 compatibility tested
- Enhanced security improvements
- Code modernization
1.6.0
- WordPress 6.3 compatibility tested
- PHP 8.1 compatibility improvements
- Replace deprecated wp_specialchars_decode() with htmlspecialchars_decode()
- Fix fatal error with function redeclaration in .maintenance template
- Modernize plugin for current WordPress standards
1.5.2
- Fix the preview page bug with code editor
1.5.1
- Fix the disabled code field bug
- Enqueue admin assets only on settings page
1.5.0
- Add a gitignore and gulp files
- Add the wp code editor to the page HTML setting
- Test for compatibility with WordPress 4.9
1.4.0
- Add a info link about moving to GitHub
- Test for compatibility with WordPress 4.7
1.3.8
- Adding an option for stoping to return 503 error code
1.3.7
- Fix a bug of settings initialization
1.3.6
- Fix a php in_array warning in admin display
1.3.5
- Fix a php error in the admin
1.3.4
- Fix a bug with migration of settings
1.3.3
- Fix bug with data saving
- Fix bug with HTML encoding
- Fix bug with files generation
- Fix a very persistent bug with settings migration
1.3.2
- Fix a persistent bug with settings migration
1.3.1
- Fix a PHP4 compatibility issue
- Fix a bug with settings migration
- Improve some styles
1.3.0
- Improve performances
- Implement WP Settings API
- Adding reset features
1.2.2
- Adding POT language file
- Updating language files
1.2.1
- Fix a bug with html code in preview page
- Fix a bug when delete theme file after activating it
1.2.0
- Improve the switch button appearance
- Adding Maintenance page preview
1.1.8
- Change the plugin description in admin area
1.1.7
- Adding roles management for maintenance control
- Fix a icon bug on the switch button
1.1.6
- Adding omitted translations
- Fix a bug about the HTML text config
1.1.5
- Adding French translations
- Improve the default HTML texts
1.1.4
- Fix the bug to get IP through a proxy
1.1.3
1.1.2
- Fix a deactivation bug after updates
1.1.1
- Fix a deactivation bug after updates
- Adding the status management in database
- Adding the ability to use a maintenance.php file in the theme
1.0.7
- Fix a saving bug in the settings page
1.0.6
- Fix a js bug with the “add my ip” button
1.0.5
- Fix a php syntax error in config.php
1.0.4
- Adding exceptions for IP addresses
1.0.3
- Adding automatic detection of the login url
1.0.2
1.0.1
- Fully rewritten with http://wppb.me/ boilerplate.
- Adding activate and deactivate functionalities.
- Fix switch button styles and actions from frontend.
1.0.0
- A change since the previous version.
- Another change.
1.0-alpha
- First simple implementation of the main functionality
