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StackMime Maintenance Free · GPL

An SEO-safe WordPress maintenance mode plugin that tells the truth.

Put up a clean “back very soon” or “coming soon” page while you work, without hurting your rankings. Then check what a logged-out visitor really gets, so a cache can’t quietly show the wrong thing.

Free download coming soonRead the docs
  • Off until you switch it on
  • Login always reachable
  • No external requests
01Features

More than a page. The right signal to Google.

Most maintenance plugins only show a page. This one also tells search engines the right thing and clears your caches.

  • 503With Retry-After
  • 200 + noindexComing soon mode
  • Live checkWhat visitors really get
  • 8 cachesCleared when you switch
StackMime Maintenance settings with mode, page content and preview buttons
Set up, preview, switch on Mode, wording, contact buttons and who keeps seeing the real site.
A dark maintenance page made with StackMime Maintenance
The page visitors see A clean page with a real 503 status, so search engines come back later.
A light maintenance page made with StackMime Maintenance
Light or dark Choose the style, your accent colour and logo. Contact buttons work on any screen.
02Free vs Pro

Free is complete. Pro goes further.

The free plugin handles maintenance and launches safely. Pro adds automation and private previews for planned work.

StackMime Maintenance: features in Free and Pro
Feature Free Pro Coming soon
The page
Maintenance (503) and coming soon (200 + noindex) Included Included
Dark and light styles, accent and logo Included Included
Contact buttons and a second language Included Included
More page designs Not included Included
A countdown timer Not included Included
Control
Visitor check and automatic cache clearing Included Included
Choose who sees the real site Included Included
Schedule maintenance to start and end on its own Not included Included
IP allow-list and secret preview links Not included Included
Help
Documentation and getting-started guide Included Included
Priority email support Not included Included

Pro is a separate add-on that installs alongside the free plugin. Planned Pro features may be refined before launch; this table is updated when they ship.

03Maintenance Pro

StackMime Maintenance Pro

For planned work: set it, share a private preview, and let it switch itself off.

  • Schedule maintenance to start and end on its own
  • A countdown timer
  • An IP allow-list and secret preview links
  • More page designs
  • Priority email support
  • 1 site For your own business website. $9/ year Per year · on sale soon
  • 5 sites For freelancers and small studios with a few client sites. $29/ year Per year · on sale soon
  • Unlimited sites For agencies that build and look after many sites. $59/ year Per year · on sale soon
Coming soon

Get one email when Maintenance Pro goes on sale

One email when it’s on sale. Tick any other add-ons you’d like to hear about too, or save with All Pro.

  • Updates and support for the licence term
  • Local and staging sites don't count
  • Keys, downloads and invoices in your account
  • 14 days to ask for a refund
Which add-ons?

We use your email only for this launch message.

04Details

Requirements and changelog.

Requirements

  • Keep maintenance to hours, not days
  • With a CDN such as Cloudflare, purge it there too
Read the documentation Plugin terms

External services

None. StackMime Maintenance doesn’t connect to any outside service, and loads no fonts or scripts from other servers.

The Check what visitors get button sends one request from your server to your own home page, to read the status code.

Changelog

  1. 1.2.1
    • New: a Getting started guide with set-up steps, tips and answers, and a one-time welcome notice after a fresh install.
  2. 1.2.0
    • New: coming soon mode (HTTP 200 with noindex)
    • New: a redesigned settings screen, light and dark styles, accent colour and logo picker
    • New: any second language, and a choice of who sees the real site
    • Changed: off when the plugin is activated, with no business details pre-filled
  3. 1.1.1
    • Visitor check with cache detection.
  4. 1.0.0
    • First release.
Questions

StackMime Maintenance, answered.

Still unsure? Email info@stackmime.com and a person replies within one working day.

Message us on WhatsApp

Not if it’s short. The page is sent with HTTP 503 and Retry-After, which tells search engines the site is briefly unavailable and to come back later. Keep maintenance to hours, not days.

Click Check what visitors get. If a page cache or CDN answers before WordPress, purge it there (for Cloudflare: Caching → Purge Everything).

Use Preview, or open the site in a private browser window. While you’re logged in you always see the real site.

You can always log in at /wp-login.php. You can also deactivate the plugin by renaming its folder over FTP.

Maintenance is for a live site that is briefly down: it keeps your rankings. Coming soon is for a new site before launch: it keeps the page out of Google.

Yes. Choose a second language: addresses like /fr/ get that version, with a language switch.

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