Description
Lite Maintenance Mode allows you to quickly enable a professional “Coming Soon” or “Under Maintenance” page. With its new version 1.0.3, the plugin now features a premium-looking admin dashboard and expanded customization options.
Administrators can continue to browse the live site while visitors see a beautiful, responsive maintenance page.
Key Features:
* New Premium Admin UI: Modern, tab-based settings panel inspired by high-end design.
* Social Media Integration: Connect with your audience via Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and WhatsApp.
* Favicon Support: Upload a custom favicon specifically for your maintenance page.
* SEO Friendly: Automatically sends a 503 Service Unavailable header to protect your search rankings.
* Full Customization: Control headings, subheadings, messages, and background/logo images.
Features
- Modern sidebar navigation in the admin panel.
- Toggle switch to enable/disable maintenance mode instantly.
- Custom Favicon option for professional branding.
- Social Media icons support (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Twitter).
- Glassmorphism effect on the maintenance page.
- Fully responsive and lightweight (No performance lag).
License
This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later.
Screenshots
New Modern admin dashboard with sidebar navigation. 
Dashboard. 
Logo & Background. 
Settings 
Social Profile
Installation
- Go to Plugins > Add New in your WordPress dashboard.
- Search for Lite Maintenance Mode.
- Install and activate the plugin.
- Go to the new Maintenance menu in your admin dashboard to configure your page.
FAQ
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Who can see the site when maintenance mode is on?
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Only administrators with
manage_optionscapability can see the live site. All other roles and guests will see the maintenance page. -
Will it affect my site’s SEO?
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No. The plugin informs search engines that the downtime is temporary using
503 Service UnavailableandRetry-Afterheaders. -
Navigate to the Social Profile tab in the plugin settings and enter your URLs.
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Can I use a custom Favicon?
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Yes! Under the Logo & Background tab, you can upload a specific icon for the maintenance page.
Reviews
Contributors & Developers
“Lite Maintenance Mode” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
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Interested in development?
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Changelog
1.0.3
- NEW: Completely redesigned Admin UI based on Figma designs for a better user experience.
- NEW: Added Social Media profile options (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Twitter).
- NEW: Added Favicon upload support for the maintenance page.
- FIX: Improved tab switching logic using localStorage to prevent redirecting to the dashboard tab after saving changes.
- FIX: Added cache-busting for Favicons to ensure immediate updates.
- IMPROVEMENT: Added copyright footer section on the maintenance page.
1.0.2
- FIX: Refactored code to use standard WordPress functions.
- FIX: Removed inline CSS to comply with WordPress.org guidelines.
1.0.1
- Initial release.