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#134 by installs

LightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder

by ThemeisleVersion 2.6.25

Easy Drag & Drop Page Builder that adds a splash page to your site that it's perfect for a coming soon page, maintenance or landing page.

Active installs
400,000+
#134 of 1,000
Downloads, all time
20.6M
20,583,207
Downloads, 30 days
265.3K
147K in the last 7
Rating
4.3 / 5
874 reviews
Last updated
2 days ago
Oct 29, 2026
Version
2.6.25
80 releases

Upkeep and compatibility

Last updatedOctober 29, 2026Updated in the last 3 months
Tested up toWordPress 7.1.4Covers WordPress 7.1.4, the current release
Needs WordPress4.7 or newer
Needs PHP7.1 or newer
First publishedFebruary 26, 2010
Support, last two months2 of 2 threads resolved (100%)

Reviews

4.3 / 5 from 874 reviews

Reviews by star rating
5 stars672
4 stars40
3 stars31
2 stars18
1 star113

Downloads, last 30 days

Low 1.6K a dayHigh 94K a day

What the author says it does

Add a maintenance page to your blog that lets visitors know your blog is down for maintenance, add a coming soon page for a new website or create a landing page for an existing site. User with admin rights gets full access to the blog including the front end.

Activate the plugin and your blog is in maintenance-mode, works and only registered users with enough rights can see the front end. You can use a date with a countdown timer for visitor information or set a value and unit for information.

Also works with WordPress Multisite installs (each blog from the network has its own maintenance settings).

Features

  • Fully customizable (change colors, texts and backgrounds).
  • Subscription form (export emails to .csv file).
  • Countdown timer (remaining time).
  • Contact form (receive emails from visitors).
  • Coming soon page;
  • Landing page templates;
  • WordPress multisite;
  • Responsive design;
  • Social media icons;
  • Works with any WordPress theme;
  • SEO options;
  • Exclude URLs from maintenance;
  • Bot functionality to collect the emails in a friendly and efficient way;
  • GDPR Ready;

Bugs, technical hints or contribute

Please give us feedback, contribute and file technical bugs on GitHub Repo.

Credits

Developed by Themeisle

What’s Next

If you like this plugin, then consider checking out our other projects:

The opening of the plugin's own description. The full text, installation notes and changelog are on its WordPress.org page.

Questions the author answers

How to use plugin filters

Check out our Snippet Library.

Cache Plugin Support

WP Maintenance Mode can be unstable due to the cache plugins; we recommend deactivating any cache plugin when maintenance mode is active. If you really want to use a cache plugin, make sure you delete the entire cache after each change.

Exclude list

If you change your login url, please add the new slug (url: http://domain.com/newlogin, then you should add: newlogin) to Exclude list from plugin settings -> General Tab.

Notice: wp-cron.php is excluded by default.

How to report a security issue?

Plugin security is a core priority for us. If you identify a potential vulnerability, we ask that you disclose it responsibly.

Please follow the reporting protocols outlined on our Security Page.

Latest changelog entry

Bug Fixes

  • Compatibility with Elementor: Fixes a compatibility issue with Elementor.
  • Fixes Checkbox Styles: Fixes a styling issue with Checkbox in the wizard that makes it almost invisible on screen.

Version 2.6.11 (2024-04-18)

Screenshots

First 4 of 7, from WordPress.org.

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Where this page's numbers come from

Read from the WordPress.org plugin API on , when WordPress 7.1.4 was the current release. WordPress.org rounds active installs into buckets. These are the directory's figures, not my verdict, and I haven't tested this plugin.