DevLab Maintenance Mode

DevLab Maintenance Mode lets you display a beautiful “Under Maintenance” or “Coming Soon” page to your visitors while you work on your site behind the scenes. No coding required.

Whether you’re launching a new site, performing updates, or making major changes, this plugin ensures your visitors see a professional holding page instead of broken layouts or error messages.

Why Choose DevLab Maintenance Mode?

Zero Lock-Out Risk – Maintenance mode is OFF by default. You control when it activates. Logged-in administrators always have access.

10 Stunning Templates – Not just one boring page. Choose from 10 professionally designed templates that match any brand or style.

Multiple Bypass Options – Grant access via user roles, IP addresses, or shareable secret links. Perfect for clients, team members, or testers.

SEO Done Right – Returns proper 503 status codes with Retry-After headers. Search engines understand your site is temporarily unavailable, not gone forever.

Features

• One-Click Activation – Enable or disable maintenance mode instantly
• 10 Beautiful Templates – From minimal to animated, corporate to playful
• Live Countdown Timer – Show visitors when you’ll be back (Countdown template)
• Custom Messages – Write your own text with full HTML support
• Role-Based Bypass – Let editors, authors, or any role access the site
• IP Whitelist – Always allow specific IP addresses through
• Secret Access Links – Share yoursite.com?mmbd_bypass=secret for temporary access
• Cookie-Based Sessions – Bypass visitors stay logged in for your configured duration
• Theme Override Support – Copy templates to your theme for complete customization
• Multisite Ready – Works perfectly on WordPress multisite networks
• Clean Uninstall – Removes all data when deleted, leaves no trace

Template Collection

Your maintenance page should look as good as your site. Choose from:

• Classic – Clean centered card with elegant purple gradient background
• Minimal Dark – Ultra-modern dark theme with subtle cyan accents
• Construction – Bold warning style with animated diagonal stripes
• Gradient Wave – Smooth animated wave effect for a dynamic feel
• Corporate – Professional business design with refined gold accents
• Playful – Fun and friendly with floating colorful shapes
• Neon – Cyberpunk-inspired with vibrant glow effects
• Nature – Calm organic design with gentle leaf elements
• Tech – Matrix-style digital aesthetic for tech brands
• Countdown – Includes live countdown timer to your launch date

Developer Friendly

• Override any template by copying it to your-theme/devlab-maintenance-mode/
• Minimal footprint – single database query, lightweight hooks
• Clean, documented code following WordPress coding standards
• Filters and actions for extending functionality

Perfect For

• Site launches and “Coming Soon” pages
• Scheduled maintenance windows
• Major redesigns and migrations
• WooCommerce store updates
• Development and staging sites
• Client preview access during development