Title: Pavel Silinskii Maintenance Mode Author: pavelsilinskii Published: November 5, 2026 Last modified: November 5, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/pavel-silinskii-maintenance-mode/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev =3786370) # Pavel Silinskii Maintenance Mode By [pavelsilinskii](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pavelsilinskii/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/pavel-silinskii-maintenance-mode.1.0.0.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/pavel-silinskii-maintenance-mode/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/pavel-silinskii-maintenance-mode/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/pavel-silinskii-maintenance-mode/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/pavel-silinskii-maintenance-mode/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/pavel-silinskii-maintenance-mode/) ## Description Pavel Silinskii Maintenance Mode is built for developers and agencies who deploy WordPress sites from scripts and CI/CD pipelines. Wrap your deploy in two commands: ``` wp psmm on --for=15m # git pull, composer install, wp core update-db ... wp psmm off ``` If the deploy script fails halfway, the site comes back by itself when the timeout ends — no more sites left in maintenance overnight. Why not core `wp maintenance-mode`? Core’s mode locks out everyone, administrators included, shows a plain “Briefly unavailable” message, and has a fixed 10-minute window. This plugin: * Serves a branded page with HTTP 503 and a Retry-After header matching your timeout * Keeps the site available to administrators, chosen roles, whitelisted IPs and bypass-link holders, so you can check the deploy before visitors do * Lets you choose the timeout per deploy: 90s, 15m, 2h, 1h30m * Never blocks wp-admin, login, the REST API, AJAX, cron or WP-CLI itself WP-CLI commands: * `wp psmm on [--for=]` — enable, optionally with an automatic timeout * `wp psmm off` — disable * `wp psmm status [--format=table|json|yaml]` — state, end time and bypass link * `wp psmm is-active` — exit code 0 when active, 1 otherwise, for use in scripts Also works without the command line, from Settings Maintenance Mode: * Expected end date with a live countdown and optional auto-disable * Customizable title, message, logo, background and text colors * Secret bypass link for clients and testers (valid for 7 days, revocable) * Preview button and a red “Maintenance Mode: ON” admin bar indicator * Theme override via psmm-maintenance.php * No external scripts — no CDN, no tracking ## Installation 1. Upload plugin files to /wp-content/plugins/pavel-silinskii-maintenance-mode/ 2. Activate through the Plugins screen. 3. Go to Settings Maintenance Mode to customize the page. 4. Enable maintenance mode there, or run `wp psmm on --for=15m` from your deploy script. ## FAQ ### What happens if my deploy script fails before `wp psmm off`? With `--for`, maintenance mode turns off by itself when the timeout ends. Without it, the mode stays on until you turn it off. ### Will maintenance mode hurt my SEO? No. The page is served with HTTP status 503 and a Retry-After header, which tells search engines the outage is temporary and when to come back. ### I enabled maintenance mode but I still see my site. Administrators always see the live site. Use the “Preview maintenance page” button or open the site in a private window. ### Visitors still see the live site. A page cache (plugin, server or CDN) may be serving cached pages. Purge the cache after enabling maintenance mode. ### How do I give a client access without an account? Copy the secret bypass link from the Access section, or run `wp psmm status`. Clear the key and save to revoke all shared links. ### Can I use my own template? Yes. Copy templates/maintenance.php to your theme as psmm-maintenance.php, or use the psmm_template filter. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Pavel Silinskii Maintenance Mode” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ pavelsilinskii ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pavelsilinskii/) [Translate “Pavel Silinskii Maintenance Mode” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/pavel-silinskii-maintenance-mode) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pavel-silinskii-maintenance-mode/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/pavel-silinskii-maintenance-mode/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/pavel-silinskii-maintenance-mode/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/pavel-silinskii-maintenance-mode/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.0 * Initial release ## Meta * Version **1.0.0** * Last updated **11 hours ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 5.9 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.1.4** * PHP version ** 8.0 or higher ** * Tags * [503](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/503/)[deployment](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/deployment/) [maintenance](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/maintenance/)[maintenance mode](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/maintenance-mode/) [wp-cli](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/wp-cli/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/pavel-silinskii-maintenance-mode/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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