Simple Maintenance Mode plugin can be easily installed to show a maintenance mode page in WordPress. It allows you to maintain your site in the backend by displaying a temporary maintenance page in the frontend. It was developed by wphowto and is currently being used on hundreds of websites.

The plugin does not require any additional configuration or setup. All you need to do is activate it and maintenance mode will be automatically enabled. It is very lightweight yet powerful. It uses the HTML5 layout which makes the maintenance mode page viewable from a mobile device.

• Clean HTML and CSS layout
• Responsive maintenance mode page
• No customizations required
• Easier to manage as the maintenance mode can be turned on by activating the plugin
• Notify the search engine crawler that the site is down for a limited period of time

For more information please visit the WordPress Maintenance Mode Plugin page.