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Best WordPress Plugins for Offline

11 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Offline

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for offline comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 11 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 11 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. PWA for WP Best overall 85/100
  2. 2. PWA 82/100
  3. 3. Maintenance Switch 80/100
  4. 4. Hyper PWA 78/100
  5. 5. Progressify 77/100
  6. 6. SureDonation 73/100
  7. 7. Site Offline Or Coming Soon Or Maintenance Mode 62/100
  8. 8. Super Simple Site Offline 58/100
  9. 9. Offline Content 47/100
  10. 10. Gatekeeper 46/100
  11. 11. My Maintenance Mode 39/100
1 PWA for WP
Best overall Free by Magazine3

PWA for WP

PWA plugin is bringing the power of the Progressive Web Apps to the WP & AMP to take the user experience to the next level.

4.6★
from 230 ratings
20k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
85

WPScore

Read review View on WordPress.org
2 PWA
Free by iworks (Marcin Pietrzak)

PWA

Your easy way to Progressive Web Application.

4.8★
from 26 ratings
2k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
82

WPScore

Read review View on WordPress.org
3 Maintenance Switch
Free by Fugu Design

Maintenance Switch

Customize easily and switch in one-click to (native) maintenance mode from your backend or frontend.

5★
from 12 ratings
700+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
80

WPScore

Read review View on WordPress.org
4 Hyper PWA
Free by amanstacker

Hyper PWA

Turn your WordPress site into a fast, installable Progressive Web App. Give users a seamless offline experience and native mobile app feel.

4.6★
from 9 ratings
300+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
78

WPScore

Read review View on WordPress.org
5 Progressify
Free by DaftPlug

Progressify

Turn your site into an app-like PWA with install prompts, offline use, push notifications, and more to boost engagement, repeat visits, and sales.

5★
from 4 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
77

WPScore

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6 SureDonation
Free by Brainstorm Force

SureDonation

Accept online donations with fundraising campaigns, donation forms, donor management, Stripe, PayPal, and offline payments.

2k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
73

WPScore

Read review View on WordPress.org
8 Super Simple Site Offline
Free by Rik

Super Simple Site Offline

Hide or redirect your website in an instant! The Super Simple Site Offline Plugin does exactly that and is above all easy to customize and track via Google Analytics or Google Tagmanager. Bu...

4.8★
from 18 ratings
6k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2022
58

WPScore

Read review View on WordPress.org
10 Gatekeeper
Free by jamiewilson

Gatekeeper

Gatekeeper allows administrators to take a WordPress site offline while leaving it accessible to authorized users for maintenance, testing, etc.

3.7★
from 3 ratings
200+
active installs
Updated
Oct 2017
Tested to
WP 4.8.30
46

WPScore

Read review View on WordPress.org