Planned Outage for Block Themes vs Slim Maintenance Mode
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Slim Maintenance Mode ranks #1,694 on the popular list; Planned Outage for Block Themes is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Slim Maintenance Mode has the largest install base, roughly 1000× the next: 10K+ active installs against 10+ for Planned Outage for Block Themes. Downloads this week: Slim Maintenance Mode 3,630 and Planned Outage for Block Themes 17. Ratings: Planned Outage for Block Themes 5★ from 2 and Slim Maintenance Mode 5★ from 63 reviews.
| Metric | Planned Outage for Block Themes | Slim Maintenance Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | outside top 500 | #1,694 ▲ 34 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 17 | 3,630 |
| Rating | 5★ (2) | 5★ (63) |
| Last updated | Jul 14, 2026 | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.4.0 | 1.4.6 |
| Best rank on record | #29,996 | #1,688 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jan 2026 | Nov 2014 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Planned Outage for Block Themes or Slim Maintenance Mode?
By active installs, Slim Maintenance Mode: 10K+ sites run it against 10+ for Planned Outage for Block Themes, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 28, 2026.
Are Planned Outage for Block Themes or Slim Maintenance Mode alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.