Under Construction

Description

Create an Under Construction Page, Maintenance Mode Page, Coming Soon Page or a Landing Page that takes less than a minute to install & configure. Under Construction won’t waste your time! It’s simple, fast, efficient & user-friendly with great templates users love. Under Construction uses Bunny Fonts for GDPR compatibility.

PRO version offers more than 50 extra features and options including the drag&drop builder, over a million hi-res searchable images, 300+ templates, affiliate&traffic tracking, advanced access control, MailChimp, Zapier & universal autoresponder integration, white-label license mode and priority support. Find out more on the official plugin site.

A simple, no-nonsense under construction plugin for all those situations when you have to hide the site behind an Under Construction page for a while. Live examples are available on the Under Construction website. Give us a shout on Twitter @WebFactoryLtd or check out the video.

Thanks to our partnership with Weglot, UCP is fully multilanguage ready and you can instantly translate your under construction page to 100+ languages with one click.

If you’re having problems with SSL or HTTPS try our free WP Force SSL plugin. It’s a great plugin to enable SSL and fix SSL issues.

Options

  • Under construction mode – on / off
  • Automatic End date & time – automatically disable under construction mode on a set date
  • Google Analytics Tracking ID – enable tracking via Google Analytics
  • Theme – test all available themes (200+)
  • Custom CSS – adjust any part of the page to fit your needs
  • Title – page title, for SEO
  • Description – page description, for SEO
  • Headline – main headline/title
  • Content – anything you need to display
  • Optin box, optin popup – collect leads and emails and sync with MailChimp and other autoresponders
  • Login Button – show a discrete link to the login form, or WP admin if you’re logged in
  • Social icons/links – new ones are added with every update; let us know if we missed your favorite ones
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • LinkedIn
    • YouTube
    • Vimeo
    • Pinterest
    • Dribbble
    • Behance
    • Instagram
    • Email
    • Phone
    • Skype
    • Telegram
    • WhatsApp
    • Tumblr
    • VK
  • Whitelisted User Roles – user roles who see the site, instead of under construction page
  • Whitelisted Users – users who see the site, instead of under construction page

Under Construction Page is compatible with the following caching plugins: W3 Total Cache, WP Super Cache, Endurance Page Cache, SiteGround SuperCacher, WP Fastest Cache, Swift Performance Cache, WP Rocket, Cache Enabler, and Hummingbird cache.

What are others saying about the Under Construction Page plugin

  • WHSR wrote an in-depth guide on how to “Grow Your Blog Before It Is Born” featuring Under Construction Page
  • John Fraskos from Codestag says it’s “very friendly and easy to use”
  • WP Pluginsify wrote a review
  • Erik from NoPassiveIncome points out: “plugin is so easy and quick to use”
  • Planet WP gave it 5/5 stars
  • FirstSiteGuide says: “a perfect choice”
  • WPblog wrote a review as well
  • WP TopDog had Daniel explain how to use the Under Construction Page

GDPR Compatibility
We are not lawyers. Please do not take any of the following as legal advice.
Under Construction plugin uses Bunny Fonts on the front end, and in the admin. Usage of the Google Analytics service is optional. No other resources are loaded from or shared with 3rd parties. Opting to use Bunny Fonts and/or Google Analytics will result in data sharing/tracking as described in their terms of service.
If you opt to activate your PRO license in the plugin admin, some data will be shared with WebFactory Ltd; that’s clearly noted below the license activation form.

Screenshots

  • Build an under construction page in less than a minute with over 30 themes
  • Under Construction Text theme
  • Mad Designer theme
  • Plain Text theme
  • Under Construction theme
  • Things Went Dark theme
  • Forklift at Work theme
  • Cyber Chick theme
  • Rocket Launch theme
  • Loader at Work theme
  • Cyber Chick Dark theme
  • Safe theme
  • People at Work theme
  • Windmill theme
  • Sad Site theme
  • Lighthouse
  • Hot Air Balloon
  • People at Work #2 theme
  • Rocket Launch #2 theme
  • Light Bulb theme
  • Ambulance theme
  • Laptop theme
  • Puzzles theme contributed by Ralf Biester
  • Internet of Things
  • Setup theme
  • Stop theme
  • Clock theme
  • Bulldozer theme
  • Christmas theme
  • Hard Worker theme
  • Temporarily Closed theme
  • Dumper Truck theme
  • 000webhost theme
  • Work Desk theme
  • Research theme
  • Main settings
  • Design settings
  • Content settings
  • Access settings
  • Support

Installation

Follow the usual routine;

  1. Open WordPress admin, go to Plugins, click Add New
  2. Enter “under construction page” in search and hit Enter
  3. Plugin will show up as the first on the list, click “Install Now”
  4. Activate & open plugin’s settings page located under the Settings menu

Or if needed, upload manually;

  1. Download the plugin.
  2. Unzip it and upload to /wp-content/plugins/
  3. Open WordPress admin – Plugins and click “Activate” next to the plugin
  4. Activate & open plugin’s settings page located under the Settings menu

FAQ

Who is this plugin for?

For anyone who wants to display a under construction / maintenance page while they’re doing work on their site.

Will this plugin slow my site down?

Absolutely not.

Will it work on my theme?

Sure! Under construction works 100% with all themes.

Will it work with my plugins?

Sure! It works 100% with all plugins.

What changes will it make to my site?

None. Once you disable the under construction page your site will function as it did before.

It’s not working!!! Arrrrrrrrr

We did our very best to make Under Construction compatible with all plugins and themes, but problems can still happen. No worries, head over to the support forum open a new thread, and we’ll help you ASAP.

How can I work on my site while under construction mode is enabled?

Make sure your user role (probably admin) is selected under Access – Whitelisted User Roles option and open the site while logged in.

How can I log in / access WordPress admin after under construction mode has been enabled?

Enable the Login Button option (found in Content tab), and a login link will be shown in the lower right corner of the under construction page.

How do I add my logo to the page?

Head over to the Content tab and click “Add Media”. Upload/select the logo, position it as you see fit and add other content.

I’ve made changes to UCP, but they are not visible. What do I do?

Click “Save Changes” one more time. Open your site and force refresh browser cache (Ctrl or Shift + F5). If that doesn’t help it means you have a caching plugin installed. Purge/delete cache in that plugin or disable it.

How can I get more designs? Where do I download them?

We update the plugin every 7-10 days and each update comes with at least one new theme/design. There is no other way to get more designs nor a place to download them.

How can I edit designs?

There is an option to add custom CSS. If you want more than that you will have to edit the source files located in /under-construction-page/themes/.

I have disabled UCP but the under construction page is still visible. How do I remove it?

Open your site and force refresh browser cache (Ctrl or Shift + F5). If that doesn’t help it means you have a caching plugin installed. Purge/delete cache in that plugin or disable it. If that fails too contact your hosting provider and ask them to empty the site cache for you.

Is UCP compatible with caching plugins?

UCP is compatible with all caching plugins. However, please note that we automatically empty cache when UCP status is changed only for the following plugins: W3 Total Cache, WP Super Cache, Endurance Page Cache, SiteGround SuperCacher and WP Fastest Cache.

How can I report security bugs?

You can report security bugs through the Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program. The Patchstack team help validate, triage and handle any security vulnerabilities. Report a security vulnerability.

Reviews

Ògún 26, 2024
I normally don’t leave such harsh reviews but man! is this bad. I make sites for a living so I take this very seriously. I made the mistake of buying the lifetime license (oh my god) and let me give you a crash course of my experience on working over approximately 20 sites this last year: 1- Design breaking inside the page when enabling the plugin (there is a bug when interacting with Elements in Generatepress Pro). Imagine the implications: clients complaining about design magically looking different, etc… A definite red flag that has a very random behavior (sometimes it breaks, sometimes it doesn’t, just like that). 2- Cookie notice popping up in front of the “Under construction” page -instead of hiding it- (you’ll find the same issue if you use CookieYes plugin)3- I asked support to review all these issues… and let me tell you, support sucks, the worst I had in a paid plugin. You know the kind of perdon that “kind of” reads whatever you send him and then they half-answer you with lies? well, his response was: “this is a third party plugin issue”… YES… of course, a third party plugin that crushes with your crappy old code. 4- Also, check the changelog (one or two updates per year, that already tells you a lot about the work put behind). All in all, don’t make my mistake. This is what I did: Switch to CMP (Coming Soon & Maintenance Plugin) that is FREE (with no PRO or paid version). Once installed, it automatically solved all the issues with Generatepress and CookieYes from the get go. On top of that, offers way more customization and options are 10 times better. I guess that in the end, this was not a “third party plugin issue” huh Ivan? Lol
Agẹmọ 23, 2024
Tested on localhost first: most options are only in paid version, and activating the under contruction mode breaks the site with a fatal error message (“White Screen of Death”) with certain PHP 8 configurations. Don’t use this plugin!
Òkúdù 19, 2024
El plugin me ha fallado a las primeras de cambio cuando he intentado editar una cosa con Elementor. Encima, tiene muchas cosas de pago, prefieron otras opciones que al menos no te dan incompatibilidades
Igbe 3, 2024
Installed but the Settings page only accepts the older, outdated Google Universal Analytics, which Google stopped over a year ago. This plugin needs to be updated to accept the current Google Analytics. Don’t understand why something so simple can be overlooked.
Ẹrẹ́nà 9, 2024
Almost all is paid, i am sorry by i recommend another plugin with a lot of possibilities, like secret link (no pro!) : CMP CMP – Coming Soon & Maintenance Plugin
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Contributors & Developers

“Under Construction” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

“Under Construction” has been translated into 25 locales. Thank you to the translators for their contributions.

Translate “Under Construction” into your language.

Interested in development?

Browse the code, check out the SVN repository, or subscribe to the development log by RSS.

Changelog

4.01

  • 2024/07/08
  • minor security fixes

4.00

  • 2024/04/11
  • updated Google Analytics tracking code
  • fixed 2 templates so jquery is not loaded remotely

3.99

  • 2024/02/17
  • fixed some template tags getting stripped by wp_kses

3.98

  • 2024/01/29
  • fixed notice popup close button

3.97

  • 2023/02/10
  • nonce fixes; thank you Wordfence!

3.96

  • 2023/01/16
  • changes in PRO prices
  • code cleanup
  • minor compatibility fix

3.95

  • 2022/11/22
  • Google Fonts replaced with GDPR friendly Bunny Fonts

3.93

  • 2022/04/13
  • Fix for escaping HTML that shouldn’t be escaped

3.92

  • 2022/01/13
  • Google Analytics fix
  • sorry for the multiple updates 🙁

3.91

  • 2022/01/12
  • fix for Weglot integration

3.90

  • 2022/01/05
  • security fixes
  • added ad for our WP Force SSL plugin

3.89

  • 2021/07/23
  • bug fix for Weglot

3.88

  • 2021/02/20
  • 500,000 installations hit on 2021/01/31
  • added support for Cache Enabler plugin

3.87

  • 2021/01/30
  • removed promo for WF plugins

3.86

  • 2021/01/20
  • security fixes
  • added quick links button

3.85

  • 2021/01/13
  • removed Google+
  • removed WP 301 Redirects promo campaign

3.83

  • 2020/10/27
  • removed automatic PRO license activation

3.82

  • 2020/10/01
  • minor fixes
  • added promo for WP 301 Redirects

3.81

  • 2020/08/20
  • bug fixes

3.80

  • 2020/06/17
  • more cache handling improvements
  • stripped HTML from page title and description

3.75

  • 2020/04/15
  • better cache handling

3.70

  • 2020/03/27
  • minor bug fixes
  • removed Security Ninja ads
  • 400,000 installations hit on 2019-12-06
  • for older changelog entries please refer to https://underconstructionpage.com/old-changelog.txt