Ultimate Under Construction

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.

Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.

wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.

3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 94% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 8 months ago; the previous band took 22 months to cross, which places it about 64% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ kash1990

   10.6y ago

   I don’t know why people are rating it low but I love this plugin, it works perfectly all the time. and the best thing is you can put any html code you want.

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2. ★★★★★ PrismaPhonic

   11.1y ago

   This plugin will re-active itself and make your web page grey. de-activating it did not fix it. I had to de-activate and then delete the plugin entirely.

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3. ★★★★★ holyonfire

   11.4y ago

   I can type my message in the HTML box, but it was supposed to have options for making my “away” page look good. They were there on the first run, but I after the first save, they disappeared.

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4. ★★★★★ QBD Solutions

   11.6y ago

   It provides this nice error message too: AG Custom Admin caught a JavaScript error on this site: ___________________________________________________ ReferenceError: assignment to undeclared variable background_color source:…wp-content/plugins/ultimate-under-construction/includes/js/uuc-script.js?ver=1.1 line:10 ___________________________________________________ This error prevents AG Custom Admin plugin to work properly. To fix this, please navigate to the link above in your browser and open the source of that page (right click -> view page source) and find the line in code where it fails. In most cases this error should be fixed there. As an alternative solution, you could analyse the link above to find the plugin/theme where it was thrown. You can try to disable it or to report this error to their support. If you’re unable to fix this issue by yourself, you can also report it to AGCA support. Please select the content of the error first and press Ctrl+C(Win) or Cmd+C(Mac). Confirm this message to redirect to AGCA support page, or press Cancel to exit. Unfortunately, I’m pushed for time at the minute but I’ll probably try the plugin again at some point and give a new review.

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5. ★★★★★ zachattack7731

   11.7y ago

   I installed this plugin and it broke the front page on my website, I could see my favicon and that was about it. Deactivated this plugin and it all worked again. There are no other plugins arguing with the entry point and I’m using a WooCommerce theme (Wootique).

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6. ★★★★★ subfight

   11.8y ago

   My site is slower when this plugin is activated and the problem comes from this page: /wp-content/plugins/ultimate-under-construction/includes/js/flipclock.min.js

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7. ★★★★★ laptopleon

   12.0y ago

   The plugin is named ‘Ulimate Under Construction page’ in the wordpress plugin list. You might want to add a t. The browser console gives several errors if you are logged in as admin, that seem to be caused by the count-down-clock code, even if you don’t have the countdown clock on. For the rest it works fine!

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8. ★★★★★ indirectdesign

   12.0y ago

   Like many WP site builders, I used to use Maintenance-Mode by Michael Wöhrer for my holding/maintenance/coming soon pages. Now it’s no longer supported, I searched in vain for a similar plugin that would allow the use of a distinct, fully-coded, custom html page instead of a range of pre-designed options. THIS IS IT!! This is a super simple, really effective plugin. You can either choose a pre-coded page with fields for page background, title, message and a countdown timer, or your own html – where you can enter code for an entire html page of your own design (the plugin treats the custom html block as if it is in the root directory, so put your images there and it will work). This is great news, and fills a huge gap in the market left by the demise of Maintenance-Mode. It’s the only such plugin I have found. Many thanks indeed!

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The 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.9.5). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched Medium · 4.4 Ultimate Under Construction <= 1.9.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-04-30 CVE-2024-33943 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.9.3 Patched in 1.9.4

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.6.2

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-03-04 2K+ → 1K+ down after 672 days in tier
2. 2024-05-01 3K+ → 2K+ down after 520 days in tier
3. 2022-11-28 4K+ → 3K+ down after 468 days in tier
4. 2021-08-17 7K+ → 4K+ down after 636 days in tier
5. 2019-11-20 10K+ → 7K+ down

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

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Ultimate Under Construction: 1K+ active installs, 3.1★ (15 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/ultimate-under-construction