Under Construction

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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.

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.

448 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 356 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).

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. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 15 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ bambi26

   9mo ago

   not protecting anything, the homepage is very much visible after enabling this pluginDon’t use!

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2. ★★★★★ sendgo

   9mo ago

   Simple enough to quickly choose a template and enable the ‘under construction’ page. Pro version has better templates but the free version works well too.

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3. ★★★★★ ahlaboulette

   10mo ago

   Super plugin, léger, simple à l’utilisation, fait le taf pour tous mes sites en preprod, stagin, test, maintenance, et j’en passe, utilisé depuis un peu plus d’un an, jamais été ennuyé, vraiment merci !

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4. ★★★★★ valetparkingdubai

   1.0y ago

   Never seen such beautiful websites in the category of cars and valet parking. As a part of 1st Class Valet parking company in Dubai, I must say all the web templates that are associated with hospitality, Dubai and cars are beautiful.

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5. ★★★★★ matematikbitmistir

   1.2y ago

   <font dir=”auto” style=”vertical-align: inherit;”><font dir=”auto” style=”vertical-align: inherit;”>matematikbitmistir.com Websitem için kullandım ve harika bir deneyimdi.</font></font>

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6. ★★★★★ what1

   1.2y ago

   Plugin is great, fast and easy install and setup, works as it should. Thanks!

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7. ★★★★★ Nicu Danciu

   1.4y ago

   Too many settings to setup a single Under Construction Page. Almost everybody needs a simple setup with one click and one row of text, but here you need to include or exclude list of people. No, these is not what we need.

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8. ★★★★★ sekirk

   1.5y ago

   Just a great plugin, does the job well without much fuss.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 5.81 2026/07/12 Synced version number with the pro version 5.81
2. — Version 4.05 2026/04/07 Minor fixes 4.05
3. — Version 4.04 2026/02/11 RTL layout fix 4.04
4. — Version 4.03 2025/08/10 expanded list of allowed CSS properties in Custom CSS 4.03
5. — Version 4.02 2025/02/10 fixed !doctype missing added robots meta tag minor security fixes 4.02
6. — Version 4.01 2024/07/08 minor security fixes 4.01

All 5 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (5.83). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched High · 7.2 Under Construction <= 5.82 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2026-09-02 CVE-2026-81295 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 5.82 Patched in 5.83
2. Patched Medium · 6.5 UnderConstructionPage PRO <= 5.76 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read via template_thumbnail Parameter ↗
   2026-07-10 CVE-2026-11426 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 5.76 Patched in 5.81
3. Patched Medium · 4.3 Under Construction <= 3.96 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via admin_action_ucp_dismiss_notice ↗
   2023-02-10 CVE-2023-0831 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 3.96 Patched in 3.97
4. Patched Medium · 4.3 Under Construction <= 3.96 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via admin_action_install_weglot ↗
   2023-02-10 CVE-2023-0832 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 3.96 Patched in 3.97
5. Patched Medium · 5.5 Under Construction <= 3.85 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2021-01-20 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.85 Patched in 3.86

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 48 languages, 27 at 90% or more

Plus 24 more locales with partial translations.

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

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-07-31 700K+ → 600K+ down after 2 days in tier
2. 2025-07-29 600K+ → 700K+ up after 3 days in tier
3. 2025-07-26 700K+ → 600K+ down after 515 days in tier
4. 2024-02-27 600K+ → 700K+ up after 511 days in tier
5. 2022-10-04 100K+ → 600K+ up after 1881 days in tier
6. 2017-08-10 90K+ → 100K+ up after 31 days in tier
7. 2017-07-10 70K+ → 90K+ up after 37 days in tier
8. 2017-06-03 60K+ → 70K+ up after 59 days in tier

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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Under Construction: 600K+ active installs, 4.8★ (1,285 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/under-construction-page