Under Construction

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Directory rank vs rivals

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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 · 29% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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1. ★★★★★ bambi26

   7mo ago

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

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2. ★★★★★ sendgo

   7mo 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

   8mo 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

   10mo 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

   12mo 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

   12mo ago

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

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7. ★★★★★ Nicu Danciu

   1.2y 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

   1.3y 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

4 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. 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 ('Path Traversal') Affects <= 5.76 Patched in 5.81
2. 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 (CSRF) Affects <= 3.96 Patched in 3.97
3. 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 (CSRF) Affects <= 3.96 Patched in 3.97
4. Medium · 5.5 Under Construction <= 3.85 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2021-01-20 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.85 Patched in 3.86

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

Translated into 46 languages, 24 at 90% or more

Plus 22 more locales with partial translations.

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

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).

• Siteready Coming Soon Under Construction 4K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B
• Super Easy Maintenance Mode – Coming Soon & Under Construction 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B
• CMP – Coming Soon & Maintenance Plugin by NiteoThemes 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Minimal Coming Soon – Coming Soon Page 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• Maintenance Page 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
• Coming Soon Page & Maintenance Mode 3K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags C

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Under Construction: 600K+ active installs, 4.8★ (1,285 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/under-construction-page