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Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode

Name: Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode
Rating: 4.5 (44 reviews)
Author: WPBrigade

⤓ Download v2.1.2 on WordPress.org ↗

by WPBrigadeupdated 2026-03-17💎The Hidden Gem

A simple way to hide your site unless it hides you too.

HealthyGrowing

82/100

Users appreciate the easy setup but some report being locked out of their admin dashboard.

Loved30/40

Trustworthy11/15

Fair & Honest15/15

Maintained15/18

Momentum11/12

✂️

You might not need this plugin. Its core job is small enough to live in your theme's functions.php.

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add_action( 'template_redirect', function () {
    // Allow logged-in users (admins, editors, etc.) through.
    if ( is_user_logged_in() ) {
        return;
    }

    // Don't redirect the maintenance page itself (adjust slug as needed).
    if ( is_page( 'maintenance' ) ) {
        return;
    }

    wp_redirect( home_url( '/maintenance/' ) );
    exit;
} );

Keep in mind:The snippet only handles the redirect logic; the actual maintenance page, its design, SEO meta, analytics, logo, social icons, and date scheduling are not included.

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Active installs

~15,000

our estimate · wp.org shows 10k+

→ on track for 20k+in ~1 year

Rating

4.6★

44 ratings

Trend · vs a year ago

+30%

Growing fast

74 → 97 installs/day

Downloads over time

real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend

2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03

organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median

Growing fast · +30% in the last year

74/day a year ago→97/day today

Reviews

what people actually say

Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode is widely praised for its ease of use, quick setup, and design customization, but a few users report critical issues such as inability to log in as admin while active and the plugin persisting after deactivation.

What people like

+Easy to use and simple to set up×9
+Customizable design options (background image, logo, text)×2
+Quick installation and configuration×2

Common complaints

−No way to log in as admin while the plugin is active
−Plugin continues running after scheduled maintenance ends and remains active after deactivation

Review trustReviews look organic

4.51★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.60★
16%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members

Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower

2023-07-202025-01-102026-06-04

5★ reviews1–4★ reviews

All-time ratings · 44 total

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Latest reviews · 44 analyzed

2026-04-10★★★★★감사 드립니다.Storytalk1-shot
2025-05-05★★★★★very easy to use akane1212
2025-03-22★★★★★Love this plugin1 Evasj1-shot
2025-01-18★★★★★Good one!jackt7
2024-11-30★★★★★This plugin works well for my needs.captainal1955
2024-10-20★★★★★exelent plugin tayachiwajdi
2024-10-14★★★★★10/10 [Under Construction, Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode]10/10 ianoone
2024-08-31★★★★★So easy, so modifiable qykzoo
2024-07-19★★★★★No admin access disenopop
2024-06-10★★★★★excellent paolo01661-shot

Releases

recent versions from WordPress.org SVN

2026-03-17v2.1.2
2026-01-05v2.1.1
2025-01-03v2.1.0
2024-09-11v2.0.0
2024-08-22v1.5.3
2024-07-29v1.5.2
2023-11-07v1.5.1
2023-10-25v1.5.0

For developers & the curious

the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary above

Download signals

Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.

Baseline · median of last 7 organic days

Prior 7-day baseline

Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days

396

Mean release-day peak (30d)

Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)

-9.3%

Week-over-week organic trend

Review signals

Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.

15%

Max month share · biggest single 30-day window

1.37

Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty

84%

5★ share in analyzed sample

16%

Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity

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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo

4.59 → 4.51★

Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered