A free WordPress plugin that shows a customizable maintenance page with a countdown timer to your visitors while you build your site.
This plugin displays a fully customizable "Under Construction" page for all logged-out visitors while you work on your site behind the scenes. Logged-in users like admins and editors can continue working on the site normally.
It is perfect for developers, designers, agencies, or anyone building a new website who wants to show a polished "coming soon" screen instead of a broken or half-finished layout. You can also use it as a simple maintenance mode plugin whenever your site needs temporary downtime.
Turn the under construction page on or off with a single click from your WordPress dashboard.
Upload your own logo to display on the maintenance page so visitors know whose site they are looking at.
Write your own headline and description text to tell visitors what is happening and when the site will be ready.
Upload a background image to match your brand. The maintenance page does not have to look generic.
Set a target date and time. A live countdown timer shows visitors exactly when your site will be ready.
Choose 503 mode to tell search engines your site is temporarily offline, or 200 mode if you prefer them to index the page.
Fully theme-independent. It works with any WordPress theme you have installed, not just CleanLite.
Clean, minimal codebase that follows WordPress coding standards. No bloat, no unnecessary dependencies.
Built following official WordPress coding guidelines. Clean, secure, and compatible with the latest WordPress version.
Upload the plugin ZIP file via Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin in your WordPress dashboard, then activate it.
Go to Settings > Under Construction. Upload your logo, write your headline and description, set a background image, and choose your countdown date.
Click save, then open an incognito window to see the maintenance page. Logged-in users still see the full site while you work.
All public visitors see the under construction page with your custom branding and countdown timer.
Admins and editors see the full website. You can continue building and editing without any interruption.
This means you can keep editing pages, adding content, and testing features while your visitors see a clean, branded maintenance screen.
CleanLite and this plugin are built to work together. Use CleanLite as your lightweight, SEO-friendly theme and activate the plugin to show a polished maintenance page while you build your site.
Yes. The plugin is fully theme-independent. It works with every WordPress theme, whether free or premium. It pairs especially well with CleanLite, but that is not a requirement.
No. Admins and any logged-in users see the full website and can continue working normally. Only logged-out visitors see the maintenance page.
Yes. When you use 503 mode, search engines understand that your site is temporarily offline and will come back later. This prevents them from deindexing your pages while the maintenance screen is active.
Yes. You can customize the logo, headline text, description text, background image, and countdown timer from the plugin settings page. Everything is controlled from your WordPress dashboard.
Yes. The Under Construction and Countdown plugin is completely free to download and use on any WordPress website. There are no premium tiers or hidden fees.
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