Green Website

GW Under Construction Mode is a lightweight, free and flexible plugin for putting your WordPress site into maintenance mode.
Perfect during development, redesign, or temporary downtime.
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>One-click enable/disable.</li>
<li>Set start and end date/time.</li>
<li>Customize the title and message.</li>
<li>Choose between light or dark theme.</li>
<li>Whitelist IPs for external preview.</li>
<li>Upload a logo or header image.</li>
</ul>
Useful for developers, site owners and agencies to manage visibility while working behind the scenes.

GW Under Construction Mode


First lightweight plugin. Works like a charm.


Perfect

Show an under construction page to visitors while logged-in users continue working. Includes IP whitelisting, custom text/image, scheduling and more.

Jos Velasco

Almost Ready Temporary Page is a simple plugin that shows a friendly temporary page to visitors while you work on your WordPress site. Unlike other plugins, it uses native WordPress core blocks — no custom builders or proprietary templates required.
What it does:
<ul>
<li>Creates a simple temporary page automatically when activated</li>
<li>Shows this page to all website visitors</li>
<li>Lets you and other logged-in users access the site normally to keep working</li>
<li>Uses your theme’s styling so it looks consistent with your brand</li>
<li>Completely customizable using WordPress’s native block editor</li>
</ul>
Key Features:
<ul>
<li>Native Blocks – Uses WordPress core blocks, no proprietary builders</li>
<li>Automatic Setup – No complicated configuration needed</li>
<li>Smart Detection – Visitors see the temporary page, logged-in users see the normal site</li>
<li>Fully Customizable – Change text, colors, layout, add images using blocks</li>
<li>Settings Page – Activate/deactivate and assign any page directly from Settings > Almost Ready</li>
<li>Rename Freely – Rename the page title and slug without breaking anything — the plugin tracks it by ID</li>
<li>SEO Friendly – Tells search engines not to index the temporary page</li>
<li>Theme Compatible – Works with any WordPress theme</li>
<li>Clean Removal – When deactivated, everything returns to normal</li>
<li>Clean Uninstall – Optionally delete all plugin data when uninstalling (the page itself is kept)</li>
</ul>
Perfect for:
<ul>
<li>Website updates and maintenance</li>
<li>Launching new websites while still working on them</li>
<li>Making design changes without visitors seeing work-in-progress</li>
<li>Temporary downtime periods</li>
<li>Any time you need privacy while working on your site</li>
</ul>

Almost Ready Temporary Page

A simple plugin that displays a customizable temporary page to visitors while you work on your site. Fully editable using native WordPress blocks.

GW Under Construction Mode vs Almost Ready Temporary Page