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Total downloads: 714
Active installs: 50
Total reviews: 2
Average rating: 5
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 2 language(s)
Contributors: 1
Last updated: 8/18/2025 (135 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 5/8/2025 (0 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 5.9
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.8.3
Minimum PHP version: 7.4

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Maintained • Last updated 135 days ago • 2 reviews

52/100

Is GW Under Construction Mode abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 135 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 5.9
Tested up to: 6.8.3
Requires PHP: 7.4

Ratings

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Developers

Green Website (Owner)5

Languages

Swedish14,890

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Description

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.

Features

  • One-click enable/disable.
  • Set start and end date/time.
  • Customize the title and message.
  • Choose between light or dark theme.
  • Whitelist IPs for external preview.
  • Upload a logo or header image.

Useful for developers, site owners and agencies to manage visibility while working behind the scenes.

Installation

  1. Upload the plugin to /wp-content/plugins/ or install via Plugins > Add New.
  2. Activate it via the Plugins screen.
  3. Go to Tools > GW Under Construction Mode to configure settings.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can logged-in users still view the site?

Yes. Logged-in users always have full access.

Can I whitelist multiple IP addresses?

Yes, just separate them with commas.

Why isn’t the Under Construction page turning off?

Most likely a caching plugin is showing an old version. Clear your cache or disable caching plugins during testing.

Where can I get help?

Visit https://plugins.se/ for more information and support.

Review feed

Green Website
7/31/2025

Perfect

First lightweight plugin. Works like a charm.

Screenshots

  1. Example: Under Construction page (dark theme)

    Example: Under Construction page (dark theme)

  2. Admin settings page

    Admin settings page

Changelog

1.2.3

  • Small fixes.

1.2.2

  • Added support to insert shortcodes like GW Count Down etc.

1.2.1

  • Fixed critical error on admin pages for users running PHP 8.0 and above caused by a broken callback reference.

1.2.0

  • Added preview functionality.
  • Introduced start and end time scheduling.
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements.
  • Settings link moved to WordPress Tools folder.

1.1.0

  • Admin uninstall handler added.

1.0.1

  • Small updates and fixes.

1.0.0

  • Initial release.
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