Title: WP Construction Mode
Author: smartcat
Published: <strong>February 9, 2014</strong>
Last modified: December 10, 2015

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# wp-construction-mode

 By [smartcat](https://profiles.wordpress.org/smartcat/)

 * [Details](https://en-nz.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-construction-mode/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://en-nz.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-construction-mode/#reviews)
 * [Development](https://en-nz.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-construction-mode/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-construction-mode/)

## Description

This plugin has been closed as of January 15, 2019 and is not available for download.
Reason: Security Issue.

## Reviews

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Wish I had this for several past projects – –](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wish-i-had-this-for-several-past-projects/)󠁿

 [SciFi2495](https://profiles.wordpress.org/scifi2495/) April 1, 2017

I saw in my mind’s eye what I wanted visitors to my site [houstonindia.com] to see
while in the background I re-built the site to make it responsive, etc. Several 
times in the past when I re-built sites, I would have done one of 2 different things:
either have the visitor see the new site as it was being reconstructed (I did this
once and learned my lesson) or build it in a folder then did a redirect when finished.
This second option has a ton of pitfalls, namely links needing to be reassigned 
when the switchover is done. I tried 6 plugins before finding SmartCat’s WP Construction
Mode, which is the first to give me the options I wanted. I did have to write to
the plugin owner to get the image at the top of the page to appear a little larger
than the default, but he responded just several hours later and was very helpful.
Thanks, SmartCat. I wish I had this several times in the past, and will recommend
it to others in my community.

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Excellent Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-plugin-2304/)󠁿

 [lumbreras](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lumbreras/) September 3, 2016

Easy to use, customize inmediatley, no problem with installation.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d2689a587e2dd21be91d76cfdabbe8742a2862012174a9d10ee53c1e93204e7f?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Images will not load](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/images-will-not-load-4/)󠁿

 [brianpoe27](https://profiles.wordpress.org/brianpoe27/) September 3, 2016

Upload, URL, or from Library. None show. Pushing Pro service I guess. Deleted and
moved on.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4a0a99e21b6a705ebb3390afe6e04388b9cda8d4c192b7f6e550108a11822b9c?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Lovely Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lovely-plugin-25/)󠁿

 [stellaseaspirit](https://profiles.wordpress.org/stellaseaspirit/) September 3,
2016

This plugin is simple to use and works perfectly. I was able to complete work on
my site logging in and out as an admin while subscribers/members couldn’t access
or view the site while I was busy. (Which was a relief since another maintenance
mode plugin I tried before locked me out of my own site altogether)! Thanks so much
for creating it 🙂

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b895f7c96014d76be4446c564c4bbaa638c23b4f42a38f293d9d2ed9f7145366?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Easy and handy!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/easy-and-handy-2/)󠁿

 [RafaelDeJongh](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rafaeldejongh/) September 3, 2016

A quite ease to use plugin with a great function to keep the public viewers out 
while you can work on the website in the meanwhile!

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d78524d2226c7b7b8f9d5789ef0c045bba4161d581d9b1196cf08932388f7cd9?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Good Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/good-plugin-1368/)󠁿

 [Himanshu](https://profiles.wordpress.org/himanshu_ag/) September 3, 2016

Thanks

 [ Read all 42 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-construction-mode/reviews/)

## Contributors & Developers

“WP Construction Mode” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ smartcat ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/smartcat/)

[Translate “WP Construction Mode” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-construction-mode)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-construction-mode/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-construction-mode/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-construction-mode/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-construction-mode/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Meta

 *  Version **3.31**
 *  Last updated **8 years ago**
 *  Active installations **N/A**
 *  WordPress Version ** 3.22 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **4.4.34**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-construction-mode/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://en-nz.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-construction-mode/advanced/)