Simple Under Construction
Simple under construction adds a mobile friendly, animated under construction page to your website with social media icons.
Consider an alternative
Simple Under Construction shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 20+ sites and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 24/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (20+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 11 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.2 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Simple Under Construction stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| coming soon | >100 |
| coming soon page | >100 |
| under construction | >100 |
| under development | >100 |
| website maintenance | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Simple Under Construction
From the official readme · v1.0.0Description
Simple under construction adds a mobile friendly, animated under construction page to your website with social media icons.
Features of Simple Under Construction
- Easy to use with minimal options
- Animated under construction symbol
- Social media icons
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Credits
Under construction animation credit http://codepen.io/JoeAnzalone/pen/dAnsb
Installation
Extract the zip file and just drop the contents in the wp-content/plugins/ directory of your WordPress installation and then activate the Plugin from Plugins page.
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FAQ
Simple Under Construction: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 21, 2026
Is Simple Under Construction free?
Yes. Simple Under Construction is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Simple Under Construction safe to use in 2026?
Simple Under Construction shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 20+ sites and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 24/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Simple Under Construction?
Simple Under Construction is active on 20+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 6,595 times since it launched in August 2015. It was downloaded 199 times in the last 30 days.
Does Simple Under Construction work with WordPress 7.1?
Simple Under Construction is officially tested up to WordPress 4.2.39, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Simple Under Construction last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.0, was released on August 11, 2015 (11 years ago).
Who makes Simple Under Construction?
Simple Under Construction is developed and maintained by Shrinivas.
What are the best alternatives to Simple Under Construction?
The most popular alternatives to Simple Under Construction are Maintenance (1M+ installs), LightStart (400K+ installs) and CMP (200K+ installs).
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