Coming Soon, Under Construction & Maintenance Page vs Under Construction
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| Feature | Coming Soon, Under Construction & Maintenance Page v3.0.18 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Under Construction v5.83 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 600,000+ |
| Last updated | August 25, 2026 | September 18, 2026 |
| Editions | Nifty Coming Soon & Maintenance Page · Nifty Coming Soon Pro ($) | Under Construction · Under Construction PRO ($) |
| Pros | Countdown timer and sign-up form on the holding page; Edited in the WordPress customizer with live preview; Free core for basic coming soon and maintenance pages | Many ready-made holding page designs in the free version; Simple setup to show a maintenance or coming soon page; Optional Google Analytics tracking on the holding page |
| Cons | Premade themes and secret links need Pro; Sign-up emails are not stored in WordPress; Upgrade prompts appear in the admin | Drag-and-drop builder and many templates need the PRO version; Licence key checks go to the vendor licensing servers when saved |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 2 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Countdown timer section, Sign-up form that does not store emails in WordPress, Premade themes ($), Upgrade link to the Pro checkout | Under construction, coming soon and maintenance pages for logged-out visitors, Built-in page designs selectable by URL parameter, Google Analytics tag on the holding page, PRO upgrade dialog and promo links ($), PRO license key validation against the vendor server ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | — | Google Analytics |
| Other | Google Fonts | Bunny Fonts |
| Requires WordPress | 4.9 | 4.0 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | fonts.googleapis.com | license1.underconstructionpage.com, license2.underconstructionpage.com, fonts.bunny.net, www.googletagmanager.com |