Smart Maintenance Mode vs Under Construction
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| Feature | Smart Maintenance Mode v1.5.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.2/5 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 | 1,000+ | 600,000+ |
| Last updated | April 16, 2025 | September 18, 2026 |
| Editions | Smart Maintenance Mode | Under Construction · Under Construction PRO ($) |
| Pros | Custom HTML, messages and countdown on the maintenance page; Role and IP range bypass for the live site; No paid tier or external service | Many ready-made holding page designs in the free version; Simple setup to show a maintenance or coming soon page; Optional Google Analytics tracking on the holding page |
| Cons | Visitors see a page, not the site, while it is on; Stores IP and role rules in a custom table and serialized options | Drag-and-drop builder and many templates need the PRO version; Licence key checks go to the vendor licensing servers when saved |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 2 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | IP and IP-range bypass for the live site, User roles that can view the live site, Countdown to launch on the maintenance page, Custom heading and HTML on the maintenance page, Preview of the maintenance page for admins | Under construction, coming soon and maintenance pages for logged-out visitors, Built-in page designs selectable by URL parameter, Google Analytics tag on the holding page, PRO upgrade dialog and promo links ($), PRO license key validation against the vendor server ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | — | Google Analytics |
| Other | — | Bunny Fonts |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| Requires PHP | — | 5.2 |
| Tested up to | 6.8 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | license1.underconstructionpage.com, license2.underconstructionpage.com, fonts.bunny.net, www.googletagmanager.com |