How to Create a Modern WordPress Under Construction Page 

When I needed to put my WordPress site on hold during a redesign, I created a WordPress under construction page to keep things looking professional and collect email leads in the meantime.

If you’re launching a new site or doing updates behind the scenes, an under construction page is a simple way to keep visitors in the loop. It gives your site a head start in search engines, builds excitement, and can even grow your email list before you’re ready to go live.

In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to make a custom WordPress under construction page without touching a single line of code.

Quick Summary: How to Create a WordPress Under Construction Page

• Download and install the SeedProd plugin
• Choose the Coming Soon mode
• Add a message and design blocks
• Customize fonts, colors, and layout
• Connect your email provider
• Set SEO and access controls
• Preview and publish your page

Visitors will not see the messy design process behind the scenes since it shows a landing page and a page under construction image. More importantly, they won’t visit a potentially broken website which can damage your business reputation and user experience.

Key takeaway: An under construction page hides your unfinished website and shows a friendly message to visitors instead.

How to Create an Under Construction Page in WordPress

Typically you’ll need a maintenance page or construction page plugin for this type of task. But for this guide we’ll use an all-in-one solution.

To put an under-construction page on your website, we’ll use the SeedProd plugin. Before we begin, let’s look at how SeedProd works.

SeedProd is the best WordPress page builder plugin that lets you easily create custom WordPress themes and stunning landing pages. With whitelisted user roles, you can limit access to your website and choose who gets to see your website versus your under-construction screen.

Building a coming soon & maintenance mode page is quick and easy and you won’t need help from a developer. That’s because SeedProd has a library of pre-built, high-converting, and customizable landing page templates, including:

• WordPress theme starter templates
• Coming Soon
• Maintenance or Under Construction Mode
• 404 Page
• Sales
• Webinar
• WooCommerce pages
• Lead Squeeze
• Thank You Page
• Login Page

With SeedProd’s drag-and-drop builder, you can customize your under-construction, maintenance mode page, or coming soon page with easy blocks and modules.

For instance, you can add email optin forms, social media buttons, pricing tables, contact forms, countdown timers, and more. That will help you to generate leads and engagement. Plus, you can see the changes you make in real-time.

SeedProd’s landing page plugin also offers:

• Responsive and mobile-ready pages
• Spam protection
• Powerful access controls
• Integration with major email marketing services
• And much more.

It also works seamlessly with popular WordPress themes and plugins, including caching plugins like WP Super Cache.

The great thing about SeedProd is it’s also a website builder, combining many functions into a single WordPress plugin. That means you won’t need separate maintenance mode plugins, coming soon plugins, or even a different WordPress under construction plugin.

SeedProd has a free version of its free plugin if you want to take it for a test drive. The free WordPress plugin includes everything you need to hide your site while working on it.

We suggest using the pro version (premium version) to access robust access controls, domain mapping, theme building, and other advanced features.

Let’s now use this plugin to create a WordPress under-construction page.

Video Tutorial

Step 1: Get Started by Downloading SeedProd

The first step to creating a custom under-construction page in WordPress is to get the SeedProd plugin.

After purchasing SeedProd, log in to your SeedProd dashboard.

From there, you’ll see a screen like the one below. Click the View License Key, Details, and Downloads link to your downloads page.

To download SeedProd, click the Download Landing Page Pro button.

Go to your WordPress dashboard and click on Plugins » Add New » Upload Plugin. You can then browse through your computer and upload the zipped folder that you just downloaded.

Complete the step by clicking on the Activate button to start working.

Upon activation, you’ll see the plugin settings page in your WordPress admin, where you’ll have to confirm your SeedProd license key. Upon purchasing the plugin, you’ll find this key in your registered email address.

Copy the license key and paste it into the blank field on your screen. Then, click the Verify key. You can also find the license section by visiting the SeedProd Settings menu.

After verifying your license key, scroll down the page and click on the Create Your First Page button.

You’ll then head to the SeedProd dashboard, where you can begin to create your under-construction page.

Step 2: Create an Under Construction Page

On the SeedProd dashboard page, you’ll see 4 different options at the top:

• Coming Soon Mode – To add a coming soon page to your website.
• Maintenance Mode – To put your website in wp maintenance mode.
• 404 Page – To display a 404 landing page on your website.
• Login – To create a custom WordPress login page.

The page modes mean you won’t need a separate under-construction plugin or a WordPress maintenance mode plugin.

Many people get confused about the difference between coming soon and maintenance modes. You can use a coming soon page on websites that aren’t live yet and are still under construction. And maintenance mode is for already established sites that are currently inactive due to maintenance.

So, to create an under-construction page, click on the Set up a Coming Soon Page button.

You can then choose a coming soon page template for your under-construction page.

These beautiful website templates will help you create an under-construction page in no time. Select any template you like, or choose the blank template if you want to start from scratch.

After picking a template, the plugin will take you to SeedProd’s visual drag-and-drop builder, where you can set up your under-construction page.

Step 3: Add Content to Your Under Construction Page

You can now add content to your under-construction page using the visual drag-and-drop builder.

On the left side of the screen, you’ll see all the available content blocks you can use to design your custom under-construction page. On the right is a preview of the front end of your website with your site under construction image.

SeedProd’s content blocks have 2 groups: standard and advanced.

Standard content blocks include:

• Headline
• Text
• List
• Button
• Image
• Video
• Divider
• Spacer
• Column

Advanced content blocks, which are more focused on lead generation, include:

• Giveaway
• Contact Form
• Optin Subscription Form (with GDPR checkbox)
• Countdown Timer
• Anchor Links
• Social Sharing
• Social Media Icons
• Login Forms
• Star Rating
• Testimonials
• Progress bar
• Accordions
• Custom HTML
• And More

You can drag and drop any of these blocks to add them to your under-construction page.

For example, you might want to add a coming soon countdown timer to your under-construction page so that people know when your site will be live.

Drag and drop the countdown timer block to the right side of the screen to add it.

Each element has several style options with different outlines, gradients, and colors.

Just click on the block, and under the Templates tab on the left, you can select the style you want.

You can also edit the content, such as the text, size, and alignment. And in the Advanced tab, you can change the color, typography, spacing, etc.

Aside from Blocks, there’s also a tab for Sections. Sections are pre-made layouts that you can use on your under-construction page.

Sections include:

• Header
• Hero
• Call to Action
• FAQ
• Features
• And More

You can automatically click on any pre-made sections to add them to your under-construction page.

In the example below, we added a FAQ section. It’s an excellent way to answer any questions visitors may have about your business.

Click the green Save button in the top-right corner to save your progress.

Once you’ve added the content to your construction page, you can then start to customize everything to fit your brand.

Step 4: Customize Your Under Construction Page

Key takeaway: Use SeedProd’s Global Settings to change fonts, colors, backgrounds, and layout for a fully branded look.

You can customize your under-construction page to match your brand by clicking on the gear icon in the bottom-left corner. That will take you to the Global Settings, where you can set the global font, colors, background image, and custom CSS.

To change your background image, click on Background. That will open up the background settings to set the page under construction image, style, position, color, etc. You can even use a video background.

Under Background Image, click on the circular photo icon on the existing background image. A new window will open up to choose an image from your existing media library or upload a new image.

To change the colors on your under-construction page, click on the Colors tab.

You can change the color of the headers, text, buttons, links, and backgrounds individually.

Or, you can use SeedProd’s 20 pre-made color palettes to instantly give your under-construction page a professional look.

Don’t forget to hit the Save button periodically during the customization process.

Once you’re happy with your design, it’s time to move on to the next step.

Step 5: Integrate Your Email Marketing Service

Key takeaway: Easily connect your under construction page to your email service to start collecting leads before launch.

You need to link your email marketing service if you want to collect leads and subscribers on your under-construction page.

Luckily, SeedProd makes this easy. SeedProd integrates with all the popular email marketing services and autoresponders, including:

• Drip
• Constant Contact
• Mailchimp
• AWeber
• ConvertKit
• GetResponse
• Mad Mimi
• And More

First, go to the Connect tab at the top of the screen.

To connect your email marketing service, find it in the list and click Connect New Account.

Then, follow the prompts to connect and verify your account.

For the full instructions for integrating specific email providers, see the SeedProd integration documentation.

You can also connect to Zapier, Google Analytics, and Recaptcha on the Connect page.

Step 6: Configure Your WordPress Under Construction Page Settings

Next, click the Page Settings tab at the top of the screen. You can configure your general page settings like page title and URL on this page.

You can also edit your search engine (SEO), analytics settings, and user roles.

When your settings are complete, click the save changes button.

Step 7: Publish Your Site Under Construction Page

Now it’s time to make your under-construction page live!

But before you do, make sure to preview what your under-construction page looks like on both mobile and desktop to make sure it looks great on all devices.

Click on the Preview icon at the bottom of the screen to instantly preview a mobile page.

If you need to make any changes, click the icon again to switch back to the desktop preview. You can also get a live preview of your page in a new tab by clicking on the eye icon at the bottom of the screen.

When you’re happy with how your responsive under construction page looks, click the arrow under the Save button and click Publish.

You’ll see a success message from SeedProd notifying you that your page is live.

Click See Live Page to view your under-construction page.

Congratulations! You now have a user-friendly website showing an under-construction landing page in WordPress.

WordPress Under Construction Page FAQ

There you have it!

Now you know how to create a website under construction page in WordPress using SeedProd’s landing page builder. A custom WordPress under construction page helps you hide your site while collecting leads and building excitement, all without writing any code.

If you liked this tutorial, check out our post on how to market your website before launch.