We often show a under construction page when we create a site or want to made changes to our existing site. It can be a daunting task if you are completely newbie in coding. Isn’t it?
Showing an under construction page has its own benefits. You show following message with a under construction page:
- When your site will be online?
- Learn more about the changes you want to make your site.
- Showing the day, time and hours of your site online.
- Any other miscellaneous message you want to show.
If you are using WordPress than showing a under construction page is just a click away. In this article I am going to tell you about an awesome plugin, which help you to create a professionally looking under construction page.
UCP is one of the best and Intuitive under construction plugin which help you to create under construction page, Maintenance page, Coming Soon page which ever you want to show to your visitors.
This plugin is developed by Webfactory and comes with open source license, which means you can use it, free of cost.
There are plenty of plugins available for making a under construction page for your blog. But there are plenty of reasons that you should go with UCP.
Here are some of the rocking features you will get with this plugin:
UCP is a simple plugin to show a under construction page whenever you want to revamp your site or want to made some changes with your site design and content. Let’s check out some of its cool features.
Simple and easy to use
This is very simple plugin loaded with some excellent features. Unlike any other plugin this plugin comes with little setting options and you can use it just after installing it.
Easily switch on/Off your site
With this plugin you can simply switch on/off your site with just a single click and yes, it won’t mess up your site. Switching your site was never easy again.
Whitelist your users
UCP helps you to whitelist your certain group of users who can see your live site when you set off your site or have maintenance page on.
Show Social icons on your page
This is really a cool feature from UCP which makes it far better and professional from others. You can easily show your social media profiles like Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn etc with icons along with links to your under construction page. This really creates a good user engagement.
25+ In built design
The days are gone when you create a bunch of HTML code to show your under construction or maintenance page. With UCP, you will get 25+ in built designs to show your maintenance page. You can easily customize these designs and add/edit the text, headlines etc. This is really a time savvy option.
Google analytics Integration
You can easily integrate your analytics with your under construction page. Just enter your analytics code and you are ready to go.
Meta tag for better SEO
You can enter your own title and Meta description which is good for SEO and your site won’t get hit by search engine penalty. This is a great way to sustain your search engine rankings.
Automatic End date & time
You can set your own date and time to automatically show your live site after a certain time frame. Your site will get live when the timer is off. This is a cool feature of automation. I really like it.
Show login Button
If you have a user database and want them to login their dashboard than you can show up the login form on your under construction page to let your user login to their account.
These are some of the awesome features that you get with UCP plugin. I don’t know that you will find these pro like features in any other plugins.
Check out this exclusive video to learn more about how this plugin works.
How to Install the UCP?
Installing UCP is very easy and takes less than 1 minute.
- Login to your WordPress admin, go to Plugins, click Add New
- Enter “under construction page” in search and hit Enter
- Here you will find it in the list, click “Install Now”
- Activate & open plugin’s settings page located under the Settings menu
You can also install the plugin manually;
- Download the plugin.
- Unzip it and upload to /wp-content/plugins/
- Open WordPress admin – Plugins and click “Activate” next to the plugin
- Activate & open plugin’s settings page located under the Settings menu
That’s it you are all set and ready to go. There is no coding to extra plugin required to manage it.
UCP is used and trusted by some leading webmasters and bloggers. With its easy functionality it has no matches. UCP has a built-in support system. So, it requires no registration. Just send a message to their support agents directly from within the plugin.
Over to you
If you want to create an Under Construction Page, Maintenance Mode Page or a Landing Page and looking for a plugin that takes less than a minute to install & configure. UCP won’t disappoint you! I highly recommend this plugin to everyone. Just give it a shot!
If you have any questions or queries regarding this plugin, just drop a comment below. If you are currently using this plugin, let me know about your experience.
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