{"id":4594,"date":"2018-08-07T17:06:14","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T17:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2018\/08\/07\/customizing-your-under-construction-wordpress-page\/"},"modified":"2023-10-27T14:54:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T18:54:20","slug":"customizing-your-under-construction-wordpress-page","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/customizing-your-under-construction-wordpress-page\/","title":{"rendered":"Customizing Your Under Construction WordPress Page"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>While you are building your website, you may consider using an <strong>Under Construction Page<\/strong>. This will allow you to keep your website content private while communicating with your visitors that the website is being worked on. In this guide, you can learn <strong>how to customize the Under Construction Page Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alert alert-warning\"><b>IMPORTANT:<\/b> The following instructions require that you have <a title=\"Click here to navigate to our guide and learn how to install the Under Construction plugin for WordPress.\" href=\"\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/how-to-create-an-under-construction-page-using-wordpress\/#install\">installed the WordPress plugin: <strong>Under Construction<\/strong> <em>by Web Factory<\/em><\/a>.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Choose a Design<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a variety of options to choose from for the design of your Under Construction page. The steps below will guide you through the process of selecting a design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"article_list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a title=\"Click here to navigate to our guide and learn how to log into the WordPress Administrative Dashboard.\" href=\"\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/logging-into-wordpress-dashboard\/\">Log into WordPress<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hover over <i>Settings<\/i> and click on <strong>Under Construction<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the <b>Design<\/b> tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the <b>Activate<\/b> button under your preferred design choice.<br>\n<div class=\"alert alert-success\"><b>NOTICE:<\/b> Templates marked with a star require a <a title=\"Click here to navigate to the Under Construction plugin website to learn more about a PRO subscription.\" href=\"https:\/\/underconstructionpage.com\/#pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PRO subscription<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll to the bottom of the page and click <b>Save Changes<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Content Settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Under Construction Page plugin includes an interface to modify the content displayed on your website, when enabled. In this section you can learn how to <em>modify the content settings<\/em> to <strong>customize your Under Construction Page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"article_list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a title=\"Click here to navigate to our guide and learn how to log into the WordPress Administrative Dashboard.\" href=\"\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/logging-into-wordpress-dashboard\/\">Log into WordPress<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hover over <i>Settings<\/i> and click on <strong>Under Construction<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the <b>Content<\/b> tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Refer to the table below for more details regarding the <b>free<\/b> settings available under this tab. Once you have made your modifications, be sure to click the <b>Save Changes<\/b> button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Field<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Description<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Title<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">The <em>title<\/em> appears in the text of the tab in your broswer. The default value uses the [site-title] shortcode. This will display your <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/change-title-tagline\/\">Site&#8217;s Title<\/a> in place of the shortcode.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Description<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Although the <em>description<\/em> will not be displayed on the Under Construction Page, it may appear in the Snippet that Search Engines display for results found on your website. The default value uses the [site-tagline] shortcode, to use your Site&#8217;s Tagline in place of the shortcode.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Headline<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">The <em>headline<\/em> appears on the Under Construction Page as the main heading. The default text generally emphasizes that some work is being done on the site. However, you can customize this message to captivate your audience using more personable text.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Content<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">The <em>content<\/em> appears on the Under Construction Page. The editor allows you to customize the content (text and media) much like the Editor for WordPress Pages and Posts.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Login Button<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">This toggle will disable\/enable a transparent button on the Under Construction Page. This button will allow anyone to access the WordPress Login Page when clicked.<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Show Some Love<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">If you are loving UnderConstruction, you can show it by enabling this toggle. When enabled, &#8220;Create stunning under construction pages for WordPress. Completely free.&#8221; will appear in the footer of your Under Construction Page and also links to their website.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Congratulations!<\/b> Now you know how to customize the Under Construction Page that your visitors will see. If you would like to learn more, be sure to check out our guide on <a title=\"Click here to navigate to our guide and learn how to add social media icons to your UnderConstruction page.\" href=\"\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/how-to-add-social-media-icons-to-your-under-construction-page\/\">How to Add Social Media Icons to Your Under Construction Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Become a master of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/\">WordPress plugins<\/a>! 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