Maintenance page persists after deactivation
The maintenance page keeps showing after the plugin is deactivated or deleted, even after clearing every cache.
Tier I · Proven The best-established problems.
8 public reports · first reported 9 September 2025 · last reported 25 March 2026
What's going wrong
After deactivating or even deleting the Under Construction plugin, some site owners still see the maintenance page on the front end, and redirects send logged-out visitors to a login page. Clearing the WordPress, host and browser caches did not help in their cases, and one owner saw it only in Safari while other browsers showed the live site. Developers finishing client launches on managed hosts are most affected, often under deadlines. A diagnostic that checks for leftover maintenance output, cache layers and browser-specific caching would help owners confirm when the site is really live.
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Products affected
Under Construction.
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Who has this problem
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