{"id":4204,"date":"2025-02-17T16:30:29","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T15:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.combell.nl\/en\/help\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=4204"},"modified":"2025-02-17T16:30:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T15:30:31","slug":"set-up-an-under-construction-page-on-your-website-in-sitebuilder","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.combell.nl\/en\/help\/kb\/set-up-an-under-construction-page-on-your-website-in-sitebuilder\/","title":{"rendered":"Set up an under construction page on your website in SiteBuilder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Are you still building your SiteBuilder website but want to show that your new website is on the way? Or do you want to block access to pages that are not yet finished?<br>Then an &#8220;under construction&#8221; page is a great idea. In this guide, we explain how to launch it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ht-block-toc  is-style-outline htoc htoc--position-wide toc-list-style-plain\" data-htoc-state=\"expanded\"><span class=\"htoc__title\"><span class=\"ht_toc_title\">Table of Contents<\/span><span class=\"htoc__toggle\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\"><g fill=\"#444\"><path d=\"M15 7H1c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1s.4 1 1 1h14c.6 0 1-.4 1-1s-.4-1-1-1z\"><\/path><path d=\"M15 1H1c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1s.4 1 1 1h14c.6 0 1-.4 1-1s-.4-1-1-1zM15 13H1c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1s.4 1 1 1h14c.6 0 1-.4 1-1s-.4-1-1-1z\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/span><div class=\"htoc__itemswrap\"><ul class=\"ht_toc_list\"><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#htoc-put-your-entire-website-under-construction\">Put your entire website &#8220;under construction&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#htoc-hide-unfinished-pages-from-visitors\">Hide unfinished pages from visitors<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"htoc-put-your-entire-website-under-construction\"><strong>Put your entire website &#8220;under construction&#8221;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Turn your homepage into an &#8220;under construction&#8221; page, remove subpages, and publish.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Now get started on creating your real website, but wait to publish until everything is ready.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This way, visitors to your website won\u2019t see a half-finished site.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon is-style-info\">Tip: Have you already finished some pages? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.combell.nl\/en\/help\/kb\/how-to-create-a-backup-of-your-website\/\" data-type=\"ht_kb\" data-id=\"21746\">Make a backup<\/a> before deleting all pages to avoid losing your hard work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"htoc-hide-unfinished-pages-from-visitors\"><strong>Hide unfinished pages from visitors<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To hide individual pages from your visitors, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Go to <strong>Pages<\/strong> at the top of your screen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the page you want to hide.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Uncheck the option to display the page in the navigation menu. If you haven\u2019t linked to this page elsewhere on your website, visitors won\u2019t be able to find it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once your page is ready, you can check this option again (and optionally link to it from other pages on your website). Don\u2019t forget to publish your changes!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon is-style-info\">Tip: In the larger SiteBuilder packages, you can also restrict access to a page with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.combell.nl\/en\/help\/kb\/how-to-add-membership-registration-to-your-website\/\" data-type=\"ht_kb\" data-id=\"21953\">Member Access<\/a>. Only those with a password will be able to view the page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you still building your SiteBuilder website but want to show that your new website is on the way? 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