Under Construction Forever: The GIF That Never Died

Because your site was always under construction. And you were proud of it.

This Page Is Under Construction – Please Come Back Later

There it was. A guy with a hard hat. A blinking sign. Maybe a jackhammer.

Sometimes animated. Always pixelated. Often surrounded by asterisks.

Your site might have had no content. But it had purpose.

And that purpose was: “I’m totally going to update this page eventually.”

(Reader: We never did.)

Why We Loved It

• It made us feel official
• It implied exciting things were coming
• It bought us time while we Googled “how do I center a table”
• And honestly? It just looked cool

The construction GIF wasn’t a delay. It was a declaration.

The Infinite Loop of “Coming Soon”

We used entire pages as placeholders. Not just for content – for vibes.

Welcome to my website!!!

 Pages coming soon:

• About Me
• Poetry
• Vampire Art
• Rants
• My Friends
• Blinkies
• My Soul

And then we never touched them again.

Iconic GIFs of the Era

• Pixel man with a shovel
• Blinking caution barricade
• Wrench twirling forever
• “Coming Soon” in 8-bit neon hell-font
• Flashing “NEW!” starburst (even though nothing was there)

If your site had three visitors, one of them was a blinking GIF.

Bonus Cringe: Dividers of Doom

Because what is a site under construction without mystical line breaks?

The Divider Starter Pack

• Fire bar with tribal edges
• Crescent moon and star dividers
• Horizontal rules made of dragons, vines, or pixels
• Glittery sparkle bars with drop shadows

And of course…

“Free Graphics From Luna’s Magic Castle”

 (Please link back. Do not steal. Blessed Be)

Why It Still Slaps

Yes, it was cringe. Yes, it was chaos.

But it told visitors something important:

“I care. I’m working on this. This space matters to me.”

And you know what? That’s still beautiful.

Want to Add One Now?

You bet your spinning cone you do.

Here’s a real HTML embed you can drop into your post footer, just for the vibes:

<!-- Cursed but proud -->

<img src="https://www.animatedimages.org/data/media/1397/animated-under-construction-image-0009.gif" alt="Under Construction" />

Or sprinkle one mid-post like a warning from the glitter gods.