Coming Soon and Maintenance Mode

Posted by Ivan Churakov on October 3, 2013

Modern and responsive “Coming Soon” and “Maintenance Mode” page with full-sized background image slideshow, countdown timer, 100+ social icons and AJAX-ed opt-in form (supports MailChimp, iContact, GetResponse and Campaign Monitor). This is ideal for people who WordPress website is coming soon, or if administrator is updating website with plugins, themes etc.

Features

SEO-friendly: send correct HTTP-headers (503 Service Unavailable and Retry-After).
Responsive design: looks perfect on desktops, laptops, tablets and smartphones.
Full-sized background image slideshow: slideshow powered by Backstretch.
Countdown timer: let your visitors know when you are ready.
100+ social icons: slideshow powered by Mono Social Icon Font.
Modern Opt-in form: HTML5+CSS3 AJAX-ed opt-in form.
MailChimp supported: e-mails can be submitted to MailChimp through its API.
iContact supported: e-mails can be submitted to iContact through its API.
GetResponse supported: e-mails can be submitted to GetResponse through its API.
Campaign Monitor supported: e-mails can be submitted to Campaign Monitor through its API.
Local database: e-mails are also collected in local database.
CSV Export: e-mails can be exported as CSV-file to be used with any newsletter systems.
White IPs: disable “Coming Soon” and “Maintenance Mode” for users with certain IPs.
Handle administrators: “Coming Soon” and “Maintenance Mode” is always disabled for administrators.
Easy to install: install and activate the plugin like any other plugins.
Translation ready: plugin might be translated to any language.
WordPress Best Practices: no any alerts from Plugin Check or WP_DEBUG.

Demo

Please visit demo website and check out how it works.

Installation

Install and activate the plugin like you do with any other plugins. Once activated, it will create a menu “Coming Soon” in left side column in the admin area.
Click left side menu “Coming Soon >>> Settings”, configure plugin and save settings.
Click left side menu “Coming Soon >>> Settings” and enable “Maintenance Mode” by clicking relevant button.

That’s it! Enjoy using the plugin.