Standby - Coming Soon & Maintenance

Standby - Coming Soon & Maintenance is a modern, lightweight, and highly customizable plugin that allows you to put your website into Coming Soon or Maintenance Mode with professional templates and advanced features. # Key Highlights

• Switch instantly between Coming Soon and Maintenance Mode
• 100% responsive, super-fast, and SEO-friendly
• Built using core WordPress standards
• Works with any theme or page builder
• No coding required

# Professional Templates

• Clean and minimal template design
• Optimized typography and spacing
• Templates: Classic, Modern, Minimal

# Background Customization

• Solid color
• Custom image
• Custom Video

# Countdown Timer

• Enable/disable countdown
• Set end date / time
• Auto-disable when countdown ends

# Email / Newsletter

• Built-in email subscription form
• Honeypot spam protection
• Admin notification
• API support for:
• Mailchimp
• Brevo

# Access Control

• IP Whitelist
• Allow logged-in users to bypass

# Advanced Options

• Social icons (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Dribbble)
• Contact email / help / address

# Admin Interface

• Fully polished design
• Tabbed settings panel
• Support / help link in the header

Installation

1. Upload the plugin folder to /wp-content/plugins/standby-coming-soon-maintenance
2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress
3. Go to Standby → Dashboard
4. Enable Coming Soon or Maintenance Mode
5. Customize the template and you’re done

How to Use

1. Go to Standby → Settings
2. Choose:
3. Coming Soon Mode
4. Maintenance Mode
5. Select your template
6. Customize:
7. Upload Logo
8. Title & Description
9. Background
10. Countdown
11. Social icons
12. Contact info
13. Email subscription
14. Save and activate

Frequently Asked Questions # 1. Does this work with any WordPress theme? Yes! It works with all themes including Astra, Divi, GeneratePress, Block Themes, etc. # 2. Does it affect SEO? Both modes send a 503 (Service Unavailable) response with a Retry-After header, which tells search engines the downtime is temporary. You can change the status code with the scsmm_status_code filter. # 3. Can I allow only certain people to access the site? Yes. You can allow: - Logged-in administrators - Selected IP addresses, IPv4, IPv6 and CIDR ranges (e.g. 203.0.113.0/24) # 4. Does it block the REST API? Optional. Enable Block REST API in the Access tab to stop published content being read via /wp-json/ for visitors while the mode is active. # 5. Does the plugin collect or store any data? The plugin itself does not track users or collect analytics. If the Local email provider option is enabled, subscriber email addresses entered in the Coming Soon / Maintenance form are stored in the site’s WordPress database. This data is stored only on your website and is never sent to any third party. You can view, export (CSV) and delete subscribers under Standby → Subscribers. All plugin data is removed when the plugin is deleted. # 6. Will this slow down my website? Not at all — the plugin is extremely lightweight and optimized. # 7. Does the plugin support video backgrounds? Yes. MP4 and WebM video backgrounds work in all three templates. The background image is used as the poster/fallback, and the video is not shown for visitors who prefer reduced motion. You can upload or select an MP4 video from the WordPress Media Library and use it as a background. For best performance, it is recommended to use optimized, short-length videos and avoid very large file sizes. # 8. Can I whitelist IP addresses? Yes. You can add specific IP addresses to a whitelist. Visitors coming from whitelisted IPs will be able to access the website even when Coming Soon or Maintenance Mode is active. Screenshots

1. General Settings
2. Design Settings
3. Countdown Settings
4. Access Settings
5. Email & Social Media
6. Advanced Settings
7. Classic Layout Design
8. Modern Layout Design
9. Minimal Layout Design

Credits This plugin uses the following open-source libraries, images, html templates: # Fonts (bundled locally, no external requests) Roboto, Poppins, Space Mono, Tinos, DM Sans and Inter, served from the plugin folder. Licensed under the SIL Open Font License 1.1: https://openfontlicense.org # Bootstrap v5.3.7

• https://getbootstrap.com/
• Copyright 2011–2025 The Bootstrap Authors
• Licensed under the MIT License: https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/blob/main/LICENSE

# Bootstrap Icons v1.13.1

• https://icons.getbootstrap.com/
• Copyright 2019–2024 The Bootstrap Authors
• Licensed under the MIT License: https://github.com/twbs/icons/blob/main/LICENSE

# FREE HTML5 TEMPLATE

• http://freehtml5.co/

# Start Bootstrap

• https://startbootstrap.com

# Demo Images https://pixabay.com/service/license-summary/