Title: Simple Coming Soon
Author: Ssebuwufu Moses
Published: <strong>April 19, 2025</strong>
Last modified: April 1, 2026

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# Simple Coming Soon

 By [Ssebuwufu Moses](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ssebuwufumoses/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/simple-coming-soon.1.4.8.zip)

 * [Details](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-coming-soon/#description)
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 *  [Installation](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-coming-soon/#installation)
 * [Development](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-coming-soon/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-coming-soon/)

## Description

Simple Coming Soon is the easiest way to hide your site from visitors while you 
work on it. Features Pro-level design controls, Auto-Launch Timer, 5 Design Presets,
and a handy Admin Bar Status Indicator.

**🔥 Key Features:**

 * **5 Design Presets:** Apply a complete visual style in one click — Minimal, SaaS
   Dark, Product Launch, Agency, or Event.
 * **Animated Backgrounds:** Choose from Solid Color, Gradient, Animated Mesh, Background
   Image, or Video URL.
 * **Tabbed Settings UI:** Organized interface for easier customization.
 * **SEO & Visibility:** Set custom Meta Titles and Descriptions for Google.
 * **One-Click Enable/Disable:** Instantly turn maintenance mode on or off.
 * **Pro Action Button:** Full CTA design control with live preview — colors, hover,
   border, radius, padding, and shadow. Default and Hover colors in separate tabs.
 * **Launch Progress Bar:** Show visitors how close you are to launch with an animated
   fill bar.
 * **Analytics Integration:** Add Google Analytics (GA4), Facebook Pixel, or other
   tracking scripts.
 * **Modern Social Icons:** Support for TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, X (Twitter), 
   Facebook, and Instagram.
 * **Shadow Presets:** Apply professional shadow styles (Soft, Medium, Hard, Deep
   3D).
 * **Smart Countdown:** Responsive countdown clock with Screen Reader support.
 * **Auto-Launch Mode:** Automatically publish your site when the countdown ends.
 * **Secret Bypass Link:** Share a “Magic Link” (e.g., `/?secret=clientview`) to
   let clients see the site without an account.
 * **Frosted Glass Effect:** Modern Apple-style “Glassmorphism” look with Blur and
   Opacity controls.
 * **Admin Status Indicator:** Quickly see if your site is “Locked” or “Live” via
   the WP Admin Bar.
 * **SEO Friendly:** Sends a proper 503 HTTP status code to search engines.
 * **WCAG 2.1 AA Compliant:** All design presets pass color contrast requirements
   for buttons, text, and timer elements.

### Usage

**1. How to Enable/Disable:**
 * Go to **Settings > Coming Soon**. * Use the top
toggle to turn the page on or off. * The Admin Bar badge reflects your current status
from anywhere in wp-admin.

**2. Choosing a Design Preset:**
 * Go to the **Design** tab and click any preset
button. * Presets apply colors, font, glassmorphism, and background mode together—
no page reload required. * Customize any individual field after applying a preset,
then click Save.

**3. Designing the “Glass” Effect:**
 * Go to the **Design** tab. * Upload a Background
Image or choose Animated Mesh for a no-image glassmorphism look. * Adjust **Card
Opacity** and **Blur Radius** to create the frosted glass effect.

**4. Setting up the Countdown & Auto-Launch:**
 * Go to the **Elements** tab. * 
Enable the timer and pick your launch date/time. * Check “Auto-Launch” to have the
plugin disable itself automatically when the timer hits zero.

**5. Sharing with Clients (Secret Access):**
 * Go to the **Advanced** tab. * Enter
a secret keyword (e.g., `preview`) in the **Bypass Keyword** field. * Save and copy
the Magic Link. Anyone with this link can see the real site.

**6. Adding Tracking (GA4/Pixel):**
 * Go to the **Advanced** tab. * Paste your 
code into the **Header Scripts** box. It only loads on the Coming Soon page.

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * **Frontend View:** The Coming Soon page with animated mesh background, frosted
   glass card, and staggered entrance animations.
 * [[
 * **Content Tab:** Set your logo (with width slider), headline, and body text shown
   on the coming soon page.
 * [[
 * **Design Presets & Background:** Five one-click visual presets (Minimal, SaaS
   Dark, Product Launch, Agency, Event) with the active preset highlighted, plus
   Background settings showing Animated Mesh mode with FROM/TO gradient color pickers.
 * [[
 * **Countdown Timer:** Configure your launch date/time, enable Auto-Launch to go
   live automatically when the timer hits zero, and set custom digit and label colors.
 * [[
 * **Launch Progress Bar:** Enable the animated fill bar, set a custom label, and
   drag the live admin slider to reflect your current launch percentage.
 * [[
 * **Pro Action Button:** Live “Join The Waitlist” button preview, tabbed Default/
   Hover color panels, and slider-based radius, vertical/horizontal padding, shadow,
   and border controls.
 * [[
 * **Advanced Tab — SEO, Analytics & Secret Access:** Set a custom Page Title and
   Meta Description for search engines, paste GA4/Facebook Pixel scripts into the
   Header Scripts box, and configure a Secret Key to generate a private Magic Link
   for client previews.

## Installation

 1. Upload the `simple-coming-soon` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
 3. **Navigate to Settings > Coming Soon** to configure your page.
 4. Flip the toggle to enable maintenance mode and click “Save Changes”.

## FAQ

### Q: Why can I still see my website after enabling the plugin?

A: The plugin allows Administrators to see the real site so you can keep working
on it. To see what visitors see, open your site in an **Incognito/Private** browser
window.

### Q: How do I let my client see the site without giving them a login?

A: Use the **Secret Client Access** feature in the Advanced tab. Set a keyword, 
save, and send them the generated Magic Link. They will be whitelisted via a browser
cookie.

### Q: My background or colors aren’t changing when I save.

A: This is usually caused by a caching plugin (like WP Rocket or W3 Total Cache).
Clear your site cache after saving settings.

### Q: Does the Countdown Timer work in all timezones?

A: Yes, the timer uses your WordPress Site Time (set in Settings > General) to calculate
the remaining time.

### Q: Will this hurt my Google ranking?

A: No. This plugin sends a **503 Service Unavailable** header with a Retry-After
value. This tells Google the site is temporarily down for maintenance, preserving
your SEO.

### Q: How do I change the font?

A: Go to the **Design** tab and use the **Font** dropdown. Choose from Inter, Poppins,
Merriweather, Playfair Display, or Space Mono.

### Q: Can I apply a preset and then customize it?

A: Absolutely. Presets populate the form fields — nothing is locked. Change any 
field after applying a preset before saving.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Simple Coming Soon” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Ssebuwufu Moses ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ssebuwufumoses/)
 *   [ Hanifah Nabayinda ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hanifahnabayinda/)

[Translate “Simple Coming Soon” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/simple-coming-soon)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-coming-soon/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/simple-coming-soon/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/simple-coming-soon/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/simple-coming-soon/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.4.8

 * **Note:** Versions 1.4.6 and 1.4.7 were withdrawn due to a deployment issue that
   caused the admin UI to appear unstyled for users updating via the WordPress dashboard.
   This release supersedes both and is the stable version to update to.
 * **New:** 5 one-click Design Presets (Minimal, SaaS Dark, Product Launch, Agency,
   Event) — apply colors, font, glassmorphism, and background mode together.
 * **New:** Background Mode selector — Solid Color, Gradient, Animated Mesh, Background
   Image, and Video URL.
 * **New:** Launch Progress Bar with customizable label, animated fill, and live
   admin slider preview.
 * **Redesigned:** CTA Action Button card — live preview, tabbed Default/Hover color
   panels, slider-based radius and padding controls.
 * **Redesigned:** Full admin dashboard rewrite — card-based layout, animated toggles,
   sticky save bar, staggered animations.
 * **Redesigned:** Frontend visual layer — ambient background orbs, spring-easing
   card entrance, staggered element animations, upgraded countdown boxes and social
   icons.
 * **Accessibility:** All presets now pass WCAG 2.1 AA color contrast. Fixed SaaS
   Dark button contrast from 4.3:1 to 6.2:1. Timer colors corrected for dark-background
   presets.
 * **Fix:** Progress label and percentage now inherit the user-set text color.
 * **Improvement:** All admin strings use the `simple-coming-soon` text domain —
   fully translation-ready.

#### 1.4.5

 * **Fix:** Added `nocache_headers` to prevent Cloudflare/Edge Caching from displaying
   the “Live” site instead of the “Coming Soon” page.
 * **Fix:** Improved HTTP headers to ensure stronger cache-busting for maintenance
   mode.

#### 1.4.4

 * **New:** “Tabbed Interface” for organized settings (Content, Design, Elements,
   Advanced).
 * **Feature:** Added “Scripts & Analytics” field for GA4/Facebook Pixel integration.
 * **Feature:** Added “One-Click Enable/Disable” toggle in settings.
 * **Feature:** Added “Admin Bar Status Indicator” (WCAG Compliant labels).
 * **New Icons:** Added TikTok, YouTube, and LinkedIn support.
 * **Fix:** Improved padding logic with smart fallbacks (12px/25px) for the Pro 
   Action Button.
 * **Fix:** Resolved compliance issues for Google Fonts enqueuing.
 * **Fix:** Resolved color resetting bug when switching between setting tabs.
 * **Fix:** Improved mobile responsiveness and scrolling using modern 100dvh units.
 * **Improved:** Updated documentation and UI layout with Dashicons.

#### 1.4.3

 * **Improved:** Replaced heavy Dashicons with lightweight inline SVGs for better
   performance.
 * **Update:** Updated Twitter logo to the new “X” branding.
 * **Fix:** Removed Dashicons dependency from frontend to improve page load speed.

#### 1.4.2

 * **Massive Update: The “Pro” Release**
 * **New:** Advanced Action Button with Hover, Border, Padding, and Shadow controls.
 * **New:** Smart Countdown Timer with Auto-Launch mode.
 * **New:** “Frosted Glass” design engine (Blur & Opacity).
 * **New:** Secret Client Bypass link to share site access.
 * **Improved:** WCAG Accessibility compliance for social icons and focus states.

#### 1.3.1

 * **Feature:** Added a Settings Page (Settings > Coming Soon).
 * **Feature:** Added Logo Upload capability.
 * **Feature:** Added Customizable Headline and Message fields.
 * **Feature:** Added Social Media icons (Facebook, X, Instagram).
 * **Style:** Complete visual overhaul with modern gradient background and animations.
 * **Compatibility:** Tested up to WordPress 6.9.

#### 1.0.2

 * Fixed: Removed global `<body>` styling that caused the plugin to cover site headers
   and sections.
 * Fixed: Ensured the coming soon page displays correctly without breaking the site
   layout.
 * Improved: Wrapped content in a dedicated `.scs-wrapper` for safer styling.
 * Improved: Added responsive design with mobile-friendly font sizes.

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.4.8**
 *  Last updated **7 days ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.9.4**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-coming-soon/)
 * Tags
 * [coming soon](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/coming-soon/)[maintenance](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/maintenance/)
   [maintenance mode](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/maintenance-mode/)[under construction](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/under-construction/)
   [wordpress coming soon](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/wordpress-coming-soon/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-coming-soon/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Ssebuwufu Moses ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ssebuwufumoses/)
 *   [ Hanifah Nabayinda ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hanifahnabayinda/)

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