Simple Coming Soon is a lightweight plugin that displays a default 'Coming Soon' page to visitors while your site is under development.
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.
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.
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
