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1	# WP Maintenance Mode & Coming Soon#
2	Contributors: [](https://profiles.wordpress.org/themeisle/themeisle](https://profiles.wordpress.org/themeisle/](https://profiles.wordpress.org/themeisle/)
3	Plugin Name: WP Maintenance Mode & Coming Soon
4	Plugin URI: https://themeisle.com/
5	Author: Themeisle
6	Author URI: https://themeisle.com/
7	Tags: maintenance mode, admin, administration, unavailable, coming soon, multisite, landing page, under construction, contact form, subscribe, countdown
8	Requires at least: 3.5
9	Tested up to: 6.0
10	Stable tag: 2.5.0
11	Requires PHP: 5.6
12	License: GPL-2.0+
13
14	Adds a splash page to your site that lets visitors know your site is down for maintenance. It's perfect for a coming soon page. The new Bot functionality is here!
15
16	## Description ##
17
18	Add a maintenance page to your blog that lets visitors know your blog is down for maintenance, or add a coming soon page for a new website. User with admin rights gets full access to the blog including the front end.
19
20	Activate the plugin and your blog is in maintenance-mode, works and only registered users with enough rights can see the front end. You can use a date with a countdown timer for visitor information or set a value and unit for information.
21
22	Also works with WordPress Multisite installs (each blog from the network has its own maintenance settings).
23
24	### Features ###
25
26	* Fully customizable (change colors, texts and backgrounds);
27	* Subscription form (export emails to .csv file);
28	* Countdown timer (remaining time);
29	* Contact form (receive emails from visitors);
30	* Coming soon page;
31	* Landing page templates;
32	* WordPress multisite;
33	* Responsive design;
34	* Social media icons;
35	* Works with any WordPress theme;
36	* SEO options;
37	* Exclude URLs from maintenance;
38	* Bot functionality to collect the emails in a friendly and efficient way;
39	* GDPR Ready;
40
41	### Bugs, technical hints or contribute ###
42
43	Please give us feedback, contribute and file technical bugs on [](https://github.com/andrianvaleanu/WP-Maintenance-ModeGitHub Repo](https://github.com/andrianvaleanu/WP-Maintenance-Mode](https://github.com/andrianvaleanu/WP-Maintenance-Mode).
44
45	### Credits ###
46
47	Developed by [](https://themeisle.comThemeisle](https://themeisle.com](https://themeisle.com)
48
49	### What's Next ###
50
51	If you like this plugin, then consider checking out our other projects:
52
53	* <a href="https://optimole.com/">Optimole</a> - Optimole is your all-in-one image optimization solution for WordPress & beyond.
54	* <a href="https://revive.social/">Revive Social</a> - Revive Old Posts helps you keep your content alive and in front the audiences that matter.
55	* <a href="https://www.codeinwp.com/">CodeinWP</a> - CodeinWP stands for all-things-WordPress. From web design to freelancing and from development to business, your questions are covered.
56	* <a href="https://domainwheel.com">DomainWheel</a> - Free Short Website name generator, with the help of AI, for instant ideas.
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58
59	Check-out <a href="https://themeisle.com/blog/" title="Themeisle blog">our blog</a> to learn from our <a href="https://themeisle.com/blog/category/wordpress/reviews/" title="WordPress Reviews">WordPress Reviews</a> and see other <a href="https://themeisle.com/blog/category/wordpress-plugins/" title="WordPress Plugins Comparisons">WordPress plugins</a>.
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61	## Installation ##
62
63	1. Unpack the download package
64	2. Upload all files to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory, include folders
65	3. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
66	4. Go to `Settings` page, where you can change what settings you need (pay attention to Exclude option!)
67
68	## Screenshots ##
69
70	1. Maintenance Mode Example
71	2. Maintenance Mode Example #2
72	3. Bot Example
73	4. Dashboard General Settings
74	5. Dashboard Design Settings
75	6. Dashboard Modules Settings
76	7. Dashboard Bot Settings
77	8. Contact Form
78
79	## Frequently Asked Questions ##
80
81	### How to use plugin filters ###
82	Check out our [](https://github.com/codeinwp/Snippet-Library/Snippet Library](https://github.com/codeinwp/Snippet-Library/](https://github.com/codeinwp/Snippet-Library/).
83
84	### Cache Plugin Support ###
85	WP Maintenance Mode can be unstable due to the cache plugins; we recommend deactivating any cache plugin when maintenance mode is active. If you really want to use a cache plugin, make sure you delete the entire cache after each change.
86
87	### Exclude list ###
88	If you change your login url, please add the new slug (url: http://domain.com/newlogin, then you should add: newlogin) to Exclude list from plugin settings -> General Tab.
89
90	Notice: `wp-cron.php` is excluded by default.
91
92	## Changelog ##
93
94	#### [](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.4.7...v2.5.0Version 2.5.0](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.4.7...v2.5.0](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.4.7...v2.5.0) (2022-09-08)
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96	- New Feature: Adds compatibility with Block Editor or any page builder for building the maintenance mode page.
97	- New Feature: Adds coming soon and maintenance mode starting templates.
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101
102	##### [](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.4.6...v2.4.7Version 2.4.7](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.4.6...v2.4.7](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.4.6...v2.4.7) (2022-08-08)
103
104	##### Fixes
105	* Fix login form display
106	* Fix email collecting by the bot
107	* Improve accessibility of the maintenance page thanks to @SophieWeb
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111
112	##### [](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.4.5...v2.4.6Version 2.4.6](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.4.5...v2.4.6](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.4.5...v2.4.6) (2022-06-15)
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114	* Improve data sanitizations for custom css and contact module
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118
119	##### [](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.4.4...v2.4.5Version 2.4.5](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.4.4...v2.4.5](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.4.4...v2.4.5) (2022-06-15)
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121	* Harden security and improve release process
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125
126	##### [](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.4.3...v2.4.4Version 2.4.4](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.4.3...v2.4.4](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.4.3...v2.4.4) (2022-02-10)
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128	Update dependencies
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132
133	##### [](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.4.2...v2.4.3Version 2.4.3](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.4.2...v2.4.3](https://github.com/Codeinwp/wp-maintenance-mode/compare/v2.4.2...v2.4.3) (2022-01-27)
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135	- Change ownership to Themeisle
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138
139
140	### 2.4.2 (18/01/2022) ###
141	* Misc: 900 000 Active Installs Celebrations!
142	* Misc: WordPress 5.9 compatibility
143	* Fix: jQuery UI CSS theme reference from jQuery CDN
144	* Misc: Text fixes in the dashboard
145
146	### 2.4.1 (20/07/2021) ###
147	* Misc: WordPress 5.8 compatibility
148
149	### 2.4.0 (13/05/2021) ###
150	* Design: add "Custom CSS" setting; Finally! :)
151	* Design: add "Footer links" color setting
152	* Design: add a list of available shortcodes under the "Text" editor
153	* Bot: make {visitor_name} placeholder work in all messages after the visitor types his name
154	* Misc: add [embed] shortcode for responsive video embeds; Compatible with YouTube, Vimeo, DailyMotion.
155	* Misc: make the exclude mechanism work with Cyrillic characters
156	* Misc: add `wpmm_maintenance_template` filter; It works the same way as the `wpmm_contact_template` filter, but for the maintenance template.
157	* Misc: now you can override the `contact` email template too; Check `/views/contact.php` for more details.
158	* Misc: better compatibility with translation plugins like Loco Translate
159	* Misc: the image uploaders (from the dashboard) are now translatable
160	* Misc: improve uninstall routine
161	* Misc: add `wpmm_delete_cache` action; It is called after each setting change.
162	* Misc: add support for cache plugins like WP Rocket, WP Fastest Cache, Endurance Page Cache, Swift Performance Lite, Cache Enabler, SG Optimizer, LiteSpeed Cache, Nginx Helper;
163	* Misc: remove `wpmm_count_where` helper function
164	* Misc: code improvements
165
166	### 2.3.0 (07/12/2020) ###
167	* Modules: add support for Google Analytics 4 measurement ID
168	* Design: enable media buttons on wp_editor (now you can add images from the editor)
169	* Bot: fix translation issue
170	* Misc: add filters for capabilities `wpmm_settings_capability`, `wpmm_subscribers_capability`, and `wpmm_all_actions_capability` (the last one can be used to override all capabilities)
171	* Misc: fix [loginform] shortcode redirect attribute
172	* Misc: a few CSS & Javascript improvements
173	* Misc: bump "Tested up to" version to 5.6
174
175	### 2.2.4 (20/05/2019) ###
176	* bump "Tested up to" to 5.2.0
177	* fix typo in Italian translation (it_IT)
178	* Bot: add a note about how you can export the list of subscribers [](https://github.com/andrianvaleanu/WP-Maintenance-Mode/issues/195#195](https://github.com/andrianvaleanu/WP-Maintenance-Mode/issues/195](https://github.com/andrianvaleanu/WP-Maintenance-Mode/issues/195)
179	* Bot: add client-side sanitization to the input fields [](https://github.com/andrianvaleanu/WP-Maintenance-Mode/issues/176#176](https://github.com/andrianvaleanu/WP-Maintenance-Mode/issues/176](https://github.com/andrianvaleanu/WP-Maintenance-Mode/issues/176)
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181	### 2.2.3 (20/02/2019) ###
182	* bump "Tested up to" version to 5.1.0
183	* replace "wpmu_new_blog" action with "wp_initialize_site" action for WP 5.1.0 users because the first one is deprecated in the new version
184	* small improvement to "check_exclude" method from "WP_Maintenance_Mode" class
185
186	### 2.2.2 (27/11/2018) ###
187	* Google Analytics module: migrate from analytics.js to gtag.js + add ip anonymization [](https://github.com/andrianvaleanu/WP-Maintenance-Mode/issues/178#178](https://github.com/andrianvaleanu/WP-Maintenance-Mode/issues/178](https://github.com/andrianvaleanu/WP-Maintenance-Mode/issues/178)
188	* GDPR module: accept links inside texareas + add policy link target [](https://github.com/andrianvaleanu/WP-Maintenance-Mode/issues/188#188](https://github.com/andrianvaleanu/WP-Maintenance-Mode/issues/188](https://github.com/andrianvaleanu/WP-Maintenance-Mode/issues/188)
189	* add charset meta tag [](https://github.com/andrianvaleanu/WP-Maintenance-Mode/issues/200#200](https://github.com/andrianvaleanu/WP-Maintenance-Mode/issues/200](https://github.com/andrianvaleanu/WP-Maintenance-Mode/issues/200)
190	* fix PHP Notice: Undefined index: HTTP_USER_AGENT
191	* add plural and single form translation for subscribers number (settings page)
192
193	### Earlier versions ###
194	For the changelog of earlier versions, please refer to the [](http://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-maintenance-mode/trunk/changelog.txtfull changelog](http://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-maintenance-mode/trunk/changelog.txt](http://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-maintenance-mode/trunk/changelog.txt).
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