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SoftGlaze gives you <strong>12 vibrant, professionally designed templates<\/strong> (including modern Neon and Glass effects), <strong>countdown timers with smart finish actions<\/strong>, a <strong>built-in drag-and-drop lead capture form builder<\/strong>, and <strong>access controls precise enough for agency work<\/strong> \u2014 all configured in under five minutes, with no coding and no page builder required.<\/p>\n\n<p>And when you <em>do<\/em> want full design freedom? SoftGlaze Landing Pages are <strong>fully compatible with Elementor and other popular page builders<\/strong>, so you can design any layout you can imagine and serve it in Coming Soon or Maintenance mode.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Two Modes, Done the Right Way for SEO<\/h4>\n\n<p>Many plugins get this wrong and quietly damage your Google rankings. SoftGlaze handles it correctly:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Coming Soon Mode (HTTP 200):<\/strong> Tells Google \"this site is new \u2014 please index this page.\" Perfect for launches: search engines start indexing you from day one while you build in private.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maintenance Mode (HTTP 503):<\/strong> Tells Google \"we're temporarily down \u2014 check back soon.\" Your hard-earned rankings stay fully protected while you update, redesign, or migrate.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Live Mode (Off):<\/strong> One click from the status bar and your site is back for everyone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Switching between all three takes a single click from the professional <strong>Status Dashboard<\/strong> \u2014 no digging through settings. And with <strong>built-in scheduling<\/strong>, the switch can even happen automatically at the exact date and time you choose.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Launch With a List, Not From Zero<\/h4>\n\n<p>The biggest mistake site owners make is launching to silence. SoftGlaze's <strong>Visual Form Builder<\/strong> turns your waiting page into a subscriber machine:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Drag and drop <strong>custom fields<\/strong> \u2014 Text, Email, and Phone \u2014 in any combination.<\/li>\n<li>Every lead is <strong>stored securely in your own WordPress database.<\/strong> You own your data; no third-party service, no monthly fees.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Export to CSV<\/strong> anytime and import into any email platform.<\/li>\n<li>Already using a form plugin? Switch the Form Type to <strong>Shortcode<\/strong> and drop in your <strong>WPForms, Contact Form 7, or Gravity Forms<\/strong> shortcode \u2014 it renders beautifully inside every template.<\/li>\n<li><strong>GDPR ready out of the box<\/strong> \u2014 consent notices and data export tools are built in, because privacy compliance shouldn't be an afterthought.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Countdowns That Build Real Anticipation<\/h4>\n\n<p>Nothing drives launch-day excitement like a ticking clock. SoftGlaze includes <strong>three distinctive countdown styles \u2014 Neon, Glitch, and Pill<\/strong> \u2014 plus something most premium plugins don't have: <strong>Countdown Finish Actions.<\/strong> When your timer hits zero, choose what happens next:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Display a custom <strong>\"We're live!\"<\/strong> message, or<\/li>\n<li><strong>Automatically redirect<\/strong> visitors to any URL \u2014 flip straight to your launched site the second the countdown ends, even while you sleep.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Set It and Forget It \u2014 Scheduled Mode Switching<\/h4>\n\n<p>Planning maintenance for 2 AM on Sunday? You don't have to be awake for it. SoftGlaze includes <strong>built-in scheduling and automation<\/strong>: set the date and time, and the plugin <strong>switches modes for you automatically<\/strong> \u2014 flip into Maintenance mode when your window begins, and back to Live when it ends. Your visitors see a polished page, search engines get the correct 503 signal, and you get to sleep. This is the kind of feature most plugins reserve for their paid tiers; here, it's simply included.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Access Control Built for Agencies and Client Work<\/h4>\n\n<p>If you build sites for clients, this is where SoftGlaze earns its place in your standard toolkit:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Whitelist by User Role<\/strong> \u2014 let all Editors or Administrators through automatically.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Whitelist Specific Users<\/strong> \u2014 grant access to exactly the accounts you choose.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Whitelist IP Addresses<\/strong> \u2014 with full <strong>CIDR range support<\/strong> for offices and teams.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Secret Bypass Link<\/strong> \u2014 generate a private URL and send it to your client. They preview the full site <strong>without logging in, without an account, without any friction.<\/strong> No more \"can you make me an admin account just to look?\"<\/li>\n<li><strong>Front-End Password Access<\/strong> \u2014 a clean, styled password modal for anyone else who needs a key.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Your Brand, Automatically<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Design Inheritance:<\/strong> flip on \"Inherit Theme\" and your landing page automatically uses your site's own fonts and colors \u2014 instantly on-brand, zero configuration.<\/li>\n<li><strong>20+ Content Presets:<\/strong> professionally written headlines and messages for launches, redesigns, and maintenance windows. The smart preset picker shows Coming Soon or Maintenance presets based on your active mode \u2014 with a live preview of the headline and message before you apply.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Social Media Icons in Official Brand Colors:<\/strong> 10+ platforms including Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, YouTube, WhatsApp, TikTok, and Telegram \u2014 rendered as crisp, fast SVG.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Analytics &amp; Marketing Integrations Without the Hassle<\/h4>\n\n<p>Your pre-launch page should be measuring from day one. SoftGlaze includes <strong>dedicated, paste-and-save fields<\/strong> for:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Google Analytics 4 (GA4)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Google Tag Manager (GTM)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Meta (Facebook) Pixel<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Search engine site verification tags<\/strong> (Google, Bing, and more)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Advanced header\/footer script boxes<\/strong> for anything else \u2014 chat widgets, heatmaps, custom tracking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Built Fast, Built Clean<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>The landing page <strong>only loads on the landing page itself<\/strong> \u2014 your live site's performance is completely untouched.<\/li>\n<li>Lightweight, dependency-free front end with SVG icons and clean markup.<\/li>\n<li>Works with any theme. Works with any host. Plays nicely with caching plugins.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Who Is SoftGlaze Maintenance Mode &amp; Coming Soon For?<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Founders &amp; startups<\/strong> building anticipation (and an email list) before launch day.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Agencies &amp; freelancers<\/strong> who need clients to preview work-in-progress sites via a simple secret link.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Store owners<\/strong> protecting SEO during redesigns and migrations with a proper 503.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bloggers &amp; creators<\/strong> who want downtime to look intentional, polished, and on-brand.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Site managers &amp; DevOps-minded owners<\/strong> who schedule maintenance windows in advance and let the plugin handle the switching automatically.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Anyone<\/strong> who believes \"under construction\" should never mean \"unprofessional.\"<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Free Forever \u2014 Built by SoftGlaze<\/h4>\n\n<p>SoftGlaze Maintenance Mode &amp; Coming Soon is free, and every feature listed above is included \u2014 no locked buttons, no nag screens pretending features exist. It is built and actively maintained by <a href=\"https:\/\/softglaze.com\/\">SoftGlaze<\/a>, a web development studio that ships real products: strong underneath, refined on the surface.<\/p>\n\n<p>Found a bug? Have a feature idea? We answer every thread in the support forum \u2014 tell us what to build next.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Credits<\/h3>\n\n<p>This plugin is created and maintained by <strong>Azhar Ali<\/strong> and the team at <a href=\"https:\/\/softglaze.com\/\">SoftGlaze<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h3>What's Next<\/h3>\n\n<p>If you like SoftGlaze Maintenance Mode &amp; Coming Soon, check out our other work:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/chromewebstore.google.com\/detail\/softglaze-screen-recorder\/ofjommapkklakbolagajoiklgfldhlmp\">SoftGlaze Screen Recorder<\/a> \u2014 a free Chrome extension for fast, clean screen recording.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/softglaze.com\/\">SoftGlaze Web Development<\/a> \u2014 custom WordPress, WooCommerce, and Shopify development for businesses that want websites that win customers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/softglaze.com\/insights\/\">softglaze.com\/insights<\/a> for tutorials and guides on WordPress, web development, and digital growth.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<p><strong>From your WordPress dashboard (recommended):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <strong>Plugins \u2192 Add New<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Search for <strong>\"SoftGlaze Maintenance Mode\"<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Install Now<\/strong>, then <strong>Activate<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>SoftGlaze Coming Soon<\/strong> in your admin menu.<\/li>\n<li>Use the top <strong>Status Bar<\/strong> to switch on \"Coming Soon\" or \"Maintenance\" mode \u2014 you're live in one click.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p><strong>Manual installation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the <code>softglaze-maintenance-mode-coming-soon<\/code> folder to the <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the <strong>Plugins<\/strong> menu in WordPress.<\/li>\n<li>Configure under <strong>SoftGlaze Coming Soon<\/strong> and pick your mode from the Status Bar.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"what%20is%20the%20difference%20between%20coming%20soon%20%28200%29%20and%20maintenance%20%28503%29%3F\"><h3>What is the difference between Coming Soon (200) and Maintenance (503)?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p><strong>Coming Soon (200)<\/strong> tells Google \"this site is new, please index this page\" \u2014 use it for launches so search engines start indexing from day one. <strong>Maintenance (503)<\/strong> tells Google \"temporarily down, check back later\" \u2014 use it during updates so your existing SEO rankings stay protected.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"where%20do%20the%20fonts%20come%20from%3F\"><h3>Where do the fonts come from?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Poppins, Inter and Playfair Display ship inside the plugin and are served from your own site. Nothing is ever requested from Google Fonts or any other outside service, so no visitor IP address leaves your server. The remaining options are system font stacks, which download nothing at all.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"will%20this%20slow%20down%20my%20site%3F\"><h3>Will this slow down my site?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. The plugin only loads on the landing page itself. Your live site's performance is completely untouched.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"do%20i%20need%20a%20page%20builder%3F\"><h3>Do I need a page builder?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No \u2014 the 12 built-in templates work out of the box with zero design skills. But if you prefer full creative control, SoftGlaze Landing Pages are fully compatible with Elementor and other popular page builders.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"what%20happens%20to%20the%20leads%20i%20collect%3F\"><h3>What happens to the leads I collect?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>They are stored securely in your own WordPress database. You own your data completely, and you can export it to CSV anytime \u2014 no third-party service required.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20use%20wpforms%2C%20gravity%20forms%2C%20or%20contact%20form%207%20instead%20of%20the%20built-in%20form%3F\"><h3>Can I use WPForms, Gravity Forms, or Contact Form 7 instead of the built-in form?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes! In the <strong>Subscriber Form<\/strong> settings, switch the \"Form Type\" to <strong>Shortcode<\/strong> and paste your form's shortcode. It renders inside every template.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20let%20a%20client%20preview%20the%20site%20without%20giving%20them%20a%20login%3F\"><h3>Can I let a client preview the site without giving them a login?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes \u2014 this is one of our favorite features. Generate a <strong>Secret Bypass Link<\/strong> in the <strong>Access<\/strong> tab and send it to them. They see the full live site instantly, no account needed. You can also whitelist user roles, specific users, or IP ranges (CIDR supported).<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"how%20do%20the%20content%20presets%20work%3F\"><h3>How do the Content Presets work?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>In the <strong>Design<\/strong> tab, open the \"Load a Preset\" dropdown. The picker intelligently shows Coming Soon or Maintenance presets based on your active mode, with a live preview of the headline and message before applying. One click fills in professional copy; tweak it and publish.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20schedule%20maintenance%20mode%20in%20advance%3F\"><h3>Can I schedule maintenance mode in advance?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes \u2014 set the date and time, and SoftGlaze switches modes automatically. Schedule a 2 AM maintenance window on Sunday, and the plugin turns Maintenance mode on and off for you while you sleep. No manual switching required.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"what%20happens%20when%20my%20countdown%20reaches%20zero%3F\"><h3>What happens when my countdown reaches zero?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Your choice: display a custom \"we're live\" message, or automatically redirect visitors to any URL \u2014 perfect for flipping straight to your launched site the moment the timer ends.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"is%20it%20gdpr%20compliant%3F\"><h3>Is it GDPR compliant?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>The plugin ships GDPR-ready with built-in consent notices and data export tools. (As with any tool, your overall site compliance depends on how you configure and use it.)<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20it%20work%20with%20my%20theme%3F\"><h3>Does it work with my theme?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes \u2014 any theme. And with <strong>Design Inheritance<\/strong> enabled, the landing page automatically adopts your theme's fonts and colors for seamless branding.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n<!--section=changelog-->\n<h4>1.6.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Added: Heading Font and Body Font selectors. Pick Poppins, Inter, Playfair Display, System UI, Georgia, Helvetica or Monospace for each, so a serif headline can sit above a sans body.<\/li>\n<li>Added: Inter and Playfair Display are now bundled with the plugin under the SIL Open Font License. Both are variable fonts, one file each, served from your own site.<\/li>\n<li>Added: Logo Max Height setting, 20 to 300 pixels.<\/li>\n<li>Improved: Fonts apply only when you choose them. Left on \"Follow the setting above\", the Inherit Theme Fonts checkbox behaves exactly as it did before, so updating changes nothing on a page you already have live.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.5.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Added: Two new Coming Soon templates. Launch Card puts the countdown first under an image banner, Editorial is left aligned with large type and no card. The library is now 12 layouts.<\/li>\n<li>Added: Template Image setting. A second image used inside the layout itself, such as the panel on Split Screen or the banner on Launch Card. Leave it empty and the background image is used instead.<\/li>\n<li>Improved: Background, text and accent colours now reach every layout. 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The Template list now follows the selected Mode instead of offering layouts that do not exist for it.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed: Layouts could not be chosen with the keyboard, and had no visible focus indicator.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed: Focus outlines were suppressed on the settings tabs.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed: The preset dialog can now be closed with Escape or a click outside, and keeps focus inside while open.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed: Form field keys typed by hand were overwritten by the auto-fill.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed: Thumbnail content overflowed its frame and clipped the call-to-action.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed: Background, text and accent colour settings had no visible effect on the layout thumbnails.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed: The preview button produced invalid markup by sitting inside a label.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed: Stricter type comparisons in settings validation and access checks.<\/li>\n<li>Removed: An unused nonce field and roughly 35 lines of dead CSS.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.4.3<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Improved: Refreshed plugin listing with new banner, icon, and full 12-screenshot set.<\/li>\n<li>Improved: Documentation fully rewritten \u2014 clearer feature descriptions, expanded FAQ, complete screenshot captions, and the built-in Scheduled Mode Switching feature is now properly documented.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed: Minor UI polish and stability improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.4.2<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Added: 2 new Maintenance templates (5 &amp; 6) \u2014 the template library now includes 10 vibrant layouts.<\/li>\n<li>Added: Builder support for SoftGlaze Landing Pages (Elementor &amp; other popular page builders).<\/li>\n<li>Added: Preset modal preview + mode-based preset list.<\/li>\n<li>Added: Countdown Finish Actions \u2014 custom finished message and\/or redirect URL when the timer ends.<\/li>\n<li>Improved: Admin selects and front-end password access modal styling.<\/li>\n<li>Improved: Social icons now use official platform brand colors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.4.1<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed: Existing WordPress Page \/ Landing Page rendering for Coming Soon + Maintenance modes.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed: Maintenance built-in layouts and background image rendering.<\/li>\n<li>Improved: Access Control multi-select styling.<\/li>\n<li>Improved: Integrations tab now includes dedicated fields for GA4, GTM, Meta Pixel, and verification tags (with Advanced code boxes still available).<\/li>\n<li>Improved: Built-in form now uses placeholders by default (labels remain accessible).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.4.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Major Update: Added the \"Vibrant\" Design System.<\/li>\n<li>New: 3 countdown styles (Neon, Glitch, Pill).<\/li>\n<li>New: Content Presets \u2014 20+ pre-written headlines and messages.<\/li>\n<li>New: User Whitelisting \u2014 select specific users to bypass.<\/li>\n<li>New: Form Shortcode support (WPForms, CF7, and more).<\/li>\n<li>New: Header\/Footer script fields for analytics and pixels.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed: Background image rendering issues.<\/li>\n<li>Fixed: Theme font\/color inheritance logic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.3.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Added: Form Builder and Social Icons Manager.<\/li>\n<li>Added: Admin Status Bar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.0.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Initial release.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Stunning Coming Soon &amp; Maintenance pages in minutes \u2014 12 vibrant templates, countdown timers, lead capture forms, and smart access controls.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/274043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=274043"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/softglaze"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=274043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=274043"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=274043"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=274043"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=274043"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=274043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}