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Erdo Client Preview<\/strong> goes further than a typical coming soon or maintenance page. Most \"coming soon\" plugins stop at hiding your site behind a countdown timer. Erdo Client Preview adds the three things agencies and freelancers actually need when working with clients on a live site:<\/p>\n\n Everyone without a link sees your custom coming soon \/ under construction page. Everyone with one browses the real, live site \u2014 and can tell you exactly what they think while they're there.<\/p>\n\n Unlike standard bypass systems that share a single password with everyone, Client Preview gives each person their own named link:<\/p>\n\n No more chasing clients over email for feedback. A built-in widget lets anyone \u2014 a visitor on the coming soon page, or a client browsing the live site through a magic link \u2014 leave a message with no account required.<\/p>\n\n This is the feature that turns Erdo Client Preview from a gate into a review tool. With Visual Annotation Mode enabled, a magic-link visitor can click any element on the live site and pin a note directly on it \u2014 \"move this button,\" \"wrong color here,\" \"fix this typo\" \u2014 right where it belongs, not in a vague email.<\/p>\n\n Maintenance Mode (HTTP 503)<\/strong>\nFor active deployments, migrations, and updates. Returns a proper HTTP 503 with a Coming Soon Mode (HTTP 200)<\/strong>\nFor new site launches. Returns HTTP 200 so search engines can discover and index the page, building domain authority before you go live. Pair it with the built-in email subscription form to grow your audience from day one \u2014 no Mailchimp, no API keys, everything stored in WordPress.<\/p>\n\n Set a start and end date for your under construction window, or set up a recurring weekly schedule (e.g. every night between 2 AM and 4 AM for routine maintenance) and let WordPress handle it automatically. If the server's WP-Cron fails to fire, a real-time fallback evaluates the schedule on every request \u2014 the site is never accidentally left open or stuck behind the page.<\/p>\n\n Replace \"Erdo Client Preview\" with your own agency name and logo on the settings page and admin menu \u2014 what your client sees stays branded to you, not to a third-party plugin.<\/p>\n\n A secret URL you save in your password manager. Visit it from any browser to disable maintenance instantly \u2014 no login, no database access required. Regenerate it from settings at any time.<\/p>\n\n Web agencies and freelancers<\/strong> \u2014 put a client site under maintenance during updates, share a private magic link so the client can review live progress at any time, collect feedback and pinpoint annotations directly on the page instead of email threads, then revoke the link the moment the project is delivered. No shared passwords, no confused clients, no accidental exposure.<\/p>\n\n Site owners launching a new project<\/strong> \u2014 collect email subscribers in Coming Soon mode while building domain authority. No third-party subscription service needed.<\/p>\n\n Developers and DevOps<\/strong> \u2014 schedule maintenance windows for database migrations and deployments without manual intervention. WP-Cron fallback ensures the site never stays accidentally open.<\/p>\n\n\n When you generate a magic link, a unique 32-character cryptographic token is created. The raw token is never stored \u2014 only its HMAC-SHA256 hash is saved in the database. When a visitor clicks the link, Erdo Client Preview verifies the token using Yes. Create as many as you need \u2014 one per person, per project, or per purpose. Each has its own label, optional expiry date, optional redirect URL, and usage counter. Revoke a single link without affecting others. Optionally receive an email notification each time a specific link is used.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes. Set a Redirect URL when creating a magic link. Visitors are sent to that page after the bypass cookie is set. Leave it blank to redirect to the homepage. Useful for directing clients to the exact page you want them to review.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes. Enable the Visitor Feedback widget and anyone viewing the coming soon page \u2014 or a client browsing the live site via a magic link \u2014 can leave a message without an account. You can reply from the Feedback tab, and the visitor sees your reply automatically. You'll optionally get an email the moment new feedback comes in.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes, with Visual Annotation Mode. Magic-link visitors can click any element on the live site and pin a note directly on it \u2014 like a built-in design-review tool. As the admin, you see a persistent numbered pin for every note whenever you visit that page, click it to read the note, and reply directly.<\/p><\/dd>\n A staging URL or shared password gives everyone the same level of access and tells you nothing about who's actually looking. Magic links are per-person, expire on your terms, and can be revoked individually. On top of that, the visitor can leave feedback or pin an annotation directly on what they're reviewing \u2014 something a plain staging link or password screen can't do.<\/p><\/dd>\n No. Logged-in administrators always see the live site by default. You can turn this off and use the built-in Preview button to verify the page safely \u2014 the preview opens with HTTP 200 and is only visible to logged-in admins.<\/p><\/dd>\n No, as long as you use the right mode. In Maintenance Mode, the page returns HTTP 503 with a In Coming Soon Mode, the page returns HTTP 200, so search engines can index it normally and start building domain authority before launch.<\/p><\/dd>\n The Emergency Rescue URL in settings is a secret link you save in your password manager. Visiting it from any browser disables the coming soon \/ under construction page instantly \u2014 no login required. If you lose the URL, regenerate it from within settings.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes. Enable the subscription form under Email Subscription settings and set the mode to Coming Soon. Subscribers are saved directly to WordPress \u2014 no Mailchimp, no API keys needed. View and export the list from the settings panel.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes, two ways. Set a one-time start and end date\/time under Scheduled Maintenance for a single window (e.g. a weekend migration), or set up a recurring weekly schedule (e.g. every night between 2 AM and 4 AM) under Recurring Schedule. WordPress cron activates and deactivates the page automatically; the manual toggle always takes priority, and a real-time fallback checks the window on every request if cron fails.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes. Use Page & Post Type Exclusions to list specific URL paths or entire post types (for example a public portfolio or a privacy policy page) that stay accessible to everyone, even while the coming soon \/ maintenance page is active for the rest of the site.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes. The White Label setting lets you replace \"Erdo Client Preview\" with your own agency name and logo throughout the settings page and admin menu \u2014 useful if you manage the site on behalf of a client.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes. The coming soon \/ maintenance page is standalone and loads none of your theme's page builder scripts. Magic link visitors see the full live site, including all page builder content.<\/p><\/dd>\n The plugin is designed and tested for single-site installations. Multisite compatibility has not been verified.<\/p><\/dd>\n Erdo Client Preview stores magic link tokens (hashed, never raw), settings, email subscribers, visitor feedback, and annotations in your WordPress database \u2014 nothing is sent to a third-party server. Uninstalling the plugin through the WordPress admin removes all of its database tables and options automatically.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\n
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Retry-After<\/code> header calculated dynamically from your countdown timer \u2014 the correct signal for search engine crawlers to return later without penalising your rankings.<\/p>\n\nScheduled Activation<\/h4>\n\n
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How does the magic link bypass work?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
hash_equals()<\/code> and sets a signed, HttpOnly<\/code> cookie in their browser. From that point, they can navigate the entire live site without clicking the link again. The cookie lasts 24 hours.<\/p><\/dd>\nCan I have multiple magic links?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Can I send each magic link visitor to a different page?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Can clients leave feedback on the page they're reviewing?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Can a client point at exactly what they want changed on the live site?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
How is this different from just sharing a staging link or a password?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Will administrators be blocked from their own site?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Will a coming soon or under construction page hurt my SEO?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Retry-After<\/code> header calculated from your countdown timer \u2014 the correct and recommended signal for search engine crawlers, indicating a temporary outage so Google returns later instead of treating it as a permanent removal.<\/p>\n\nWhat if I get locked out while the site is gated?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Can I collect email addresses while the site is under construction?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Can I schedule maintenance or under construction mode in advance?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Can I keep some pages publicly visible while the rest of the site is gated?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Can I remove \"Erdo Client Preview\" branding and use my own agency name?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Does this work with Elementor, Divi, or other page builders?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Does this work on WordPress Multisite?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
What data does this plugin store, and is it removed on uninstall?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
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