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Only logged-out visitors and non-admin users see the countdown page.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"what%20happens%20when%20the%20countdown%20reaches%20zero%3F\"><h3>What happens when the countdown reaches zero?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>The countdown simply stops at <code>00:00:00:00<\/code>. The maintenance page keeps showing until you turn <strong>Enable<\/strong> off from the settings page \u2014 Piba Glass Countdown does not automatically disable itself, so you control exactly when the real site goes live.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20this%20affect%20seo%3F\"><h3>Does this affect SEO?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>While enabled, the plugin sends a <code>503 Service Unavailable<\/code> HTTP status, which tells search engines the downtime is temporary and they should check back later, instead of removing the page from their index.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"where%20are%20the%20%22notify%20me%22%20email%20addresses%20stored%3F\"><h3>Where are the \"Notify Me\" email addresses stored?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>In a table in your own WordPress database (<code>{prefix}glco_subscribers<\/code>) \u2014 nowhere else. Nothing is sent to a third-party mailing list service. 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