WordPress Plugin – Custom Coming Soon Pages

Custom Coming Soon Pages WordPress Plugin allows you to display a Customized Coming Soon Page or Under Construction page to normal visitors or regular members of your WordPress based website or Blog – while the Site Administrators see the fully functional website with the applied theme and active plugins as well as a fully functional Dashboard.

Custom Coming Soon Pages WordPress Plugin will enable you to perform upgrades, fix nasty bugs or preview jazzy enhancements to your design live on your WordPress based website or blog without letting your users and normal visitors see crappy error messages or changes to the design until you really want them to.

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More Benefits »

Domain Age is a significant metric that is considered by many Search Engines among other factors while ranking your website. So if you have a unused domain, you can use the Custom Coming Soon Pages Plugin on a fresh WordPress install instead of your web host’s landing page. Restrict your host from pointing your domain to an ad-farm when you can make a mark with a Coming Soon Page customized to project your Brand even before you launch.

Custom Coming Soon Pages Plugin is also capable of displaying a Count Down Timer if you plan to launch on a Specific Date. You can also let your users subscribe to your website so that they can get notified via email whenever you launch. Integrated Twitter and Facebook features lets your visitors follow you on these social networks until you launch.

Features »

Controlled Access:
Only Normal Visitors and Regular Members will see the Custom Coming Soon Page. If the Site Administrators are logged in, they will not see the Custom Coming Soon Page but will be able to view the fully functional blog with the current applied theme and active plugins as well as full access to the WordPress Dashboard.
Customizable Content:
Customize the Title of the Coming Soon page as well as the coming soon message that is displayed from the Plugin Settings in your Dashboard.
Customizable Backgrounds:
Specify any color for the background or use an image of your choice from the Plugin Settings in your WordPress dashboard.
Create your own Custom Coming Soon Page templates:
You can create your own Custom Coming Soon Page templates using xHTML / CSS / PHP and plug them into the plugin for use.
Countdown Timer:
Going to launch your website on a Specific Date? Specify it in the Plugin Settings and Display a cool Count Down Timer on your Custom Coming Soon Page.
Know-When-We-Launch:
Let your users subscribe to your website and get notified via email when you launch.
Social Networks:
Integrated Twitter and Facebook features lets your visitors follow you on these social networks until you launch. Just specify your user ID in the plugin settings in your WordPress Dashboard.

Download Custom Coming Soon Pages WordPress Plugin by CSSJockey now !

Check out Pro Version for more features and extended options.

Installation »

Extract the Plugin Folder from the downloaded ZIP file.
Upload cj-coming-soon folder to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
Activate the plugin from the ‘Plugins’ page in your Dashboard.
Configure the plugin from Settings > CJ Coming Soon options page.

Plugin Support »

Report any Bugs or Request more Features at our Support Forums.

I believe you’ll find this plugin useful. Please let me know how do you like it. I’d appreciate your valuable feedback on Custom Coming Soon Page WordPress Plugin so please use the comments form below and keep your inputs coming…

389 Comments Add Comment

Dec 16, 2011 / Steve Prussack:

I can’t see my “Coming Soon” message, and purchased your Premium version of Coming Soon. It shows the template. http://www.rawpalooza.com/ What do I need to do?
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1. Dec 16, 2011 / Mohit Aneja:
  
  If you are facing any issues with the premium version, please post your questions in the forums here:
  http://www.netchillies.com/product-support/D2U8NBC3BE
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Nov 18, 2011 / Mikejohnson:

Is the plugin still supported. I can’t seem to get it to work on,my site.
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1. Dec 05, 2011 / Mohit Aneja:
  
  Hi Mike, Please download the latest version and let me know of the issues you are facing..
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Oct 09, 2011 / Jason:

Thanks for nice sharing!
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Sep 20, 2011 / Trabajo desde Internet:

Hi, thanks for this plugin.
Regards,
Trabajo
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Sep 10, 2011 / jezhunt:

Hi, I want to have a preview notification signup to my AWeber list.

I don’t want to use Feedburner email.

I cannot get any HTML to ‘stick’ even when I click on the show source button.

Would it be possible to create an HTML entry option which stick to allow HTML code?

Thank you
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1. Nov 12, 2011 / Mohit Aneja:
  
  If you know HTML, CSS and a little PHP you can make changes to this plugin to suit your needs.
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Jul 27, 2011 / James:

Bought the premium plug-in and it does not work. Having the same redirect loop problem as above. I did as you specified in your readme.txt. Also when you unzip the file there is no such folder called cj-coming-soon. There is however a cj-coming-soon.php file. I am using Safari and new mackbookPro. I am anxious to get this working as I paid for it. Please help or point me to where there’s more information on the installation of this plug-in.

Thank you,
James
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1. Aug 07, 2011 / CSSJockey:
  
  Hello James, Please email us at support@netchillies.com and we can setup a chat session to fix the same on your server.
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Jul 24, 2011 / Dee:

Hey not sure why, but I have tried twice now and this plug in has broken my site :S
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1. Aug 07, 2011 / CSSJockey:
  
  Have you tried the latest release, I just upgraded this plugin a few days back and its available to download from WordPress.org
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Jul 18, 2011 / Devin:

I left a comment earlier but it looks like its not here any more. I installed the free version 1.09 of this plugin from within WordPress, then hit activate, and got a redirect error. I then tried to click out of the plugin area and into Dashboard, and got a redirect error. Then I cleared all my cookies, etc, then tried to log back in to the site, but now i can’t even get to my wp-admin page because of the redirect loop. Any suggestions?
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1. Aug 07, 2011 / CSSJockey:
  
  Hello Devin, Please use the latest release available on WordPress.org, I’ve recently fixed this issue.
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Jul 09, 2011 / GJ Farmer:

Will not work with the new version of wordpress. It just locks my site up once installed.
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Jul 06, 2011 / Marcelo:

I installed the Custom Coming Soon pages and now I can not get into my wordpress ….. says he’s redirect errors. Does anyone know why this is taking? Thanks,
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Jul 03, 2011 / Seb:

Hi,
I would like to use your plugin on my multi-site network. Placing it into the “mu-plugins” folder makes it automatically activated for each user’s blog.

Is there a way to enable by default the coming soon page when the plugin is activated ?
So that when a user creates his blog, a coming soon page would be displayed instead of his empty blog.
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1. Aug 07, 2011 / CSSJockey:
  
  Sure, I’ll look into this and try to add this feature in future releases.
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Jul 01, 2011 / Martin:

I’ve called my webhost & they verified that the e-mail is not being received by the mailserver..
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1. Aug 07, 2011 / CSSJockey:
  
  You can use the latest version, all these bugs are fixed and feedburner is integrated instead of manual emails.
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Jun 25, 2011 / linux:

free plugin its not working in my blog, my blog is blank if i activate this plugin
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1. Aug 07, 2011 / CSSJockey:
  
  Try the latest built.
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Jun 22, 2011 / Patrick:

After activating the plugin I get the error:

Firefox has detected that the server is redirecting the request for this address in a way that will never complete.

Any idea why?
Free version at: http://www.insidestartups.co.uk/

Thanks
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1. Aug 07, 2011 / CSSJockey:
  
  Hello Patrick, Try the latest version.. I have fixed all the bugs and released a brand new theme for the free one.. Check out and use the same if you like.
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Jun 17, 2011 / Helize Vivier:

HELP PLEASE! I just uploaded your coming soon plugin and it’s not working. Not only that, I can’t even log-in to deactivate it. PLEASE HELP!
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1. Aug 07, 2011 / CSSJockey:
  
  All these issues are fixed, plz check the latest version and enjoy the new theme.
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Jun 16, 2011 / Dave:

Hi Just wondering if this has been updated? I really like your Coming soon Plugin and when I updated my WordPress I was getting a loop error…any new developments for this plugin?
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1. Aug 07, 2011 / CSSJockey:
  
  Yup! I’ve updated the plug-in with more features. check out the latest version.
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Jun 16, 2011 / Jona:

Hi

I tried to install your ”Custom Coming Soon Page” plug in for WordPress for my website.

However, it’s not working, and I can’t even access the site anymore! If I try to go to the site, it says ”Problem loading page” and displays the message shown at the url below:

http://www.greatbargainbooks.com/

I really need to access the site to edit and update some content!

Can you please help?

Rgds

Jona
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1. Aug 07, 2011 / CSSJockey:
  
  Hello Jona,
  
  I’ve fixed all these issue with a new theme and more features.. Check out the latest version and enjoy
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Jun 05, 2011 / Pedro Pereira:

I have installed this plugin and this is what happens when i try to access the admin of my website throw WordPress:

http://digitaldiscovery.eu/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=coming-soon-settings#more-3572

My site is at the moment freeze because of this plugin…….not nice!
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1. Aug 07, 2011 / CSSJockey:
  
  All issues have been fixed and a brand new theme with more features is available to download. check it out
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May 26, 2011 / Justme:

I installed the plugin but the moment I hit activate it will not work at all.
I used IE and Chrome but no success.
Keep getting this error in the browser:

This webpage has a redirect loop
The webpage at http://dutchdesign.x10.mx/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=coming-soon-settings has led to too many redirects. This problem may solve your cookies for this site or third-party cookies allow. If not, then it is possible a server configuration issue and not a problem with your computer.
Here are some suggestions:
Reload this web page later.
More information about this issue.
Error 310 (net:: ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS): There are too many redirects.

The moment I delete the plugin from the server every thing works again.
Have WordPress 3.1.3.
Any ideas what it is or is it just compatibility issue with latest WordPress?
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1. Jun 04, 2011 / CSSJockey:
  
  I’ll check it for the latest version and will update with any fixes required.
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  1. Jul 16, 2011 / Jeremy Holcombe:
    
    Your plugin locked me out of my site… How do I get back into my admin area? I am completely locked out no matter what I do. Can you please help. This is the message I keep getting when I try to go to the site itself or to the admin area:
    
    Safari can’t open the page.
    Too many redirects occurred trying to open “http://pacificreader.com/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fpacificreader.com%2Fwp-admin%2Foptions-general.php%3Fpage%3Dcoming-soon-settings&reauth=1”. This might occur if you open a page that is redirected to open another page which then is redirected to open the original page.
    
    Please help, I need this fixed ASAP. Thank you.
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    1. Aug 07, 2011 / CSSJockey:
      
      Hello Jeremy, i’ve fixed this issue in the latest release. Please download the upgrade to fix the same on your site.
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2. Jun 07, 2011 / fwefw:
  
  Having the exact same issue!
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3. Jun 16, 2011 / Dave:
  
  Any Status on this plugin, It was really working out good for me until I updated to the latest WordPress…just wondering if the code has been tweak?
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4. Jun 16, 2011 / sockul:
  
  I have downloaded the plugin and it does not work and comes with re-direct error. I am using the latest wordpress.
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  1. Aug 07, 2011 / CSSJockey:
    
    Hi, This issue is fixed now and a new theme with more features is available. Check out the new version. Thanks.
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5. Jun 29, 2011 / Karim.B:
  
  I to have the same problem.
  
  What causes this?
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6. Jul 18, 2011 / Devin:
  
  Hi, I installed v1.09 from within WordPress (free version), but when I click ‘Activate’ i get a redirect error. I tried a couple fixes but nothing worked so just removed the plugin, but if there’s a quick fix I can give it another try.
  Thanks.
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May 25, 2011 / Russell Aaron:

Thank you so much for the plugin, link backs are going to be provided.
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May 12, 2011 / Nevada Papagni:

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May 08, 2011 / Todd:

I have installed your coming soon plugin and activated it but it does seem to work. I have logged out and looked and I have even looked from a different computer. Any suggestions.

Thanks
Todd
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1. May 21, 2011 / CSSJockey:
  
  Did you get any error? I hope you have it enabled in the plugin settings.
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  1. May 26, 2011 / Arafat Rahman:
    
    It generate a redirect loop when I try to activate the plugin. I have made some modifications, redirect loop stopped but the plugin does not affect in front end.
    
    Any idea?
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    1. Jun 04, 2011 / CSSJockey:
      
      Are you using the free or premium version? Please share the URL where you are using the same so I can check.
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May 06, 2011 / bcreen:

I just tried it on WP 3.1.2 and WP 3.1.1 websites, and it doesn’t seem to work (the free version). Can you verify that it doesn’t work on these latest versions?
Thanks!
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May 05, 2011 / emmanuel:

i did everything there is to do but it still shows the DEFAULT page not the coming soon page! what am I doing wrong!
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1. May 07, 2011 / CSSJockey:
  
  I hope you’ve updated the plugin options and logged out to check the site. This plugin shows the site as it is to logged-in admins.
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  1. May 08, 2011 / Courtney:
    
    Hi,
    I’m currently running 3.1.1, activated the plugin, updated the settings for a custom background color, facebook, twitter, email, seo etc, enabled the plugin in the settings, saved and then logged out. Cleared my cache several times and had someone who’s never seen the site check it.
    
    The coming-soon plugin isn’t showing – I’m wondering if it has anything to do with the fact that I’m currently using the thesis theme?
    
    Thoughts, solutions?
    
    THANKS!
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    1. May 21, 2011 / CSSJockey:
      
      Please check the plug-in settings to verify its enabled. Do let me know if you get any error.
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Apr 24, 2011 / Mahbub:

Hi,
I just want Custom Coming soon page to link an individual url just like : http://mnsoftwares.com/allfiles/antivirus

Please help me to do this.
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1. Apr 25, 2011 / CSSJockey:
  
  Restricting an individual page isn’t possible right now.
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Apr 09, 2011 / Hillbilly Clothes:

Hello,

I just setup! The interface was really easy to use!

http://www.hillbillyclothes.com

I also installed a google anylitics plugin, My question is will this google anylitics plugin work on this coming soon page?

Thanks in advance!
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1. Apr 14, 2011 / CSSJockey:
  
  Thanks for the feedback. Nope any other plugin won’t work if user is not loggedin to the site. however, there is an option to add script codes from the plugin settings. check it out.
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Mar 23, 2011 / matt:

Hey,
I love the design of this plugin, but I continue to have a big problem: when I click the ‘login’ link, I end up on a blank page, not the login page. Can you help me to understand how to log back into my site without deleting the plugin?

Thanks,
Matt
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1. Mar 24, 2011 / CSSJockey:
  
  You can simply type http://www.yoursite.com/wp-admin in the address bar, it should take you to the login screen. If there’s any issue with the same, give me the URL where you are using this plugin and I’ll take a look..
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  1. Apr 03, 2011 / evanna:
    
    Hi, my programmer got my “coming soon” page working but i did something “deleting the page and the post”
    
    can you please teach me how to re-publish the coming soon page
    
    i have the CJ coming soon page done in the setting, it’s just a matter of publishing it .. my website is http://www.malaysiawills.com
    
    TQTQ
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    1. Apr 04, 2011 / CSSJockey:
      
      Please let me know if you are using the free or premium version of our plugin?
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Mar 14, 2011 / Stephen Perkins:

What size do you recommend I make my custom background image?

Thanks
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1. Mar 15, 2011 / CSSJockey:
  
  Normally, you should create a small size background which can repeat itself, however, if it cannot be done as a pattern you would need to analyze the design for the same and create the graphic which can work with all screen resolutions max size can be set as 1920px by 1050px.
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Mar 09, 2011 / Dionte:

Hi CSSJockey,

Great plugin! I just can’t see it activated on a clients site. I did log out from the WP Admin panel and refresh my browser as well as clearing the cache. I am using WP 3.1 I don’t know if that has anything to do with it. Let me know thanks!

Here is the link:
http://www.theodoresavant.com/
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1. Mar 15, 2011 / CSSJockey:
  
  Hi, it works on WordPress 3.1 as our demo is running on the same version.
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Mar 08, 2011 / MP:

I’m also having an issue with the email notification.

In Firefox on a Mac, the email address never sends after you enter an email adress and click Notify Me. Instead, you just see “Please Wait…” in the submission box and nothing else happens.

In Internet Explorer, everything appears to have worked properly from the visitors perspective. After you enter an email address and click Notify Me, it takes you to a page that reads “Thank you for subscribing to our launch announcement email list!” However, the subscription notification email sent to the website administrator doesn’t include an email address for the subcriber. Instead, you just see the text “A user has subscribed to Launch Announcement email list. Please save this email address.
Email: Please wait..”

Help!
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Feb 16, 2011 / AndrewB:

e-mail: Sometimes it works… Sometimes it doesn’t.

I have the plugin installed, and when I tested it, it showed up perfectly fine. But… When my client tested it, it never forwarded the e-mail to my account. We’ve tried this over 5 times, and I only received 1 e-mail. I’ve called my webhost & they verified that the e-mail is not being received by the mailserver, so it’s a matter of the e-mail not getting sent from the plugin.

HELP!
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Feb 10, 2011 / Spore:

Hi, just plugged in the plugin to a fresh wordpress 3.0.5 install – looks really great! but… the ‘notify me’ email submission gets stuck showing “please wait” and the little loading animation beneath. Same in chrome, firefox and safari.
Any ideas how to fix or what I’ve done wrong? site is http://www.extrememakeover-taranaki.co.nz Thanks!
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