=== Standby - Coming Soon & Maintenance ===
Contributors: iamjaydip
Tags: coming-soon, maintenance, under-construction, landing, countdown
Requires at least: 6.6
Tested up to: 6.9
Stable tag: 1.2
Requires PHP: 7.4
License: GPLv3
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html

Enable Coming Soon or Maintenance mode with templates, countdown, subscriber form, IP whitelisting, background controls.

== Description ==

**Standby - Coming Soon & Maintenance** is a modern, lightweight, and highly customizable plugin that allows you to put your website into **Coming Soon** or **Maintenance Mode** with professional templates and advanced features.

### Key Highlights
- Switch instantly between **Coming Soon** and **Maintenance Mode**
- 100% **responsive**, super-fast, and SEO-friendly
- Built using core WordPress standards  
- Works with any theme or page builder
- No coding required  

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### Professional Templates
- Clean and minimal template design
- Optimized typography and spacing
- Templates: Classic, Modern, Minimal

### Background Customization
- Solid color
- Custom image
- Custom Video

### Countdown Timer
- Enable/disable countdown
- Set end date / time  
- Auto-disable when countdown ends

### Email / Newsletter
- Built-in email subscription form  
- Honeypot spam protection  
- Admin notification
- API support for:
  - Mailchimp  
  - Brevo

### Access Control
- IP Whitelist  
- Allow logged-in users to bypass 

### Advanced Options
- Social icons (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pintrest, Dribble)
- Contact email / help / address

### Admin Interface
- Fully polished design  
- Tabbed settings panel
- Contextual help links  

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## Installation

1. Upload the plugin folder to `/wp-content/plugins/standby-coming-soon-maintenance`
2. Activate the plugin through the **Plugins** menu in WordPress
3. Go to **Standby → Dashboard**
4. Enable **Coming Soon** or **Maintenance Mode**
5. Customize the template and you’re done

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## How to Use

1. Go to **Standby → Settings**
2. Choose:
   - Coming Soon Mode  
   - Maintenance Mode  
3. Select your template 
4. Customize:
   - Upload Logo
   - Title & Description
   - Background 
   - Countdown
   - Social icons 
   - Contact info
   - Email subscription
5. Save and activate

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## Frequently Asked Questions

### 1. Does this work with any WordPress theme?
Yes! It works with all themes including Astra, Divi, GeneratePress, Block Themes, etc.

### 2. Does it affect SEO?
Coming Soon Mode: **Does not** affect SEO
Maintenance Mode: Sends **503 response header** (recommended for downtime)

### 3. Can I allow only certain people to access the site?
Yes. You can allow:
- Logged-in users
- Selected IP addresses

### 5. Does the plugin collect or store any data?
The plugin itself does not track users or collect analytics.

If the **Local email provider** option is enabled, subscriber email addresses entered in the Coming Soon / Maintenance form are stored securely in the site’s WordPress database. This data is stored only on your website and is never sent to any third party.

Site owners are responsible for managing and deleting this data if required.
  
### 6. Will this slow down my website?
Not at all — the plugin is extremely lightweight and optimized.

### 7. Does the plugin support video backgrounds?
Yes. The plugin supports **MP4 video backgrounds** for Coming Soon and Maintenance pages.

You can upload or select an MP4 video from the WordPress Media Library and use it as a background. For best performance, it is recommended to use optimized, short-length videos and avoid very large file sizes.

### 8. Can I whitelist IP addresses?
Yes. You can add specific **IP addresses** to a whitelist.

Visitors coming from whitelisted IPs will be able to access the website even when Coming Soon or Maintenance Mode is active.



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## Screenshots
1. Template Selection 
2. Design Settings
3. Countdown Settings
4. Access Control
5. Email Subscription  
6. Contact or Support Settings
7. Frontend Coming Soon Page

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## Credits

This plugin uses the following open-source libraries, images, html templates:

### Google Fonts
- https://fonts.googleapis.com  
Licensed under the Google Fonts API terms: https://developers.google.com/fonts/terms

### Bootstrap v5.3.7
- https://getbootstrap.com/  
- Copyright 2011–2025 The Bootstrap Authors  
- Licensed under the MIT License:  
  https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/blob/main/LICENSE

### Bootstrap Icons v1.13.1
- https://icons.getbootstrap.com/  
- Copyright 2019–2024 The Bootstrap Authors  
- Licensed under the MIT License:  
  https://github.com/twbs/icons/blob/main/LICENSE

### FREE HTML5 TEMPLATE
- http://freehtml5.co/

### Start Bootstrap
- https://startbootstrap.com

### Demo Images
https://pixabay.com/service/license-summary/

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== External Services ==

This plugin connects to third-party email marketing services to allow users to subscribe visitors to mailing lists.

= Mailchimp =
Used to add subscribers to a Mailchimp mailing list.
Data sent: Email address entered by the user.
When: Only when the subscription form is submitted.
Service provided by Mailchimp:
https://mailchimp.com/legal/terms/
https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/

= Brevo (Sendinblue) =
Used to add subscribers to a Brevo contact list.
Data sent: Email address entered by the user.
When: Only when the subscription form is submitted.
Service provided by Brevo:
https://www.brevo.com/legal/termsofuse/
https://www.brevo.com/legal/privacypolicy/

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## Changelog

### 1.2
- New Added Minimal Template Layout.
- Added video background support for Classic style.

### 1.1
- New Added Modern Template Layout.
- New Added Social Media - LinkedIn, Pintrest, Dribble
- Fixed issue toggle menu not working in device

### 1.0
- Initial release