Coming soon and Maintenance mode vs Countdown – Countdown & Clock
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| Feature | Coming soon and Maintenance mode v3.8.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.2/5 Visit Details | Countdown – Countdown & Clock v3.0.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 8,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | February 2, 2026 | February 8, 2026 |
| Editions | Coming soon and Maintenance mode WpDevArt · Coming soon and Maintenance mode WpDevArt Pro ($) | Countdown builder · Countdown builder Pro ($) |
| Pros | Simple responsive holding page; Logo, background and message settings; Search engine robots and meta controls in the free version | Shortcode and widget placement for countdowns; Several countdown styles including simple, circle and clock; Coming soon page for sites under construction |
| Cons | Subscribe form and countdown need the Pro version; Few admin options compared with larger maintenance plugins; Upgrade-to-Pro link added to the plugin list | Pro features need a licence key and are shown as upgrade prompts; Some styles loaded from a public CDN, which adds a third-party request |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Coming soon and maintenance front-end page, Search engine robots and meta settings, Client IP detection for access exceptions, Subscribe form and mailing list (Pro feature) ($) | ycd_countdown shortcode, Countdown widget, Simple and circle countdown styles, Coming soon page, Pro licence and upgrade screens ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Requires WordPress | 3.4.0 | 3.8 |
| Requires PHP | — | 5.3 |
| Tested up to | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | cdnjs.cloudflare.com, fonts.googleapis.com |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |