Coming soon and Maintenance mode vs Countdown Timer
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| Feature | Coming soon and Maintenance mode v3.8.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.2/5 Visit Details | Countdown Timer v3.0.7 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 8,000+ | 900+ |
| Last updated | February 2, 2026 | January 24, 2019 |
| Editions | Coming soon and Maintenance mode WpDevArt · Coming soon and Maintenance mode WpDevArt Pro ($) | Countdown Timer |
| Pros | Simple responsive holding page; Logo, background and message settings; Search engine robots and meta controls in the free version | Counts down or up in years, months, weeks, days and smaller units; Sidebar widget and shortcodes for posts and pages; Multilingual interface with many translations |
| Cons | Subscribe form and countdown need the Pro version; Few admin options compared with larger maintenance plugins; Upgrade-to-Pro link added to the plugin list | Code is old and current WordPress compatibility is unconfirmed; No paid edition; the settings page only links to a donation button |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Coming soon and maintenance front-end page, Search engine robots and meta settings, Client IP detection for access exceptions, Subscribe form and mailing list (Pro feature) ($) | Single and multi-event shortcodes, Sidebar countdown widget, Settings page for events |
| Requires WordPress | 3.4.0 | 4.0 |
| Tested up to | 6.9 | 5.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| Shortcodes | — | 2 |