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Maintenance & Coming Soon Redirect Animation

By ilyasine

Site Administration & Utilities / Maintenance Mode

Maintenance & Coming Soon Redirect Animation Review - In-Depth Analysis

Easily enable maintenance mode with stunning animations. Customize access for specific users and allow previews for clients.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

6.67/10

User Rating

5/5 (based on 33+ reviews)

Active Installations

3,000+

Update Frequency

Below Average It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

1 / 10 (Very Low Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

This super lightweight plugin is intended primarily for developers, designers, and site administrators that need to allow clients to preview the site before being available to the public or to temporarily hide it while undergoing major updates.

Any logged-in user with WordPress administrator privileges will be allowed to view the site regardless of the settings in the plugin. The exact privilege can be set using a filter hook.

The behavior of this can be enabled or disabled at any time without losing any of the settings configured in its settings pane. However, deactivating the plugin is recommended versus having it activated while disabled.

When redirect is enabled, it can send different header types. A list of IP addresses can be set up to completely bypass maintenance mode, useful for allowing a client’s entire office to access the site while in maintenance mode without needing to maintain individual access keys.

Access keys work by creating a key on the user’s computer that will be checked against when maintenance mode is active. When a new key is created, a link to create the access key cookie will be emailed to the provided address. Access can then be revoked by disabling or deleting the key.

Animations on the web are engaging and can convert site visitors into customers even before the site is available to the public. You can choose your animation from the library or upload your own; this animation will be shown in front of your site when it is undergoing maintenance.

This plugin will override any other maintenance plugin you use. All settings are auto-updated, so you don't need to save anything.

WP-CLI commands are available for installation, activation, deactivation, and uninstallation of the plugin.

Comparing to Alternatives

Maintenance & Coming Soon Redirect Animation offers a straightforward solution for redirecting visitors during site maintenance or launch phases. Compared to other plugins, it focuses on simplicity and animation effects.

Top alternatives

Maintenance & Coming Soon Redirect Animation

Strengths

Simple setup with animated redirects
Lightweight and does not slow down the site
Effective for temporarily hiding site content

Weaknesses

Limited customization options
No advanced scheduling features
Lacks integration with email marketing tools

User Sentiment Analysis

User feedback highlights ease of use but notes some missing features.

Positive highlights

Easy to configure with minimal steps (User A)
Smooth animation effects enhance user experience (User B)
Reliable redirection during maintenance periods (User C)

Common complaints

Limited customization of animation styles
No support for scheduling redirects automatically

Weaknesses

Lack of premium support options
No integration with third-party services

Who Should Use This?

Best for

Website owners seeking a simple and effective way to redirect visitors during maintenance or launch phases without complex setup.

Not ideal for

Users needing advanced customization, scheduling, or integration with marketing tools may find this plugin insufficient.

Pricing & Value

Free version includes

The free version includes all core features such as animated redirects and basic configuration options.

Final Verdict

Maintenance & Coming Soon Redirect Animation is a solid choice for users who want a simple, animated redirect solution without extra frills.

However, those requiring more advanced features or integrations should consider alternative plugins.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free Maintenance & Coming Soon Redirect Animation plugin.

Maintenance mode

Coming soon

Redirect animation

Screenshots

FAQ

There is a filter which allows you to programatically bypass the redirection block:

wploti_matches

This allows you to run pretty much any test you like, although be aware that the whole redirection thing runs before the $post global is set up, so WordPress conditionals such as is_post() and is_tax() are not available.

This example looks in the $_SERVER global to see if any part of the URL contains “hello-world” ( default wordpress post for example )

function my_wploti_matches( $wploti_matches ) {     if ( stristr( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], 'hello-world' ) )          $wploti_matches[] = "<!-- hello-world -->";     return $wploti_matches; } add_filter( "wploti_matches", "my_wploti_matches" );

You can follow the same process for pages, posts, categories, taxonomies, custom post types ,etc.

By default, Maintenance & Coming Soon Redirect Animation uses the manage_options capability, but that is normally only applied to administrators. As it stands, a user with a lesser permissions level, such as editor, is able to view the admin side of the site, but not the front end. You can change this using this filter :

wploti_user_can

This filter is used to pass a different WordPress capability to check if the logged-in user has permission to view the site and thus bypass the redirection, such as edit_posts. Note that this is run before $post is set up, so WordPress conditionals such as is_post() and is_tax() are not available. However, it’s not really meant for programatically determining whether a user should have access, but rather just changing the default capability to be tested, so you don’t really need to do anything other than the example below.

function my_wploti_user_can( $capability ) {     return "edit_posts"; } add_filter( "wploti_user_can", "my_wploti_user_can" );

Contributors and developers

“Maintenance & Coming Soon Redirect Animation” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

ilyasine

Yassine Idrissi

Free Version

WPS

6.67

Average

Ratings

5 out of 5 | 33

Version

2.3.3

Last updated

5 months ago

Active installations

3,000+

WordPress version

7.0 or higher

PHP version

7.4 or higher

Languages

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Maintenance & Coming Soon Redirect Animation Review - In-Depth Analysis

Performance Overview

What It Does

Comparing to Alternatives

User Sentiment Analysis

Who Should Use This?

Pricing & Value

Final Verdict

Other Notable Features

Screenshots

FAQ

Contributors and developers

Ratings

Reviews (33)

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Contributors & Developers

Interested in development?

Changelog

Security Status

Secure

No Unpatched Vulnerabilities

Known Vulnerabilities (2)

WPS

6.67

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