=== WP Simple Maintenance & Under Construction Mode ===
Contributors: h3technologies
Tags: maintenance mode, coming soon page, coming soon, under construction, landing page, launch, maintenance, construction, offline, unavailable, under construction page, launch page
Donate link: http://www.h3techs.com/pay
Requires at least: 3.5.1
Tested up to: 5.3.2
Requires PHP: 5.4
Stable tag: 1.5.1
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Create a simple Coming Soon Page, Under Construction or Maintenance Mode Page with WP Simple Maintenance Mode Plugin. Work on your site in private while visitors see a Coming Soon or Maintenance Mode page.

== Description ==
Create a simple Coming Soon Page, Under Construction or Maintenance Mode Page with WP Simple Maintenance Mode Plugin. Work on your site in private while visitors see a Coming Soon or Maintenance Mode page.

Works with any WordPress Theme
Responsive Compatible with any Mobile Device
Customise the Look and Feel

== Installation ==
= Using The WordPress Dashboard =

1. Navigate to the Add New in the plugins dashboard
2. Search for WP Simple Maintenance Mode
3. Click Install Now
4. Activate the plugin on the Plugin dashboard

= Uploading in WordPress Dashboard =

1. Navigate to the Add New in the plugins dashboard
2. Navigate to the Upload area
3. Select wp-simple-maintenance-mode.zip from your computer
4. Click Install Now
5. Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard

= Using FTP =

1. Download wp-simple-maintenance-mode.zip
2. Extract the wp-simple-maintenance-mode directory to your computer
3. Upload the wp-simple-maintenance-mode directory to the wp-content/plugins directory
4. Activate the plugin in the Plugins dashboard

== Frequently Asked Questions ==
= Whats the difference between Coming Soon Page Mode and Maintenance Mode? =

Coming Soon Page Mode returns a http status 200 and allows your site to be indexed by Google and other searching engine while under construction. You should always using Coming Soon Page mode when your site is under construction. 

Maintenance Mode returns a http status code 503 and should be used when you are doing short term maintenance on an existing site. This will let search engines know your site is under going maintenance and should return in 1 day when maintenance mode is finished.

= Who can see the website while its under construction? =
Only logged in visitors can see the website while you website is under construction. Logged out visitors will see the coming soon page or maintenance mode page depending on which mode you have selected.