EZ Coming Soon
Display a basic coming soon page or maintenance page on demand. Or display your own coming soon page using your theme!
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EZ Coming Soon shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 30+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 3 years ago, and scores 31/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (30+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 2 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.4 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where EZ Coming Soon stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| coming soon | >100 |
| development | >100 |
| maintenance | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About EZ Coming Soon
From the official readme · v1.0.4Description
Display a fully customisable coming soon and maintenance page to your WordPress site. Use the basic pages provided by the plugin or add your own template to your child theme.
No complicated settings, and no visual builders. Just a straightforward one-button setup so you can focus on building your website.
The plugin also blocks access via the REST API and via XML-RPC so users can’t jump to see what you are building.
Full Options
- None – Doesn’t block access to the site
- Blank Screen – Only displays a white screen
- Maintenance Mode – Displays maintenance mode text (Editable via the “Maintenance Mode Options” page in settings)
- Basic Message – Displays a basic message (Editable via the “Basic Message Options” page in settings)
- Use Template – Displays a template file defined in your theme called
coming_soon.php - Login Screen – Redirects all requests to the login screen
Installation
The only place to download this plugin is from the WordPress Repo! Once downloaded, activate from the Plugins admin screen.
Changelog
We use the Semantic Versioning system of defining versions (https://semver.org/).
This means that version 1.10 is a minor update for the version 1.x branch and version 2.0 is a MAJOR update.
We will not wrap version numbers of double digits.
1.0.4
- feat: add documentation link to plugin meta
1.0.3
- fix: issue where users couldn’t login when they had the capability check
- fix: make the cannot login message translatable
- feat: publish language files
1.0.2
- fix: WP_Error and WP_User weren’t included correctly
1.0.1
- Fix issue with vendor not being included in the build output
1.0.0
- Initial Version
For more information, see the plugin page
For developers
Is this your plugin? Show off the numbers.
Add a live badge to your site, docs or GitHub README. It updates on its own — no account needed.
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FAQ
EZ Coming Soon: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 3, 2026
Is EZ Coming Soon free?
Yes. EZ Coming Soon is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is EZ Coming Soon safe to use in 2026?
EZ Coming Soon shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 30+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 3 years ago, and scores 31/100 on our health check.
How many websites use EZ Coming Soon?
EZ Coming Soon is active on 30+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,411 times since it launched in November 2023. It was downloaded 57 times in the last 30 days.
Does EZ Coming Soon work with WordPress 7.1?
EZ Coming Soon is officially tested up to WordPress 6.4.12, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does EZ Coming Soon need?
EZ Coming Soon requires PHP 7.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was EZ Coming Soon last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.4, was released on November 30, 2023 (3 years ago).
Who makes EZ Coming Soon?
EZ Coming Soon is developed and maintained by wphelpdeskuk.
What are the best alternatives to EZ Coming Soon?
The most popular alternatives to EZ Coming Soon are Maintenance (1M+ installs), LightStart (400K+ installs) and CMP (200K+ installs).
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