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Webhole Homepage Manager

Lightweight WordPress plugin for maintenance mode and custom front pages without theme edits.

by Clifford Webhole · github.com/cliffordwebhole/webhole-homepage-manager · website

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Install

No release zip yet. The repository archive installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow:

wp plugin install https://github.com/cliffordwebhole/webhole-homepage-manager/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
Readme github.com/cliffordwebhole/webhole-homepage-manager ↗

Webhole Homepage Manager

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Stashed changes A lightweight WordPress plugin for maintenance mode and homepage replacement — without modifying your active theme.

Built for developers, sysadmins, and site owners who want control without bloat.

✨ Features

  • 🔧 Enable / disable homepage override instantly
  • 🧭 Multiple modes:
    • Default maintenance template
    • Existing WordPress page
  • 👀 Secure preview mode (admin-only, nonce-protected)
  • 🔁 Exit preview at any time
  • 🧩 Works with any theme
  • 🧼 No database clutter, no page builders, no shortcodes
  • 📣 Optional developer announcements (remote message feed)

🧠 How It Works

When enabled, the plugin intercepts homepage requests and conditionally renders:

  • A clean default maintenance template, or
  • A selected existing WordPress page

Visitors see the maintenance page.
Admins can preview safely without affecting the public site.

⚙️ Settings

Navigate to: WordPress Admin → Settings → Webhole Homepage Manager

Available options:

  • Enable / Disable override
  • Select mode (Default Template or Existing Page)
  • Preview homepage override
  • Exit preview
  • Toggle developer announcements

🖼 Default Maintenance Template

The default template automatically displays:

  • Site name
  • Maintenance mode notice
  • Clean, minimal layout
  • Dynamic copyright footer

Example output:

Site Name
This site is currently in maintenance mode.
Please check back soon.

📣 Developer Announcements

The plugin can optionally display announcements pulled from the Webhole Admins may toggle this on or off from the settings page.

🔐 Security Notes

  • Preview mode is protected by nonces
  • Admin-only access
  • No unauthenticated AJAX endpoints
  • No external writes

🧪 Compatibility

  • WordPress 6.x+
  • PHP 8.0 – 8.3
  • Apache / Nginx
  • Docker & VPS environments tested

📂 Plugin Structure

webhole-homepage-manager/ ├── admin/ ├── assets/ ├── screenshots/ ├── webhole-homepage-manager.php ├── README.md ├── CHANGELOG.md ├── LICENSE

🛠 Philosophy

This plugin was built with one goal:

Do one thing well. Stay out of the way.

No tracking. No upsells. No nonsense.

👤 Author

Clifford Webhole https://cliffordswebhole.com https://github.com/cliffordwebhole

📄 License

MIT License — see LICENSE file for details.