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Toasted Marshmallow Mode

Add a playful **Coming Soon / Maintenance splash screen** to your WordPress site with customizable logo, tagline, and subtext. Choose between **Coming Soon (200 OK)**, **Maintenance (503)**, or disable the mode entirely.

by Jason Cox · github.com/jcjason12108-alt/toasted-marshmallow-mode-wordpress-plugin- · website

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Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/jcjason12108-alt/toasted-marshmallow-mode-wordpress-plugin-/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
Updates itself. It ships its own updater (Plugin Update Checker), so new versions appear under Dashboard → Updates.
Readme github.com/jcjason12108-alt/toasted-marshmallow-mode-wordpress-plugin- ↗

Add a playful Coming Soon / Maintenance splash screen to your WordPress site with customizable logo, tagline, and subtext. Choose between Coming Soon (200 OK), Maintenance (503), or disable the mode entirely.

Features

  • Toggle between:
    • Coming Soon Mode (200 OK) → Site returns normal HTTP status.
    • Maintenance Mode (503) → Sends 503 header + Retry-After (SEO-friendly).
    • Disabled → Plugin does nothing.
  • Customizable:
    • Logo image (from Media Library or URL).
    • Main tagline (H1).
    • Subtext paragraph (supports simple HTML like <br>).
  • Clean, centered splash layout with responsive design.
  • Defaults auto-populate on activation.
  • Admin-only bypass: site administrators still see the site normally.

Installation

  1. Download the release ZIP from GitHub Releases.
  2. In WordPress: Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin and select the ZIP.
  3. Activate the plugin.
  4. Go to Settings → Toasted Marshmallow to configure mode and content.

Usage

  • Select Mode from the dropdown:
    • Coming Soon (200 OK) → Display splash to visitors, but search engines see 200 OK.
    • Maintenance (503) → Display splash with 503 status for temporary downtime.
    • Disabled → Turn off the splash screen.
  • Upload or paste a Logo URL.
  • Set your Main Tagline (H1) (e.g., “Site Under Construction”).
  • Add a Subtext paragraph with optional HTML (e.g., We're building something gooey and golden.<br>Please check back soon!).
  • Save changes.

Example Output

Toasted Marshmallow Mode Screenshot

Maintenance Mode — 503

Site Under Construction We’re building something gooey and golden. Please check back soon!

Changelog

1.8

  • Added color distinction for Coming Soon vs Maintenance backgrounds.
  • Improved default logo and subtext.

1.0

  • Initial release with Coming Soon and Maintenance modes.

License

GPLv2 or later — see LICENSE for details.