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LaunchGuard Pro – Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode changelog

Release notes for every version we have on record, newest first.

Latest 1.5.0 · 5 Nov 2026 22 versions Since Sep 2025

2026 15 versions

1.5.0 Latest 5 Nov 2026 6 new
New
  • Editorial Journal
  • Bento Grid
  • Neo Brutal
  • Swiss Poster
  • Monument
  • "New" badge on new templates, listed first in Templates
1.4.1 12 Oct 2026 2 new10 fixed1 security
New
  • SEO title now shows as the page title
  • Warning while typing a wrong social link, Analytics ID, Mailchimp field or IP
Fixed
  • Switching on with a past countdown date turned it back off
  • Backslashes in custom CSS and JS were removed on save
  • Robots.txt and favicon.ico showed the launch page
  • Posts page ignored in Scope
  • Customizer and post preview showed the launch page
  • Maintenance chosen while switched off was not saved
  • Custom template Preview ignored unsaved code
  • Broken social links and Analytics IDs were saved
  • A bad settings import blanked the screen
  • Empty password prompt that ignored Escape
Security
  • Mailchimp key left out of settings exports
1.4.0 29 Sep 2026 3 new2 improved3 fixed
New
  • Schedule with start and end times
  • Status line on the General tab
  • Auto switch when a schedule starts
Improved
  • Times in your own timezone, with AM/PM
  • "Launch date & time" renamed to "Countdown to"
Fixed
  • Maintenance page reload loop
  • Countdown timezone
  • Progress bar not moving
1.3.0 16 Sep 2026 6 new7 improved9 fixed
New
  • Settings screen rebuilt in React
  • Scope: cover only the pages you name, leaving the rest of the site open
  • Shareable preview link and IP allow list
  • The preview link can open any covered page, not only the home page
  • Live preview for every bundled template
  • Custom template code moved to the Templates tab
Improved
  • Translations never loaded, and a translated apostrophe broke the countdown and signup form
  • Activation no longer sets a launch date; one is required only in coming soon mode
  • Geolocation is cached and looked up only for new visitors
  • No PHP session on front-end requests, which had disabled page caching site-wide
  • Exclusions is now Scope, holding both lists
  • Design shows only the controls the template uses
  • Licence screen restyled
Fixed
  • Fixed several security issues; most importantly, an unverifiable license no longer switches the coming soon / maintenance page off for the public
  • Analytics dashboard never loaded its charts, exports or data endpoint
  • Maintenance mode published itself thirty days after activation
  • Progress bar was stuck at 0% for launch dates more than sixty days away
  • Custom CSS and jQuery were dropped from full HTML templates
  • Visitors whose location resolved were silently missing from analytics
  • Password button style could not be saved, and duplicate emails discarded the real signup
  • Deactivating a licence left a blank page
  • Switching on without a mode served Coming Soon while the field read "off"
1.2.5 22 Aug 2026 4 new1 improved1 fixed8 security2 removed
New
  • Added brute force throttling to the password protection endpoint
  • Added nonce verification and rate limiting to the public analytics tracking endpoints
  • Added nonce verification to the analytics data, export, migration, and site logo admin endpoints
  • Added a capability check to the license activation and deactivation handlers
Improved
  • Uninstalling now drops the analytics tables so visitor data is not left behind
Fixed
  • Fixed a coming soon / maintenance mode bypass that allowed any visitor to reach the site by adding an Elementor query argument or referrer to the request
Security
  • Enforced TLS certificate validation on all licensing and update requests; the previous fallback could allow a network attacker to control the update package
  • Hardened every licensing payload against PHP object injection by restricting unserialization to plain data
  • Replaced the shared, non-expiring password protection cookie with per-visitor random tokens that expire server side and are revoked on logout or password change
  • Access passwords are now stored as a hash instead of clear text, and are excluded from settings exports
  • Custom template CSS/JS and SEO head markup now require the unfiltered_html capability
  • Visitor IP addresses are read from REMOTE_ADDR only and are no longer taken from spoofable forwarded headers
  • Analytics values are escaped before being rendered in the admin dashboard
  • Geolocation lookups now use HTTPS and can be disabled with the launchguard_enable_geolocation filter
Removed
  • Removed the license check fallback that treated any stored value as a valid license
  • Removed the obfuscated base64 helpers in the license base class
1.2.4 10 Aug 2026 2 removed
Removed
  • Promotion notice feature and all of its assets, AJAX handler, and dismissal logic
  • Dashboard feed widget and its remote feed requests, transients, and styles
1.2.3 9 Aug 2026 1 fixed2 security
Fixed
  • Promotion links and images are now restricted to http(s) and mailto addresses
Security
  • Security issue where data returned by the promotions API could be injected as script into the WordPress admin area
  • Security improved
1.2.2 15 Jul 2026 1 improved
Improved
  • System improved
1.2.1 4 Jun 2026 1 improved
Improved
  • White Label access for users with special quota
1.2.0 25 May 2026 5 new1 improved3 fixed
New
  • White Label feature – replace LaunchGuard branding with your own brand name, menu icon, and admin logo
  • Hide License Tab toggle – remove the License tab from settings navigation
  • Hide Admin Menu toggle – hide White Label and Help tabs from settings navigation
  • Recovery URL and token system for regaining access to hidden White Label settings
  • Uninstall.php for complete data cleanup on plugin deletion
Improved
  • Made compatible with WordPress version 7.0
Fixed
  • Admin logo now persists in the sidebar header after page load
  • License badge visibility tied to Hide License Tab toggle instead of Hide Admin Menu
  • Tooltip positioning to prevent clipping under the sidebar
1.1.3 14 May 2026 1 fixed
Fixed
  • Admin notice styling and handling
1.1.2 17 Mar 2026 2 new1 improved
New
  • Dashboard feed widget with styled RSS posts, banner image, badges, and footer links on the WordPress dashboard
  • WordPress admin submenu items for quick navigation to all plugin sections
Improved
  • Enhanced submenu highlighting with automatic active state management on tab switching and page refresh
1.1.1 3 Mar 2026 1 fixed
Fixed
  • Admin API notification system with countdown timers
1.1.0 9 Feb 2026 1 new1 fixed
New
  • Page and Post Exclusions
Fixed
  • Various fixes and improvements for better stability.
1.0.7 12 Jan 2026 1 fixed
Fixed
  • Admin Notice

2025 7 versions

1.0.6 2 Dec 2025 1 improved1 fixed
Improved
  • Made compatible with WordPress version 6.9
Fixed
  • Admin Notice
1.0.5 20 Nov 2025 2 fixed
Fixed
  • Active PHP Session Detected
  • REST API Error
1.0.4 19 Nov 2025 1 improved
Improved
  • Plugin Update Checker
1.0.3 12 Nov 2025 3 improved
Improved
  • Plugin Update Checker
  • Admin Notice for Black Friday
  • Text Domain Miss Match
1.0.2 11 Nov 2025 1 improved
Improved
  • Admin Notice for Black Friday
1.0.1 10 Nov 2025 1 new
New
  • Admin Notice for Black Friday
1.0.0 28 Sep 2025 9 new
New
  • 11 Templates
  • Password Protection
  • Visitor Analytics
  • SEO Settings
  • Design Tools
  • Mailchimp integration
  • Social Media Footer
  • Countdown Timer
  • License System