To accomplish this, you will want to follow these steps:
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Navigate to Administrator → Extensions → Templates Manager and select the template you are currently using as your default.
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Navigate to the Offline / Coming soon page tab.
- If you want to use countdown select Show date = Yes.
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Add the correct Year, Month and Date
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On Content Text field write the info you want.
- Click Save button
Go in System - Global Configuration. In site settings select Site Offline = yes and click save button.
Your site will look like the image below