WP Travelโ€™s Coming Soon Page comes with a default design, but you can fully customize it by overriding the template file in your theme. This allows you to change the layout, style, and content while keeping the functionality.

From WP Travel , the Coming Soon Page feature supports custom template overrides, giving you more flexibility to design a unique Coming Soon experience.

Steps to Overwrite the Coming Soon Page

Enable Coming Soon Page

  • Go to WP Travel > Settings > Advanced > Coming Soon Page.
  • Toggle Enable Coming Soon Page to ON.
WP Travel Coming Soon settings with enable toggle, title, description, live date, social links, Save Settings button, and Unsaved changes warning.

Disable the Default Coming Soon Page

  • Turn off Default Coming Soon Page so your custom design will be used instead.
WP Travel Coming Soon settings with 'Enable' on, 'Default' off, Save Settings button, and Unsaved changes warning.

Check Theme & Plugin Requirements

  • Custom templates cannot be added while Elementor is active.
  • Make sure you are using a Full Site Editing (FSE) theme to create and assign custom templates.

Create Your Custom Page

  • From your WordPress dashboard, go to Pages โ†’ Add New and create a new page for your Coming Soon content.
WordPress block editor showing Coming Soon page with title centered, empty content area, sidebar settings, and Publish button.

Create a Custom Template

  • Go to the Templates dropdown in the page settings, then select Add New to create a custom template.
WordPress block editor showing a published Coming Soon page with title at top, empty block area, sidebar details, template options, and Save button.

Add a Custom Template

  • Design your layout in the block editor as needed.
  • Save the template.
WordPress template editor showing coming-soon-template with Cover image, Typewriter block, sidebar settings, and Save button.

Assign the Template to Your Page

  • In the page that you have added, make sure that the recently created template is selected
  • Update the page.
WordPress editor showing Coming Soon page with centered title, empty block, Published status, slug 'coming-soon', author 'Testing', assigned template, sidebar options, and Save button.
  • Link the Page in WP Travel Settings
    • Go back to WP Travel > Settings > Advanced > Coming Soon Page..
    • Enter the Page ID of your custom page.
    • Save changes.
WordPress editor showing   Coming Soon page with Enable on, Default off, Page ID 6094, Save Settings button, and Unsaved changes warning.

Tip: You can find the Page ID in your Pages list. Hover over the page title and check the URL at the bottom of your browser โ€” the Page ID will appear as post=XXX.

WordPress editor showing Coming Soon page with page ID 5894 highlighted in URL by a red arrow, title displayed, and empty block area.

Your custom Coming Soon Page will now replace the default WP Travel layout.

Browser showing Coming Soon page at dev.wensolutions.com/testing with tropical overwater bungalow background and centered typewriter text 'Something on the way'.

Conclusion

By following the above steps, you can easily replace WP Travelโ€™s default Coming Soon Page with a fully customized design that matches your brandโ€™s style and messaging. This approach ensures your visitors see a professional and engaging page while your site is under development, helping you maintain interest and build anticipation for your launch.

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