Hi

Thanks for contacting us. Could you please give me your super admin access? So that I can check.

-Regards.

My site is localhost.

Is there documentation I can read?

You can follow these links below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1heKrOD6AZU

https://www.joomshaper.com/documentation/helix-framework/helix-ultimate-2/basic

If I may...

using Offline mode in localhost doesn't make sense, it's like adding a lock to refrigerator in the kitchen ;p

1. Anytime you can delete offline.php file from template folder and then Joomla would use default file from Joomla core.
2. But indeed small correction (rename) in Helix code is needed, but right now in raw Helix Ultimate 2.0.13 you can customize that text using: Helix Options > Basic > Coming Soon. Just add your text and image there and then disable (off) Coming Soon after.

this text & img will remain on Offline mode page - when is enabled.

Paul, your fridge analogy is irrelevant. There are many reasons why i might want a lock on my fridge in my kitchen :)

A localhost site is specifically for testing, which is what i am doing. Glad I did because it appears there is a bug yhat you have mentioned. Can this be fixed please?

Expecting users to delete php files from template folders is nit acceptable, especially for non technical users. Plus, its not documented anywhere.

The offline / coming soon feature in Helix is terrible.

I added to bug list 3h ago - becuase indeed now this feature may cause confusion. You don't have to delete any file, just use tip from (2.).

In my private opinion Coming soon should be removed and we should keep offline mode with extra features only.

Thanks Paul! I agree :)

It's actually a shame, that this hasn't been fixed from JoomShaper so far. As a programmer, it took my less than one hour to fix this: You can create an override or edit the file "offline.php" directly. Go to System --> Templates --> Site Templates --> Shaper_helixultimate Paste this code in to the offline.php and save:

<?php
/**
 * @package Helix_Ultimate_Framework
 * @author JoomShaper / StoneAgeIT
 * @copyright Copyright (c)
 * @license GNU/GPLv2 or Later
 */

defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');

use Joomla\CMS\Factory;
use Joomla\CMS\Helper\AuthenticationHelper;
use Joomla\CMS\HTML\HTMLHelper;
use Joomla\CMS\Language\Text;
use Joomla\CMS\Layout\LayoutHelper;
use Joomla\CMS\Router\Route;
use Joomla\CMS\Uri\Uri;

$twofactormethods = array();
if (version_compare(JVERSION, '4.2.0', '<')) {
    $twofactormethods = AuthenticationHelper::getTwoFactorMethods();
}

$doc             = Factory::getDocument();
$app             = Factory::getApplication();
$config          = Factory::getConfig();
$offlineImage    = $config->get('offline_image');
$offlineMessage  = $config->get('offline_message');
$showOfflineMsg  = $config->get('display_offline_message', 1);
$sitename        = $config->get('sitename');

ob_start();
?>  

<div class="coming-soon-login text-center">

    <!-- Joomla Offline Image -->
    <?php if (!empty($offlineImage)) : ?>
<div class="mb-4 d-flex justify-content-center">
    <img src="/<?php echo htmlspecialchars($offlineImage); ?>" alt="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($sitename); ?>" class="img-fluid" style="max-width: 300px;" />
</div>
    <?php endif; ?>

    <!-- Offline Message -->
    <?php if ($showOfflineMsg) : ?>
        <div class="alert alert-info text-center mb-4">
            <?php echo $offlineMessage ?: Text::_('JDEFAULT_OFFLINE_MESSAGE'); ?>
        </div>
    <?php endif; ?>

    <!-- Login Form -->
    <form action="<?php echo Route::_('index.php', true); ?>" method="post" id="form-login" class="mt-5">
        <div class="row gx-3 align-items-center justify-content-center">
            <div class="col-auto">
                <label class="visually-hidden" for="username"><?php echo Text::_('JGLOBAL_USERNAME'); ?></label>
                <div class="input-group mb-2">
                    <div class="input-group-text"><span class="fas fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></span></div>
                    <input name="username" type="text" class="form-control" id="username" placeholder="<?php echo Text::_('JGLOBAL_USERNAME'); ?>">
                </div>
            </div>

            <div class="col-auto">
                <label class="visually-hidden" for="password"><?php echo Text::_('JGLOBAL_PASSWORD'); ?></label>
                <div class="input-group mb-2">
                    <div class="input-group-text"><span class="fas fa-key" aria-hidden="true"></span></div>
                    <input name="password" type="password" class="form-control" id="password" placeholder="<?php echo Text::_('JGLOBAL_PASSWORD'); ?>">
                </div>
            </div>

            <?php if (count($twofactormethods) > 1) : ?>
                <div class="col-auto">
                    <label class="visually-hidden" for="secretkey"><?php echo Text::_('JGLOBAL_SECRETKEY'); ?></label>
                    <div class="input-group mb-2">
                        <div class="input-group-text"><span class="fas fa-user-secret" aria-hidden="true"></span></div>
                        <input name="secretkey" type="text" class="form-control" id="secretkey" placeholder="<?php echo Text::_('JGLOBAL_SECRETKEY'); ?>">
                    </div>
                </div>
            <?php endif; ?>

            <div class="col-auto">
                <input type="submit" name="Submit" class="btn btn-success mb-2 login" value="<?php echo Text::_('JLOGIN'); ?>" />
                <input type="hidden" name="option" value="com_users" />
                <input type="hidden" name="task" value="user.login" />
                <input type="hidden" name="return" value="<?php echo base64_encode(Uri::base()); ?>" />
                <?php echo HTMLHelper::_('form.token'); ?>
            </div>
        </div>
    </form>
</div>

<?php
$login_form = ob_get_clean();
echo LayoutHelper::render('comingsoon', array(
    'language'    => $this->language,
    'direction'   => $this->direction,
    'params'      => $this->params,
    'login'       => true,
    'login_form'  => $login_form
));

This code shows the offline message and image (if provided). Coming soon works as well, if you want to use this. You are welcome! Happy coding, every one.

Hi StoneAgeIT,

Thanks for contacting us and thanks for sharing this solution.