Create Coming Soon Page
Navigate to pages > Add New Title the new page as "Coming Soon". Add custom text or graphic. Click Save
Assign Coming Soon Page to Homepage
Appearance > Themes > Customize > Static Front Page Under the Front Page dropdown choose the Coming Soon page.
Add CSS to Hide Sections
Appearance > Themes > Customize > Additional CSS In the Additional CSS section add the following code.
#header, .col-sm-4, h1.page-title, #newsletter, .text-center, #footer {
display: none;
}
.col-sm-8, .page-content img {
width: 100%;
}
.page-content {
background-color: #000 !important;
}
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