The standard Joomla 'Site Offline' system while useful for protecting a site while being worked on -- is not particularily helpful for developers who don't want to have to be signed in as an admin to view the actual site. Because of this, many simply put a splash page up which prevents the main Joomla installation from being found while the site is getting developed. This extension helps make this easier by providing a way to secure the site, without having to hand out administrator passes to anyone you wish to be able to view it.
- Keep users from viewing your site while under construction
- Develop site without needing to be logged in as an admin
- Provide clients with access to site without needing to register them an admin account
