Curtain Raiser for Inaugural Ceremony
Active Installs
100+
Last Updated
June 12, 2026
First Released
April 7, 2017
Download History (Last one month)
Contributors
Curtain Raiser helps you run a clean, memorable website inauguration.
Just share a link, and your visitors will see a closed curtain. Then open it at the right moment.
This plugin is especially useful for launch events, school/college announcements, NGO portals, and government website openings.
Why people like it
- Very easy to use
- Works on mobile and desktop
- Lets you open the curtain for everyone at once
- Supports custom colors and images
- Accessible and keyboard-friendly
What’s new in 1.6.2
- Compatible with WordPress 7.0
- Hindi and Marathi translations now work
- Remote open/close now reliably reaches every attendee
- Countdown timer now follows your site timezone
Main features
- Trigger with a simple URL:
?curtain_ceremony=true - Set your own curtain color or image
- Set your own rope image
- Choose animation speed
- Optional countdown timer for auto-open
- Remote control from Tools > Curtain Remote
- Open and close the curtain for all live viewers
- Clean uninstall removes plugin data
To try quickly, launch a TasteWP test site.
- Upload
wp-curtain-raiserto/wp-content/plugins/ - Activate it from the Plugins screen
- Go to Settings > Curtain Raiser and choose your style
- Open any page with
?curtain_ceremony=true - Share that URL with your audience
Add ?curtain_ceremony=true to any page URL.
Example: https://yourwebsite.com/?curtain_ceremony=true
Yes. Go to Settings > Curtain Raiser.
You can choose color, image, rope image, and animation speed.
Yes. Go to Tools > Curtain Remote, create a session, share the attendee link, then click Open Curtain.
Yes. Use the Close Curtain button on the same Remote page.
No. Plugin assets load only on URLs where ?curtain_ceremony=true is present.
Usually one of these:
1. Missing ?curtain_ceremony=true in the URL
2. Cache needs clearing
3. Theme/plugin CSS conflict
Deactivate and delete the plugin from WordPress Plugins screen.
The uninstall routine removes stored settings and active remote session data.
Changelog
1.6.2
- Tested up to WordPress 7.0
- Fixed: Hindi and Marathi translations were not loading on sites set to those languages
- Fixed: remote Open/Close now reaches every attendee — previously only one viewer received the signal
- Fixed: the countdown opened at the wrong time on sites not set to UTC; it now follows your site timezone
- Fixed: the
wp curtain-raiser preview-urlWP-CLI command did not work as documented - Now requires WordPress 5.3 or newer
1.6.1
- Added Hindi translation files (
hi_IN) - Added Marathi translation files (
mr_IN)
1.6.0
- Added Remote Control page under Tools
- Added attendee session link sharing
- Added open/close controls for live viewers
- Added secure token-based session flow
- Improved settings page clarity
1.5.0
- Added WP-CLI commands
- Added developer hooks and custom events
1.4.0
- Added gradient themes
- Added countdown timer
1.3.0
- Improved accessibility (dialog, focus, keyboard, live region)
1.1.0
- Removed jQuery dependency
- Improved animation performance and mobile behavior
1.0.0
- Added full settings page
- Added custom color/image options
- Added clean uninstall support
0.7
- Security and responsiveness improvements
0.6
- Security and responsive design updates
0.5
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
0.4
- Animation and UI improvements
0.3
- Cleaned assets folder
0.2
- Fixed query variable issue for static homepages
0.1
- Initial release
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