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Saturday Site Blocker

A plugin that blocks the front-end of the site during Shabbat by displaying a full-page overlay, ensuring respectful observance.

By arikdpc·Shabbat·Free
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·10 active installs·Updated 1 year ago
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As of April 2026, Saturday Site Blocker is a WordPress Shabbat plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 588 times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2025. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Shamor.

0/5Rating
10active installs
588total downloads
1 yearsince 2025

Overview

Saturday Site Blocker helps site owners observe Shabbat by displaying a customizable overlay on the front-end of the website during Shabbat hours. The plugin fetches Shabbat times based on the specified location and ensures the site remains inaccessible to visitors during these times, promoting rest and reflection.

Features:

  • Automatically fetches Shabbat start and end times based on user-defined location.
  • Displays a customizable overlay with title and message during Shabbat.
  • Allows administrators to bypass the overlay for site management purposes.
  • Provides settings to enable or disable the blocker and customize overlay content.
  • Allows customization of the overlay background color and opacity.
  • Option to upload an image to be displayed on the overlay. If an image is selected, it will repla…
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Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.7.5
PHP7.4+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.1

  • Added options to customize the overlay background color and opacity.
  • Added option to upload an image to be displayed on the overlay.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

arikdpcarikdpc
Plugin Info
Version
1.1
Last Updated
Feb 16, 2025
WP Requires
5.0+
Tested Up To
6.7.5
PHP Requires
7.4+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
588
Added
Feb 8, 2025
Business
Free

Tags

shabbatsite blockersite maintenancereligious observance

Developer

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arikdpc
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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