As of April 2026, Website Open/Closed Toggle is a WordPress Open plugin with 500 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 11K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.3+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 2 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Open in New Window Plugin.
5/51 reviews
500active installs
11K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015
Overview
This plugin allows you to easily open and close your website and display a custom message or HTML page when closed.
- Simple yes/no toggle to open/close your website.
- Display your own closed.php within your theme.
- Display your own custom HTML markup, pasted directly into the plugin settings.
- Display a basic message informing your visitors that your website is closed.
- Set paths which bypass the closed page entirely.
- Set a bypass GET parameter which will allow anyone you give the URL to to browse the website as normal while the site is closed.
- Automatically clears any caches for W3 Total Cache and WP Super Cache.
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.3+ requiredTested up to 6.4.8 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
0.3.9.1
- Bug fixing.
Contributors
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