WP Killswitch
WP Killswitch lets you non-destructively white out a Wordpress website while this plugin is active (recommended as an mu-plugin).
5(4 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 1 month agoAs of April 2026, WP Killswitch is a WordPress css plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.1K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Top alternative: WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers +….
5/54 reviews
10active installs
2.1K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015
Overview
WP Killswitch lets you non-destructively white out a WordPress website while this plugin is active (recommended as an mu-plugin).
To prevent anyone disabling or deleting this plugin it is recommended you add this to the mu-plugins directory via FTP.
When activated this plugin will white out the front end of the website and make it inaccessible for visitors. The admin panel is still visible at your admin URL. This plugin will also display a warning notification in the admin telling the client/administrator to contact their webmaster.
If you are using this plugin to hide a website while you work on fixing something for example – please note that by initiating a white out on the front end of a website, you are not deleting or turning off the website. The contents of the site will still…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
0.1.3
- Added License in plugin header
- Duplicate line removed
- Switched hook from wp_head to wp_enqueue_scripts
- Exit files if accessed directly
- Fixed extraneous plugin assets file
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