WP-Shabbat
Close site or display popup message on Shabbat and Holidays by identifying the address of the user IP and close to 40 km
5(8 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 8 years agoAs of April 2026, WP-Shabbat is a WordPress 503 plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 8 reviews. It has been downloaded 9.4K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.7.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: BEAPI – Maintenance Mode.
5/58 reviews
10active installs
9.4K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013
Overview
WP-Shabbat is a WordPress plugin that will help you and your visitors observe the shabbat.
For more information in hebrew, check out WP-Shabbat.
Features include:
- close the site by setting the Shabbat and holiday enter time in minutes when the minimum is 20 minutes.
- close the site by setting the Shabbat and holiday exit time in temporary minutes from 18 minutes to 72 minutes.
- Ip databse is updated automatically every week. (est. size : 17Mb)
- search engine bots get http header 503.(SEO-Friendly) :
Answer from Google about WP-Shabbat - plugin languages : English,Hebrew,Russian.
- plugin will generate on fly page with your template for visitor to come back later.
- Display popup message when its shabbat or holiday.
- Display one hour countdown before site closes to soft the user termination.
- Add cu…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.7.0+ requiredTested up to 4.8.28 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
2.3
- fixed all notices
- added higher z-index to countdown pop up msg
Contributors
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