Title: WP Killswitch
Author: graphicscove
Published: <strong>10 Sginer 2015</strong>
Last modified: 09 Fevrer 2026

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# WP Killswitch

 By [graphicscove](https://profiles.wordpress.org/graphicscove/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-killswitch.0.1.3.zip)

 * [Details](https://lmo.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-killswitch/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://lmo.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-killswitch/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://lmo.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-killswitch/#installation)
 * [Development](https://lmo.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-killswitch/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-killswitch/)

## Description

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
be visible to search engines and text only browsers. Any user can still see the 
content by viewing the source code of the page.

### Remote

If you need to activate WP Killswitch remotely for whatever reason, you can register
your site at https://wpkillswitch.io

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * What the user sees on the front end
 * [[
 * The warning message displayed in the admin

## Installation

 1. Upload the folder `wp-killswitch` to the `/wp-content/mu-plugins/` directory using
    FTP
 2. As mu-plugins are automatically activated you’re done! Contact your client and 
    resolve the situation asap!

## Reviews

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### 󠀁[Brilliant](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/brilliant-1436/)󠁿

 [phantomfeature](https://profiles.wordpress.org/phantomfeature/) 15 Luj 2021

– self-defense for the little guy!

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Must-Use for all serious developers in India!!!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/must-use-for-developers-in-india/)󠁿

 [Rakshit Jain](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rakshitjain/) 25 Avril 2017

OMG!!! put my heart out, squeezing the world in a plugin!! landed from an article(
big article) to here, and read exactly what i wanted and guess what GOT what i wanted.
So firstly, Mr. Noble has analysed greatly as a users’ perspective and then coded
brilliantly to achieve the same!! This is NOBLE gift to all serious developers especially
from INDIA, as INDIANS clients only enjoy free technology and do not pay anything
out of their pockets. So sites like FACEBOOK, WHATSAPP are playing good and the 
developers trying to provide their services are not treated even with a smile. So,
to smash-back and make the market balanced, this is a NOBLE IDEA to the world unlike
the DYNAMITE by ALFRED NOBEL, that was a total destruction, but this, is a weapon
of SELF-DEFENCE and SELF-RESPECT. And i also urge to donate to this CODE OF DREAM(
plugin) so this thing establishes that good ideas will retain and not the DYNAMITES!!
hoping and caring for a good cause, till then you are a NOBLE GENIUS!!

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### 󠀁[Good work](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/good-work-300/)󠁿

 [papacoderrs](https://profiles.wordpress.org/papacoderrs/) 03 Setember 2016

Thank you.

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### 󠀁[Nice work.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nice-work-222/)󠁿

 [Eric McNiece](https://profiles.wordpress.org/emcniece/) 03 Setember 2016 1 reply

A feature to enable this remotely would be great – sometimes the client user is 
on an administrator permission level and can delete user accounts. Might also be
worth planting an insurance file in a different directory. Works great! Thanks for
your work.

 [ Read all 3 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-killswitch/reviews/)

## Contributors & Developers

“WP Killswitch” is open source software. The following people have contributed to
this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ graphicscove ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/graphicscove/)

[Translate “WP Killswitch” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-killswitch)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-killswitch/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-killswitch/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-killswitch/) 
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-killswitch/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## 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

#### 0.1.2

 * Updated compatible version number

#### 0.1.1

 * Re-enabled local kill switch for non-remote

#### 0.1.0

 * Initial launch of the remote version
 * Updated compatible version number

#### 0.0.3

 * Updated compatible version number

#### 0.0.2

 * Minor file tidy
 * Updated compatible version number
 * Removed roadmap
 * Minor content tidy in the readme

#### 0.0.1

 * First build

## Meta

 *  Version **0.1.3**
 *  Last updated **2 months ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 4.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.9.4**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-killswitch/)
 * Tag
 * [css](https://lmo.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/css/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://lmo.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-killswitch/advanced/)

## Ratings

 5 out of 5 stars.

 *  [  4 5-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-killswitch/reviews/?filter=5)
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## Contributors

 *   [ graphicscove ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/graphicscove/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-killswitch/)

## Donate

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