tengutech

The Australian government is proposing to introduce mandatory ISP level Internet filters in Australia. These will operate using a secret blacklist of URLs maintained by the ACMA.
This plugin is to help people participate in The Great Australian Internet Blackout. The protest against the proposed filters aims to blackout websites from 25 to 29 of January.
When activated this plugin displays a message about the protest to each visitor. The message can be clicked away, and will not appear until next time they start their browser and visit your site (i.e. once per session).
More information about the protest can be fount at:
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<li><a href="http://www.internetblackout.com.au/" title="Protest campaign against Australian Internet filters" rel="nofollow ugc">The Great Australian Internet Blackout</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.nocleanfeed.com/" title="Stop Internet Censorship in Australia" rel="nofollow ugc">No Clean Feed</a></li>
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To Do List
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<li>Add a check so that it displays only during the protest period.</li>
<li>Add an admin section so you can make it display anytime, overriding the automatic date checking.</li>
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Australian Internet Blackout

Displays the Australian Internet Blackout protest on your blog. Automatically adds the necessary JavaScript.

George Stephanis

“Go Dark” is a general-purpose, SEO-friendly utility that allows you to easily take your website offline (blackout) in protest of political issues, climate advocacy, net neutrality, censorship opposition, or other custom causes.
When your website is “dark”, it returns a <code>503 Service Temporarily Unavailable</code> HTTP status code. This informs search engines that the offline state is temporary, preserving your SEO rankings, and provides browsers with a <code>Retry-After</code> header.
<h3>Live Demo</h3>
Try the plugin instantly in your browser using <a href="https://playground.wordpress.net/?blueprint=https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/go-dark/trunk/blueprint.json" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress Playground</a>
<h4>Features</h4>
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<li>Flexible Status Modes: Keep the plugin inactive, schedule a precise start/end blackout window, or force dark mode active immediately.</li>
<li>Modern Premium Themes: Choose from three highly polished design presets:
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<li>Minimalist Blackout: A sleek, modern dark mode design with custom glow accents.</li>
<li>Glassmorphism Alert: A stunning backdrop-blurred glass card over vibrant ambient glowing shapes.</li>
<li>Classic Protest: An updated typewriter aesthetic utilizing a dark wood texture.</li>
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<li>Cause Presets: Quick-load templates for Net Neutrality, Climate Action, censorship opposition, and standard maintenance.</li>
<li>Interactive Live Countdown: Real-time Javascript-powered countdown clock showing visitors exactly when your website will return.</li>
<li>WordPress Media Library Integration: Directly upload or select custom logos and images to display on the splash page.</li>
<li>Call to Action: Insert custom URLs and labels (e.g. to sign a petition or learn more).</li>
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<h4>Credits</h4>
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<li>Design and legacy Sign/Seal was created by Cheryl Eisenhard ( http://cheryleisenhard.com/ )</li>
<li>Development by George Stephanis ( http://stephanis.info/ )</li>
<li>Wood Grain Background taken from http://webtreats.mysitemyway.com/8-tileable-dark-wood-texture-patterns/</li>
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Go Dark

A general-purpose, SEO-friendly protest and blackout utility for WordPress. Schedule a period or manually force your website to go dark with customiza …

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