Circuit Breaker is a lightweight safety utility designed to help administrators recover from fatal error loops caused by plugins.
IMPORTANT: 
– This plugin DOES NOT automatically deactivate other plugins. 
– This plugin DOES NOT modify WordPress core. 
– This plugin DOES NOT connect to any external service. 
– This plugin DOES NOT send any data externally.
When a fatal error is detected, Circuit Breaker: 
1. Logs the event internally. 
2. Temporarily prevents the suspected plugin from loading (without deactivating it). 
3. Displays an admin notice. 
4. Allows the administrator to manually deactivate the plugin.
All actions are initiated by the administrator. The plugin never changes plugin activation state automatically.
<h3>How It Works</h3>
If a fatal error occurs:
• WordPress shuts down normally. 
• Circuit Breaker detects the last active plugin action. 
• On next load, the suspected plugin is skipped temporarily. 
• An admin notice appears with: 
 – Option to deactivate the suspected plugin (manual action) 
 – Option to restore it
This prevents crash loops while maintaining full user control.
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin does not use or rely on any external services. 
No API calls are made. 
No remote assets are loaded. 
No tracking is performed.
<h3>Privacy</h3>
Circuit Breaker does not collect, store, transmit, or process personal data. 
All operations are performed locally within WordPress.

Circuit Breaker

A safety utility that helps prevent fatal-error crash loops by allowing administrators to safely recover and manually deactivate problematic plugins.

Bojan Josifoski

Every WordPress site shows the same plain white error screen when something goes wrong. 
It looks broken. It destroys trust. Graceful Error Pages replaces it with a page that 
matches your brand — automatically, the moment you activate it.
What it replaces:
<ul>
<li>The <code>wp_die()</code> error screen (permission errors, expired links, security blocks)</li>
<li>PHP fatal error screens (white screen of death)</li>
</ul>
Features:
<ul>
<li>Zero-config activation — works immediately with auto-detected site name, logo, and colors</li>
<li>Five built-in templates — Minimal, Corporate, Friendly, Dark, and Starter</li>
<li>Brand customization — logo, colors, heading, message, and redirect URL</li>
<li>Merge tags — dynamic content like {site_name} and {year}</li>
<li>Self-contained styling — no theme or CDN dependencies (works even during fatal errors)</li>
<li>API safe — only overrides HTML output; REST API, AJAX, and JSON responses are untouched</li>
<li>WP-CLI safe — automatically skips CLI contexts</li>
<li>Lightweight — zero overhead on normal page loads; only runs when an error occurs</li>
<li>Fully translatable — all strings use WordPress i18n functions</li>
</ul>
How it works:
<ol>
<li>Activate the plugin</li>
<li>Your site’s error pages are instantly branded with auto-detected settings</li>
<li>Optionally customize via Settings > Error Pages</li>
</ol>
Source Code
The full source code, including unminified JavaScript and build tools, is available at: 
<a href="https://github.com/codeverbojan/graceful-error-pages" rel="nofollow ugc">github.com/codeverbojan/graceful-error-pages</a>
To build from source:
<ol>
<li>Clone the repository</li>
<li>Run <code>composer install</code></li>
<li>Run <code>npm install</code></li>
<li>Run <code>npm run build</code></li>
</ol>

Graceful Error Pages

Replace WordPress's ugly error screens with branded, professional pages — in one click.

Circuit Breaker vs Graceful Error Pages