Ben Leow

Surf7 Simple Maintenance Mode is a straightforward plugin that allows you to put your WordPress website into maintenance mode with just one click. When maintenance mode is enabled:
<ul>
<li>Only logged-in users (any role) can access the frontend.</li>
<li>Non-logged-in users will either see a predefined message or be redirected to a specific URL.</li>
</ul>
Features:
<ul>
<li>Easy Activation: Enable or disable maintenance mode from the WordPress dashboard.</li>
<li>Custom Maintenance Message: Set a personalized message to display to visitors.</li>
<li>Redirect Option: Redirect visitors to another URL if desired.</li>
<li>Access Control: Only logged-in users can view the site when maintenance mode is active.</li>
</ul>
Use Cases:
<ul>
<li>Performing website updates or maintenance tasks.</li>
<li>Launching a new website or making significant changes.</li>
<li>Temporarily restricting access to the public.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Additional Notes</h3>
License
This plugin is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License, or any later version.
Support
For support and feature requests, please visit the <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/surf7-simple-maintenance-mode/" rel="ugc">support forum</a>.
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<h3>A Brief Markdown Example</h3>
This plugin supports Markdown, which allows you to format your text using simple syntax. For example:
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<li>Bold Text</li>
<li>Italic Text</li>
<li><a href="https://example.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Links</a></li>
</ul>

Surf7 Simple Maintenance Mode

Enable maintenance mode with one click. Logged-in users can view the site; others see a custom message or are redirected.

arikdpc

Saturday Site Blocker helps site owners observe Shabbat by displaying a customizable overlay on the front-end of the website during Shabbat hours. The plugin fetches Shabbat times based on the specified location and ensures the site remains inaccessible to visitors during these times, promoting rest and reflection.
Features:
<ul>
<li>Automatically fetches Shabbat start and end times based on user-defined location.</li>
<li>Displays a customizable overlay with title and message during Shabbat.</li>
<li>Allows administrators to bypass the overlay for site management purposes.</li>
<li>Provides settings to enable or disable the blocker and customize overlay content.</li>
<li>Allows customization of the overlay background color and opacity.</li>
<li>Option to upload an image to be displayed on the overlay. If an image is selected, it will replace the title and content text.</li>
</ul>
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin connects to the Hebcal API to obtain accurate Shabbat start and end times.
Service Used: <a href="https://www.hebcal.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Hebcal API</a> 
– What data is sent? The plugin sends the user-defined location (city name). 
– When is data sent? Data is fetched once per week for caching purposes. 
– Where is the data sent? The API request is made to <code>https://www.hebcal.com/shabbat/</code>. 
– Privacy Policy: <a href="https://www.hebcal.com/home/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">Hebcal Privacy Policy</a>

Saturday Site Blocker

A plugin that blocks the front-end of the site during Shabbat by displaying a full-page overlay, ensuring respectful observance.

Surf7 Simple Maintenance Mode vs Saturday Site Blocker