Title: Saturday Site Blocker Author: arikdpc Published: February 8, 2025 Last modified: February 16, 2025 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/saturday-site-blocker/assets/icon-256x256.jpg?rev=3236901) # Saturday Site Blocker By [arikdpc](https://profiles.wordpress.org/arikdpc/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/saturday-site-blocker.1.1.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/saturday-site-blocker/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/saturday-site-blocker/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/saturday-site-blocker/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/saturday-site-blocker/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/saturday-site-blocker/) ## Description **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:** * Automatically fetches Shabbat start and end times based on user-defined location. * Displays a customizable overlay with title and message during Shabbat. * Allows administrators to bypass the overlay for site management purposes. * Provides settings to enable or disable the blocker and customize overlay content. * Allows customization of the overlay background color and opacity. * Option to upload an image to be displayed on the overlay. If an image is selected, it will replace the title and content text. ### External Services This plugin connects to the Hebcal API to obtain accurate Shabbat start and end times. **Service Used:** [Hebcal API](https://www.hebcal.com/) – **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 `https://www.hebcal.com/shabbat/`. – **Privacy Policy:** [Hebcal Privacy Policy](https://www.hebcal.com/home/privacy-policy) ## Screenshots [⌊Settings Page: Configure the plugin's options, including enabling the blocker and customizing the overlay content.⌉⌊Settings Page: Configure the plugin's options, including enabling the blocker and customizing the overlay content.⌉[ **Settings Page:** Configure the plugin’s options, including enabling the blocker and customizing the overlay content. [⌊Overlay Display: Example of the full-page overlay shown to visitors during Shabbat.⌉⌊ Overlay Display: Example of the full-page overlay shown to visitors during Shabbat .⌉[ **Overlay Display:** Example of the full-page overlay shown to visitors during Shabbat. ## Installation 1. Upload the `saturday-site-blocker` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory. 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress. 3. Navigate to ‘Settings’ -> ‘Saturday Site Blocker’ to configure the plugin: 4. * Enable or disable the site blocker. * Set the overlay title and content. * Specify your location for accurate Shabbat times. * Customize the overlay background color and opacity. * Upload an image to be displayed on the overlay. If an image is selected, it will replace the title and content text. ## FAQ ### How does the plugin determine Shabbat times? The plugin fetches Shabbat times from the Hebcal API based on the location specified in the settings. ### Can administrators access the site during Shabbat? Yes, administrators with the ‘manage_options’ capability can bypass the overlay to manage the site during Shabbat. ### Is it possible to customize the overlay’s appearance? Yes, the plugin allows customization of the overlay’s title, content, background color, and opacity through the settings page. You can also upload an image to be displayed on the overlay. If an image is selected, it will replace the title and content text. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Saturday Site Blocker” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ arikdpc ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/arikdpc/) [Translate “Saturday Site Blocker” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/saturday-site-blocker) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/saturday-site-blocker/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/saturday-site-blocker/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/saturday-site-blocker/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/saturday-site-blocker/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.1 * Added options to customize the overlay background color and opacity. * Added option to upload an image to be displayed on the overlay. #### 1.0 * Initial release of Saturday Site Blocker. ## Meta * Version **1.1** * Last updated **2 years ago** * Active installations **10+** * WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.7.8** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Tags * [Shabbat](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shabbat/)[site maintenance](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/site-maintenance/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/saturday-site-blocker/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/saturday-site-blocker/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/saturday-site-blocker/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ arikdpc ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/arikdpc/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/saturday-site-blocker/)