[Permission Required: Account Administrator, Content Administrator, Editor]
You may want to deactivate your site to prevent further visits. Deactivated sites can still be edited, saving changes automatically. The site properties of deactivated sites, such as analytics, URLs, team permissions, contents, designs, etc., are kept, and the site still appears in the default search view results.
To immediately deactivate a site:
Select the site from the Sites and Templates dashboard.
Click on More from the Site Details menu.
Under Site Management, hover to Deactivate and click the Deactivate link.
In the dropdown, select Deactivate now.
Click the Deactivate button.
Deactivation can also be scheduled in advance via the Schedule Deactivation.
Here's a sample of a deactivated site. Click the link to see what your site visitors will experience.
To reactivate a site:
Select the site from the Sites and Templates dashboard.
Click on More from the Site Details menu.
Under Site Management, hover to Deactivate and click the Reactivate link.