Shutting down the website on specific times

[ptgptg]

Hi everyone,
I am look for over an hour for a simple script to "take down" my website whenever i trigger it to (though a simple backend?)
i need to take down the site in specific times - in which the people trying to view the website will only be able to get the html page i designed for these cases.

Is there such a thing?
Thanks

[Ruud]

Not really shutting down, but you could just create a template without a page_content() and without a show_menu() etc..
Put a nice fixed message explaining your site is not available.

Switch to that template through the WB backend whenever you want the site to be off-line.

Ruud

[Stefek]

Take a look on "Intro Pages" in the Doku.
http://help.websitebaker.org/pages/en/basic-docu/working-with-wb/settings/general-settings.php

 

Regards,
Stefek

[Ruud]

Take a look on "Intro Pages" in the Doku.

Using an intropage, bookmarks and searchengine results would still enter the website on pages "patgod" don't want to show at that time.

Using a "no content" template keeps the page working (no google penalty) but with "fixed" content.

Ruud

[Stefek]

yess, good argument.
you're right man. 

Best Regards,
Stefek

[ptgptg]

Thanks RuudE - that worked!
 

[Stefek]

But there is another problem coming up with this solution.
If the googlebot / crawler comes while your page is down, there is nothing to crawl. 


Regards,
Stefek

[ptgptg]

oops... Thats bad. Is there a way around this?
sitemap settings? robots.txt settings?

[Ruud]

your page is not down.

WB displays the page fine. Only the template doesnt show content.

Ruud

[Stefek]

...Only the template doesnt show content.

Ruud

yap, but in this case also the googleBot sees NO content at all. 

[Ruud]

that must have something to do with shutting down the website 

Technically you could detect the googlebot, and let him show the content.
I don't think that was part of the original question.

Ruud