Temporarily stopping WooCommerce orders while keeping the storefront available for browsing. It is catalogued under Other e-commerce platforms on PulseGate.

Who should use Pause shop?

Pause shop is a B2B product built for wooCommerce store owners.

Does Pause shop have a free plan?

Yes — Pause shop is free to use.

What platforms does Pause shop run on?

Pause shop runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.

Is Pause shop still maintained?

It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.

What are alternatives to Pause shop?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Unstoppable Order Pause for WooCommerce, Pause Sales on Woo, and Close Shop.

Who makes Pause shop?

Pause shop is developed by y3ro.

How long has Pause shop been around?

Pause shop first shipped in 2023.

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Pause shop

Name: Pause shop
Author: y3ro

wordpress.orgOther e-commerce platforms

Pause shop is a WordPress plugin for temporarily disabling purchases in a WooCommerce store while allowing customers to browse products. Store owners can configure scheduled or recurring pauses and use documented REST endpoints to control the pause state.

FreeWebSelf-hosted

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Overview

10 features

Pause shop sits in PulseGate's Other e-commerce platforms category. Temporarily stopping WooCommerce orders while keeping the storefront available for browsing. Pause shop is a B2B product aimed at wooCommerce store owners. Pause shop costs nothing to use. It ships for the web, and it can be self-hosted.

y3ro builds and maintains Pause shop, and it first shipped in 2023. Among its 10 catalogued features are scheduled pauses, recurring pauses, and daily scheduling. It exposes integrations via a public API. It is being sunset.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Scheduled pauses
Recurring pauses
Daily scheduling
Weekly scheduling
Monthly scheduling
REST endpoints
Browse-only storefront
Cart blocking
Order blocking
Settings page

Built with & integrations

Connectors

API

Runs on

BrowserSelf-hosted

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy PolicyFree tier

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed6 Sep · 12:09 UTC
Pause shop verified via WordPress Plugins
Source: WordPress Plugins · Open

Frequently asked questions about Pause shop

What is Pause shop?: Temporarily stopping WooCommerce orders while keeping the storefront available for browsing. It is catalogued under Other e-commerce platforms on PulseGate.
Who should use Pause shop?: Pause shop is a B2B product built for wooCommerce store owners.
Does Pause shop have a free plan?: Yes — Pause shop is free to use.
What platforms does Pause shop run on?: Pause shop runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Pause shop still maintained?: It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.
What are alternatives to Pause shop?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Unstoppable Order Pause for WooCommerce, Pause Sales on Woo, and Close Shop.Unstoppable Order Pause for WooCommerce Pause Sales on Woo Close Shop
Who makes Pause shop?: Pause shop is developed by y3ro.
How long has Pause shop been around?: Pause shop first shipped in 2023.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English
Status: 🔴 Sunsetting
Built for: WooCommerce store owners
Model: B2B
Solves: Temporarily stopping WooCommerce orders while keeping the storefront available for browsing.

Registered as

WordPress.org: pause-shop

Developer

y3ro

Index record

Indexed: 6 Sep 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 6 Sep 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: pause-shop-wordpress-org
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Sep 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 6 Sep 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 6 Sep 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/pause-shop

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