# Partial read-only mode

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/partial-read-only-mode/210401>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** read-only\
**Created:** [November 29, 2021, 1:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/partial-read-only-mode/210401 "2021-11-29T13:46:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![outofthebox](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/outofthebox/32/83708_2.png) [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 3:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/partial-read-only-mode/210401/10 "2022-01-18T15:13:02Z")

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FYI/FWIW -

For our community, this plugin provides a “Sabbath” mode. The heart behind it is to prompt community members to take what they’ve experienced in our online context and lovingly serve their neighbors in their local communities.

The key components behind what Richard developed are:

- The ability to schedule both routine and occasional times when posting is disabled and turned back on. There’s the ability to disable posting for weekends (ongoing) and also for major holidays (occasional).

- The capacity to sync this with a custom Global Banner so we don’t confuse participants (“why is the site not working?!”). Rather, we can clearly explain to visitors and members why posting is temporarily disabled.

As for other activity:

- Disabling reactions is congruent with the original vision but I suppose could be a checkbox admins could toggle in order to expand the versatility of this site setting

- I don’t think this plugin affects any other plugins

- New accounts can be created - only posting is disabled

It works beautifully. I’m excited that this capacity might be integrated into the roadmap.

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