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Pausing a site
Stop checking a site for a while without losing anything.
Overview
Pausing a site switches all of its checks off (uptime, SSL, DNS, and domain registration) while keeping the site and all of its history. It's useful for a staging environment that's being torn down, a client site that's mid-migration, or a project that's on hold.
A paused site shows as Paused, a separate state from Healthy and Needs attention. It isn't checked, so it can't raise incidents or send alerts while it's paused.
Pausing is available on every plan.
How to pause a site
You pause a site from its detail page:
- Open the site you want to pause.
- Open the three-dot menu in the site's toolbar (the Site options menu).
- Choose Pause checks.
The site's status badge switches to Paused, and checks stop straight away.
How to resume a site
Resuming follows the same path:
- Open the paused site.
- Open the three-dot menu.
- Choose Resume checks.
Checks switch back on.
Only owners and admins see the pause and resume controls. They're part of the same site-management permission that governs editing and removing sites.
Resuming respects your plan limit
A paused site still counts towards your plan's site total. It takes a slot when you add sites, and on Starter, Pro and Business a paused site over the number your plan includes is still billed as an extra site.
On the Free plan and during the trial, resuming is blocked when you already have as many sites running as the plan allows, and you'll see a message explaining why. Pause another site or upgrade, then resume.
Starter, Pro and Business don't block resuming. See Extra sites for how sites over your plan's number are billed, and Plans and pricing to compare site limits across plans.
Pausing keeps everything
Pausing never deletes a site. Its settings, groups, and check history all stay put. If you want to remove a site for good instead, use Remove site from the same three-dot menu. See Adding and removing sites.
Pausing you didn't ask for
DomainDash can also pause checks automatically if a team goes quiet for a long stretch. This is a separate mechanism from pausing a site by hand, and DomainDash emails you warnings first. See Inactivity and paused checks for how it works.
Frequently asked questions
Does pausing a site delete it?
No. Pausing a site only stops DomainDash checking it. The site, its settings, and its history all stay where they are. A paused site still counts towards your plan's site total.
Why can't I resume a paused site?
Resuming is only blocked on the Free plan and during the trial, when you already have as many sites running as the plan allows. Pause another site or upgrade your plan, then resume this one. Starter, Pro and Business don't block resuming.
What status does a paused site show?
Paused. A paused site isn't being checked, so it's neither Healthy nor Needs attention: it sits in its own Paused bucket on the dashboard, and a Paused pill appears in the filter bar.
Related
- Filtering your dashboard to find paused sites quickly with the Paused pill
- Restarting checks to retry a new site's checks after a setup failure
- Adding and removing sites to delete a site instead of pausing it
- Inactivity and paused checks for automatic pausing after long inactivity
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Last updated: 13 October 2026