Install
This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.
Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:
wp plugin install https://github.com/asuengineering/migration-freeze-webspark/archive/refs/heads/main.zipNo built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.
Pitchfork - Migration Freeze
A WordPress plugin for managing staged site migration workflows across multisite networks.
Overview
Pitchfork - Migration Freeze provides a lightweight operational framework for:
- controlling user access during migrations,
- promoting temporary migration-team access,
- reducing site visibility during decommissioning,
- and tracking migration state directly inside WordPress.
The plugin was designed primarily for large WordPress multisite environments managing high-volume migration and retirement workflows.
Features
Migration States
The plugin supports the following lifecycle states:
| State | Behavior |
| ------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Situation Normal | Plugin is active with no migration warning or user changes |
| Migration Pending | No user changes |
| Migration Active | Migration team promoted to administrators; other users demoted to subscriber |
| Migration Complete | No user changes