What happens to a site on Webflow if I purchase a Site Plan for a specific number of months, publish it to a custom domain, and then let the plan expire? Will the site still exist on Webflow even if I can't edit it and it remains locked in my dashboard?
TL;DR
- Site stays in your Webflow dashboard but custom domain access and advanced features are disabled.
- Editing is locked if the site exceeds Starter Plan limits, and CMS content becomes inactive until a new Site Plan is purchased.
If you allow your Webflow Site Plan to expire, your site will remain in your Webflow dashboard, but it will no longer be published to your custom domain and will have certain limitations.
1. Site Availability After Plan Expiry
- The site remains in your Webflow dashboard, but it becomes limited to the features of a free Starter Plan.
- Custom domain publication is disabled, so your site will be removed from your connected domain.
- The site will still be available under its webflow.io subdomain, but only if it doesn’t exceed the limits of the Starter Plan (e.g., 2 static pages, no CMS).
2. Custom Domain and Hosting Access
- Custom domain hosting is stripped as soon as the Site Plan expires.
- Anyone visiting your custom domain will receive a DNS error or an unresponsive page (depending on your domain settings), unless you replace the hosting elsewhere.
3. Locked Site Behavior
- If your site exceeds free plan limits (e.g., more than two static pages or includes CMS functionality), Webflow will lock the site from being edited or published until you resubscribe.
- You will not lose any of your content or design — the project remains intact in your dashboard, but it’s in a read-only or locked state.
4. Potential CMS Data Impact
- If your plan had a CMS or Business tier and it expires, your CMS items will remain stored but cannot be edited, published, or expanded unless you reactivate a CMS-enabled plan.
- The dynamic content pages will also cease to function properly on your webflow.io subdomain if they rely on CMS structures.
5. Re-enabling the Site
- You can restore full functionality at any time by purchasing a new Site Plan.
- Once a new plan is active, your site can be republished to your custom domain and unlocked for editing.
Summary
When a Webflow Site Plan expires, the site is still present in your dashboard but becomes limited based on the Starter Plan. Custom domain publishing stops, editing may be locked if limits are exceeded, and CMS/dynamic content becomes inactive. You can restore the site to full functionality by reactivating a Site Plan.
