Unpublishing a GitHub Pages site

Unpublishing a project site

1. On GitHub.com, navigate to the main page of the repository.

2. If a gh-pages branch exists in the repository, delete the gh-pages branch. For more information, see "Creating and deleting branches within your repository."

3. If the gh-pages branch was your publishing source, skip to step 6.

4. Under your repository name, click Settings.

5. In the left sidebar, click Pages.

6. Under "GitHub Pages", use the Source drop-down menu and select None.

7. If there's a custom domain enabled for your site, to avoid a domain takeover, update your DNS settings. For more information, see "Configuring a custom domain for your GitHub Pages site."

Unpublishing a user or organization site

1. On GitHub.com, navigate to the main page of the repository.
2. Delete the branch that you're using as a publishing source, or delete the entire repository. For more information, see "Creating and deleting branches within your repository" and "Deleting a repository."
3. If there's a custom domain enabled for your site, to avoid a domain takeover, update your DNS settings. For more information, see "Configuring a custom domain for your GitHub Pages site."