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?

If you let a Webflow Site Plan expire after publishing to a custom domain, the site remains in your dashboard, but access and functionality are limited.

1. Site Will Be Unpublished From Custom Domain

• Once the Site Plan expires, custom domain hosting is disabled.
• Your site will no longer load at the custom domain—it will show an error or Webflow branding page.

2. Site Stays In Your Dashboard

• The project stays in your Webflow dashboard under the same project name.
• It will not be deleted, and you can still open the project in the Designer as long as you don’t exceed the Workspace limits.

3. Cannot Publish or Access Premium Features

• Without a Site Plan, you cannot publish to a custom domain again until the plan is renewed.
• CMS collection items will be limited to the free tier (50 items max), and search or form submissions won’t work.
• The project is still editable, unless you're in a free Workspace and hit limits (like total project limit or user roles).

4. No Downgrade to Webflow.io

• Webflow does not automatically switch your site to a webflow.io staging domain for public access.
• If you want the site to be accessible at all, you need to manually re-publish to the webflow.io domain (e.g., yourproject.webflow.io) after the plan expires, which is free.

Summary

When your Webflow Site Plan expires, the site is no longer live on your custom domain, but the project remains in your dashboard. You can still access and edit it within the limits of your Workspace, but publishing and premium features are disabled until you renew the Site Plan.