Unpublishing a GitHub Pages site

Unpublishing a project site

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