# Wyze Floodlight pro lights not turning off after rules based trigger

**URL:** <https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-floodlight-pro-lights-not-turning-off-after-rules-based-trigger/278023>\
**Category:** Cameras\
**Tags:** automations, floodlight-pro\
**Created:** [October 14, 2023, 11:44pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-floodlight-pro-lights-not-turning-off-after-rules-based-trigger/278023 "2023-10-14T23:44:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Crease](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/crease/32/123254_2.png) [@Crease](https://forums.wyze.com/u/Crease)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2025, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-floodlight-pro-lights-not-turning-off-after-rules-based-trigger/278023/31 "2025-09-20T20:23:55Z")

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> [@jeff\_sloan](#):
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> I think you did it!

I’m glad that works! 👍

I can’t really take the credit, though. @carverofchoice clued me into this on the Wyze Discord server via @Thesilente’s [post](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-video-doorbell-v2-released-10-24-2023/278885/64) when I wanted to have a Video Doorbell v2 button press trigger an announcement on Google Home smart speakers and displays. Since then I’ve used it for other things and like to keep spare Plugs or Plug Outdoors (2 outlets/logical switches in one device) on hand for these kinds of Automations work-arounds.

> [@jeff\_sloan](#):
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> That pretty much makes that plug a dedicated accessory for the floodlight though.

That’s correct. What I’ve done with the doorbell is have a bulb-type air freshener plugged into the Plug and have the Plug start in an “on” condition. When the doorbell button is pressed, the Plug turns off for one minute and then resets to “on” via the Wyze Automations and Google Home Routines I use. That way the Plug isn’t just taking up an outlet that can’t be used.

> [@jeff\_sloan](#):
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> Looks like we could do the same with a lightbulb as well, maybe dedicate that light to be a visual notification of person detected as well.

That’s also correct, and I’ve done that, too. Depending on the use case and Bulb placement, a Bulb might actually be a better solution for doing something like providing additional illumination to an area when the floodlight is triggered or providing an additional visual cue when a user has a hearing impairment or doesn’t want to disturb a housemate with an audible announcement (like if the Cam notifications are linked to Amazon Alexa). 👍

> [@carverofchoice](#):
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> Doesn’t even have to just be for an actual solution either.

Right, and my understanding is that Discourse staff (usually administrators and moderators) can also mark replies as “solutions”, but I tend to see it used mostly by topic creators.

> [@carverofchoice](#):
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> Of course in that case Crease will get marked as posting a solution a few dozen times a day. 😅

Not nearly _that_ many, but I’m tryin’! 😉

Apparently there’s also [a badge feature that could be enabled](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-solved/30155#p-125901-solved-badges-9), but then I’d probably just do something silly with that in [another topic I started](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wheres-my-badge/298173).

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