Edit Lock

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Disable page editing to protect selected pages, which are crucial for your website, from accidental or unwanted changes that might break your site.

Author:Aralus Digital (profile at wordpress.org)
WordPress version required:5.4
WordPress version tested:6.1
Plugin version:1.0.3
Added to WordPress repository:19-08-2020
Last updated:09-10-2022
Rating, %:100
Rated by:2
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Total downloads:2 892
Active installs:600+
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When you build a custom-made website, either for your client or yourself, there often are pages which contains HTML codes which may break if edited by casual users.

This plugin allows you to disable editing on selected pages, to protect the pages from accidental or unwanted changes. By locking pages and posts, these crucial pages cannot be edited or deleted by users. An exception can be added for administrators to modify pages irregardless of locking status.

Features:

  • Locks any pages, posts, and even media files
  • Custom post types are also supported
  • Works with Gutenberg and Classic Editor
  • Two locking mechanisms available
  • Allows admin users to modify pages without unlocking or lock for everyone

Locking mechanisms:

  • Lock mode — Disable editing or deleting locked posts.
  • Warn mode — Warn users when editing locked posts. Quick edit and deletion are disabled.

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