Best lock plugins for WordPress
The most popular lock plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Post Lockdown leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Lock Your Updates Plugins/Themes Manager (300+) and Wbcom Designs (300+). All 27 plugins tagged “lock” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 lock plugins
- 1.
Post LockdownThe most installed lock plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 9 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
Lock Your Updates Plugins/Themes Manager300+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
- 3.
Wbcom Designs300+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 25 reviews, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 4.
Lock Reusable Blocks100+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
- 5.
bbPress Protected Forums90+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.
- 6.
Screen Stay Awake70+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, updated 5 months ago.
- 7.
Lockee50+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 8.
Zedna Maintenance Mode30+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
- 9.
Disable Post Locking20+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1.
- 10.
Lock Login10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.14.
All 27 plugins tagged “lock”
Post Lockdown
Up in the last 7 days:19#6,367by andyexeter1 month ago
Stop non-admin users trashing, deleting or unpublishing your site-critical posts and pages. Lock content down in seconds - no code required.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.6(9)
- Downloads
- 65/day
Lock Your Updates Plugins/Themes Manager
Up in the last 7 days:11#10,769by Rachel Cherry11 years ago
Allows you to lock your plugins and themes from being updated and keep notes on why the plugin or theme is locked.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Wbcom Designs
Down in the last 7 days:177#10,816by wbcomdesigns11 months ago
Create a private BuddyPress community by restricting access to non-members. Control who sees what with flexible privacy settings.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 4.9(25)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Lock Reusable Blocks
Down in the last 7 days:121#13,010by Marie Comet4 years ago
Lock Reusable Blocks
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day
bbPress Protected Forums
Down in the last 7 days:70#17,228by JordiPlana14 years ago
Disables new topic creation in some forums for determined roles.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Screen Stay Awake
Up in the last 7 days:319#18,804by Wild Operation5 months ago
Screen Stay Awake prevents your website visitor's screen from turning off. The Screen Wake Lock API is used and no visitor prompt is required.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Lockee
Up in the last 7 days:87#20,601by ndevfr2 months ago
Add Lockee locks to your WordPress site to gamify your content and engage your visitors in a completely autonomous way.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Zedna Maintenance Mode
Down in the last 7 days:151#24,020by Radek Mezulanik6 years ago
Set you website under maintenance to lock content while development.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Disable Post Locking
Down in the last 7 days:34#26,972by Bryan Petty13 years ago
Disables automatic post locking so multiple users can open the same post in the administration panel.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 4.5(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Lock Login
#32,989by aixeiger3 years ago
Lock Login protects to block attempts to bruteforce your site.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Term Locks
Down in the last 7 days:2,492#33,274by John James Jacoby27 days ago
Protect categories, tags, and other taxonomy terms from edits and deletion.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Membership Lock
Down in the last 7 days:1,498#34,750by uri2 years ago
Membership Lock down lets you easily lock all post content including attached images, video, docs, and everything else.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Formula04 Site Lock
#36,318by Verb_Form049 years ago
Put a sitewide password on your site. Users must enter password before viewing content.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(6)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Filesystem Unlocker
Down in the last 7 days:9,083#46,493by duke_justice10 years ago
Plugin to completely lockdown the wordpress filesystem so that no hacker can write to it.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Lock Downloads to IP for Woocommerce
#46,585by Aman11 months ago
This plugin allows you to restrict the downloads only by the customer IP or the IP range.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Plugin Name
Down in the last 7 days:4,498#46,651by giangel8416 years ago
This plugin allow in a multi auhtor blog, to lock posts by editor permission level.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Dashboard Quick Lock
Down in the last 7 days:7,063#47,948by Quintet.Solutions10 years ago
Return to your dashboard with a smile. No more long tough passwords to resume your work. Ultrafast access with easy 4 digit PIN.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Block Profile Edits
Up in the last 7 days:12,614#53,743by treeflips5 months ago
Restrict user profile edits by role. Uses server-side enforcement on frontend and backend.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
SaFly Article Lock
Up in the last 7 days:10,320#56,320by Jane8 years ago
A plug-in helps you disable the access to the articles in an appointed range.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
ProLocker
Down in the last 7 days:14,130#63,291by frontierthemes6 years ago
Plugin that enables content sharing by means of social unlocking. It allows you to lock content you deem interesting and then allowing your public to …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Thaazhu Update Lock
Down in the last 7 days:13,137#64,491by ProjektIsle5 months ago
Prevent accidental updates by locking plugins from being updated and add optional admin notes explaining why.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Pixel Share Gate
#66,238by mywpworld3 months ago
Unlock content by sharing on social networks. Free version includes Telegram, WhatsApp, and Rubika with view-based limits.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
Single Tab Post Lock
Down in the last 7 days:14,902#73,850by wpsqr9 months ago
Prevent Content Loss & Edit Conflicts: Lock WordPress Posts to a Single Browser Tab
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day