Best post lock plugins for WordPress
The most popular post lock plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. ETBS Edit Conflict Guard leads with 20+ active installs, ahead of Disable Post Locking (20+) and Post Lock (10+). All 5 plugins tagged “post lock” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 post lock plugins
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ETBS Edit Conflict GuardThe most installed post lock plugin, with 20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
Disable Post Locking20+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1.
- 3.
Post Lock10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
- 4.
PMC Edit Lock Marker10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
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Locker ContentFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.
All 5 plugins tagged “post lock”
ETBS Edit Conflict Guard
Up in the last 7 days:23#26,369by ETBS (DAI)1 month ago
Actually blocks the save, not just the notice: a per-post exclusive lock that stops a second editor from overwriting someone else's work.
- Installs
- 20+
- 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
Post Lock
#36,661by ggwicz10 years ago
Post Lock prevents accidental updating or publishing of content by requiring a password to do either.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
PMC Edit Lock Marker
#38,992by Amit Gupta13 years ago
A plugin to mark the posts on wp-admin/edit.php page which are currently being edited by other users.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Locker Content
Up in the last 7 days:8,333#53,011by AppGlut5 months ago
Lock your content behind various engagement gates including password protection, agreement forms, and user-generated content.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day