Post Lockdown
by andyexeter 4.8 (9 reviews)

Post Lockdown

Stop non-admin users trashing, deleting or unpublishing your site-critical posts and pages. Lock content down in seconds - no code required.

Post Lockdown ranks #6,313 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000+ active installations, is #374 of 4,518 in the Security category, a 4.8/5 rating from 9 reviews, and was last updated Sep 10, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1
v4.1.1 Current Version v4.1.1
Updated 1 week ago Last Update on 10 Sep, 2026
Refreshed 8 hours ago Last Refreshed on
#374 of 4,518 in Security Top 10% by installs Downloads -20.9% this week Actively maintained
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#6,313
+34 this week
Active Installs
1K+
-32.1%
KW Avg Position
79.2
0.8 better
Downloads
22.5K
+24 today
Support Resolved
0%
No change
Rating
96%
Review 4.8 out of 5
4.8 (9 reviews)

Next Milestone 2K

Total Progress 39.7%
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Active Installs 0,000,000+
Growth +0.0%
Peak 0,000,000

Downloads Growth

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Reviews & Ratings

4.8
9 reviews
Overall 96%
5
7 (78%)
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3
2 (22%)
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

  1. Post Lockdown [post-lockdown] < 4.0.3

    CVE-2025-1504 · Fixed in v4.0.3

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site administrators managing multiple contributors or editors. It solves the problem of important pages and posts being accidentally or intentionally trashed, deleted, or edited by non-admin users.

  • Protects posts from trashing/deletion
  • Locks posts to disable editing
  • Options page under Settings menu
  • Search and select posts/pages
  • Supports all post types
  • Works across page and post lists

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Post Lockdown

Post Lockdown has 1,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Post Lockdown holds a 4.8 out of 5 star rating based on 9 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Post Lockdown is developed by andyexeter and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Post Lockdown requires WordPress 4.6 or higher, is tested up to WordPress 7.1 and needs PHP 7.4 or newer.
Post Lockdown has been downloaded 22,531+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Post Lockdown is 4.1.1. It was last updated on September 10, 2026.
Yes. Post Lockdown is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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