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Lock Your Updates Plugins/Themes Manager

Allows you to lock your plugins and themes from being updated and keep notes on why the plugin or theme is locked.

By Rachel Cherry·Lock·Free
5(5 reviews)
·300 active installs·Updated 11 years ago
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As of April 2026, Lock Your Updates Plugins/Themes Manager is a WordPress lock plugin with 300 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 5 reviews. It has been downloaded 6.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.8+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Post Lockdown.

5/55 reviews
300active installs
6.7K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014

Overview

It hopefully doesn’t happen alot, but sometimes you have to edit the core code of a plugin or theme. It’s not ideal, and it sucks, but, whatever the reason, you had to do it. Now you’re worried you’re going to forget about your edit, update your plugin or theme (as you usually should), and lose your edits!

Well, instead of worrying, use the Lock Your Updates Plugins/Themes Manager to lock your plugins and themes from being updated and to store notes to help you remember what edits you made, all from the plugins or themes admin management page.

The Lock Your Updates Plugins/Themes Manager is multisite compatible.

Features

  • Provides simple lock/unlock management on the plugins and themes admin management page.
  • Provides method of storing notes so you can remember why…
Read full description on WordPress.org

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Ratings & Reviews

55 reviews
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2 ★
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1 ★
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Compatibility

WordPress3.8+ requiredTested up to 4.1.42
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.1

  • Added a preview of an item’s notes on the plugins/themes list table and overlay.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Rachel CherryRachel Cherry
Plugin Info
Version
1.1
Last Updated
Mar 22, 2015
WP Requires
3.8+
Tested Up To
4.1.42
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
300
Downloads
6.7K+
Added
Jun 13, 2014
Business
Free

Tags

lockthemeunlockupdateupdates

Developer

R
Rachel Cherry
3 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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