Title: AWEOS WP Lock Author: AWEOS GmbH Published: October 10, 2016 Last modified: April 24, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/aweos-wp-lock/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=2149612) ![](https://ps.w.org/aweos-wp-lock/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2149612) # AWEOS WP Lock By [AWEOS GmbH](https://profiles.wordpress.org/aweos/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/aweos-wp-lock.zip) * [Details](https://ssw.wordpress.org/plugins/aweos-wp-lock/#description) * [Reviews](https://ssw.wordpress.org/plugins/aweos-wp-lock/#reviews) * [Development](https://ssw.wordpress.org/plugins/aweos-wp-lock/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/aweos-wp-lock/) ## Description ### AWEOS WP Lock: Put your site in maintenance mode if needed Is your website still under development? Have you broken anything on your webpage? WP Lock has you covered, use our simple admin bar widget to lock your site when needed. We let you define a specific timespan to unlock and lock your site again, this can be useful if you want to show your work to a client, co-worker or friend. After installation, you can use the “WP Lock” settings section inside your admin bar to lock or unlock your site. We indicate that your site is either locked or public by using a green or red color which makes it clear to the developer and site admins if “WP Lock” is activated at this moment. If the plugin is enabled, you can only visit your website if you are logged in as an Administrator or Editor. Other people (‘guests’) will see a white page with just a short but customizable text notice rather than the website itself. You can choose between 4 plugin states: 1. Disable permanently The plugin is disabled forever – show the website for everyone( you can also deactivate the plugin as a whole to archive the same behavior) 2. Enable permanently The plugin is enabled forever, for now. Use this setting to hide the website from ‘guests’, a green section of the admin bar will indicate that your site is offline. 3. Disable for [TIME] Configure a manual timeframe in X minutes, hours, days or weeks where your site will be **open** for the specific duration. The site will jump back to a **locked** state after the defined time. 4. Enable for Configure a manual timeframe in X minutes, hours, days or weeks where your site will be **locked** for the specific duration. The site will jump back to an **open** state after the defined time. This plugin was developed by the advertising agency AWEOS. Inprint (German): [https://aweos.de/impressum/](https://aweos.de/impressum/) > THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS “AS IS” AND > ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED > WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. > IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, > INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, > BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, > DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF > LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE > OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED > OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. ## Screenshots * [[ * Plugin is enabled forever * [[ * Plugin is disabled for 15 minutes * [[ * [[ ## FAQ ### Is WP Lock free? Yes! ### How do I lock my site Activate the Plugin first. Then you should see a new Menu entry called ‘WP Lock’ in the backend menu. There you can select between 4 options. If you select option 2, the page is locked. ### How do I set a timed unlock or lock You should select option 3 or 4 to enable or disable the Plugin. ### How do I remove the plugin from my WordPress site Just uninstall it using the plugin manager. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/cf613f6ac3e9dbf54a26a4c5df39dea97fe71ea6199ee187efe5c96f90e844fc? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[works perfectly fine](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-perfectly-fine-23/)󠁿 [fredofred](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fredofred/) November 20, 2020 Well, what to say: Does what it promises and easy to handle. [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/aweos-wp-lock/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “AWEOS WP Lock” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ AWEOS GmbH ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/aweos/) [Translate “AWEOS WP Lock” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/aweos-wp-lock) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/aweos-wp-lock/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/aweos-wp-lock/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/aweos-wp-lock/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/aweos-wp-lock/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog Version 1.4.9 A security vulnerability was discovered and has been successfully fixed. Version 1.4.6 The permanent access for Editors to the site when WP Lock is enabled has been removed, and a new checkbox has been added to control this option for enabling/ disabling it. Version 1.4.5 Added: Editors can now access the site when WP Lock is enabled, in addition to Administrators. Version 1.4.3 A bug has been fixed where the radio buttons did not correctly display the currently active state. Version 1.4.2 Better performance and automatic WP Rocket cache clearing Version 1.2.8 Fixes Version 1.2.4 Update Readme Version 1.1.5 Add Nonce CSRF Protection Version 1.0.2 Add Notice menu in Admin menu bar Version 1.0.1 Update Readme Version 1.0.0 Initial version ## Meta * Version **1.4.9** * Last updated **12 months ago** * Active installations **500+** * WordPress version ** 2.8.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.7.5** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/aweos-wp-lock/) * Tags * [construction](https://ssw.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/construction/)[landing page](https://ssw.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/landing-page/) [launch page](https://ssw.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/launch-page/)[maintenance](https://ssw.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/maintenance/) * [Advanced View](https://ssw.wordpress.org/plugins/aweos-wp-lock/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/aweos-wp-lock/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/aweos-wp-lock/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/aweos-wp-lock/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/aweos-wp-lock/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/aweos-wp-lock/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/aweos-wp-lock/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/aweos-wp-lock/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ AWEOS GmbH ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/aweos/) ## Support Got something to say? 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