Alan Jacob Mathew

ProjektIsle

Thaazhu Update Lock is a lightweight, <a href="https://projektisle.com/pi-plugins/thaazhu-update-lock/" rel="nofollow ugc">developer-focused</a> utility designed to give you absolute control over the WordPress update cycle. While WordPress provides a native way to toggle auto-updates, it lacks the ability to hard-lock a specific plugin version to prevent manual accidental updates or bulk-action overrides.
At its core, Thaazhu (a Malayalam word meaning “lock”) acts as a safety “clasp” for your site’s plugin updates. It allows administrators to freeze a plugin at its current version, ensuring that a critical environment remains stable until you are ready to perform testing and deployment.
Key Features: 
* Granular Version Control: Pick and choose which specific plugins stay frozen. 
* Contextual Documentation: Pair locks with notes to explain technical reasons for the restriction. 
* Modular Architecture: Built for performance without database bloat. 
* Bulk Update Protection: Locked plugins are disabled from bulk actions.
<h3>Usage</h3>
<ol>
<li>Go to Plugins page</li>
<li>Find plugin you want to lock</li>
<li>Click “Lock Update” link</li>
<li>(Optional) Click “Add Note” to explain why it’s locked</li>
</ol>

Thaazhu Update Lock

Prevent accidental updates by locking plugins from being updated and add optional admin notes explaining why.

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Better Protected Pages Plugin 
Compatible with wordpress 2.7 upwards 
Improve WordPress password protected pages 
Enable/Disable the included CSS file from within the plugin 
No need to edit any core files 
Adds a ?RE-LOCK? feature, so that you can lock a page when you are leaving 
Show the ?excerpt? from your page/post (or not ? setup in the admin area!) 
Graphics included, or make your own to match your theme 
Very flexible CSS so that you can easily tweak the layout to match your theme 
FREE to use (but you can donate if you want to)

Better Protected Pages

Improve password protected pages, with full control over CSS, wording and layout.

Thaazhu Update Lock vs Better Protected Pages