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.

Lukas Juhas

Benchmark Studios

General Info & Features:
<ul>
<li>WooCommerce versions support – 2.2.0 and later</li>
<li>WordPress version support – 3.5 and later</li>
<li>Products under locked category are excluded from the main shop loop</li>
<li>Passwords are fully encrypted and saved as a cookie</li>
<li>Password cookie lasts for 30 minutes by default</li>
<li>Ability to customise password template by copying it in to woocommerce theme folder</li>
<li>No Ads</li>
<li>No Paid Upgrades</li>
<li>Regular updates and maintenance</li>
</ul>
Having trouble? Please read FAQ first, if you need any assistance, contact us.
<blockquote>
Development on GitHub 
 The development of WooCommerce Category Locker <a href="https://github.com/benchmarkstudios/wc-category-locker" rel="nofollow ugc">takes place on GitHub</a>. Bugs and pull requests are welcomed there.
</blockquote>
<h4>Hooks</h4>
List of available actions and filters:
<h4>Actions</h4>
<ul>
<li>wcl_before_passform – runs before Password Form</li>
<li>wcl_after_passform – runs after Password Form</li>
</ul>
<h4>Filters</h4>
<ul>
<li>wcl_passform_classes – Password <code><form></code> classes</li>
<li>wcl_passform_submit_label – Password form submit button label</li>
<li>wcl_passform_submit_classes – Password form submit button classes</li>
<li>wcl_passform_input_classes – Password form input classes</li>
<li>wcl_passform_input_placeholder – Password form input placeholder</li>
<li>wcl_passform_description – Password form description shown above input and submit button</li>
<li>wcl_password_form – Entire form markup</li>
<li>wcl_password_expires – Password expiry when entered (default 30min)</li>
</ul>

WooCommerce Category Locker

Adds ability to password lock each category the same way as Wordpress gives you ability to lock each post.

Thaazhu Update Lock vs WooCommerce Category Locker