Maintenance 22/1001282d since update
Active installs
200
Downloads
7,232
Reviews
6
Age
3.8y
Tagsblocklockreusable
Plugin info
Total downloads: 7,232
Active installs: 200
Total reviews: 6
Average rating: 5
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 13 language(s)
Contributors: 2
Last updated: 6/28/2022 (1282 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 3/19/2022 (3 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 5.8
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.0.11
Minimum PHP version: 7.0
Maintenance & Compatibility
Maintenance score
Possibly abandoned • Last updated 1282 days ago • 6 reviews
22/100
Is Lock Reusable Blocks abandoned?
Possibly abandoned (last update 1282 days ago).
Compatibility
Requires WordPress: 5.8
Tested up to: 6.0.11
Requires PHP: 7.0
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Description
Lock Reusable Blocks in the editor to avoid unintentional global changes.
Editing reusable blocks in posts is locked, and you have access to two actions when you select a reusable block in the editor:
– Edit the reusable block (opens the block editing page in a new tab)
– Convert to regular blocks (native action)
Options are availables in Settings > Writing screen to hide Edit and Convert reusable blocks buttons in block overlay.
Installation
No installation instructions available
Frequently Asked Questions
No FAQ available
Review feed
shawfactor
Good plugin
All plugins should be like this. Simple one job plugins that do one thing well. I follow this philosophy in my own plugins and it is good to see others doing the same.
Kim Vinberg
Should be a feature of WP and not a plugin
This should be a feature of WP and not a plugin. It's really useful for building large sites and not having clients mess them up afterward due to the ability to edit useable blocks.
Jules Colle
This is the way reusable blocks should work by default
This plugin doesn't get enough attention. THIS is the way reusable blocks are supposed to work. Letting the user know what they are doing: editing the reusable block side wide, or just editing a single instance. Clean, simple, obvious. Couldn't be better!
I have been following the problems with reusable blocks for years now. On Github there seems to be a consensus that this issue is somehow resolved since block locking became a feature. But still, it is way too easy to accidentally edit reusable blocks in an unintended way, even with WP 6.2. Actually it used to be good when Gutenberg just released. Back then, reusable blocks where one of the few features that they completely nailed from the start. Why this was changed in such a bad way, is a complete mystery to me.
Thanks for writing this essential plugin. Hope it makes it into core!
Screenshots
Reusable Block locked in the editor.
Settings screen.
Changelog
0.6.0
- Fix PHP Parse error in add_settings_field functions on PHP 7.2
0.5.0
- Fix hide Edit/Convert buttons settings are inverted
0.4.0
- Add options in Settings > Writing screen to allow admin disable Edit and Convert reusable blocks buttons in block overlay.
Props to @btxtiger for the idea.
0.3.0
- Convert to regular blocks button: switch to primary style
0.2.0
- Add button to convert reusable block to regular blocks
0.1.0
- First release