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stuttter/wp-term-locks
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Pretty locks for categories, tags, and other taxonomy terms

0.2.0(10y ago)914[1 issues](https://github.com/stuttter/wp-term-locks/issues)GPLv2 or laterPHPPHP >=5.2

Since Jan 7Pushed 6y agoCompare

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WP Term Locks
=============

[](#wp-term-locks)

Lock categories, tags, and other taxonomy terms.

WP Term Locks allows administrators to lock taxonomy terms from being edited or deleted, providing security from authors & contributors that may try to modify them.

Installation
============

[](#installation)

- Download and install using the built in WordPress plugin installer.
- Activate in the "Plugins" area of your admin by clicking the "Activate" link.
- No further setup or configuration is necessary.

FAQ
===

[](#faq)

### Does this plugin depend on any others?

[](#does-this-plugin-depend-on-any-others)

Not since WordPress 4.4.

Install the [WP Term Meta](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-meta/ "Metadata, for taxonomy terms.") plugin if you're on an earlier version.

### Does this create new database tables?

[](#does-this-create-new-database-tables)

No. There are no new database tables with this plugin.

### Does this modify existing database tables?

[](#does-this-modify-existing-database-tables)

No. All of WordPress's core database tables remain untouched.

### Can I query for terms by their `lock`?

[](#can-i-query-for-terms-by-their-lock)

Yes. Use a `meta_query` like:

```
$terms = get_terms( 'category', array(
	'depth'      => 1,
	'number'     => 100,
	'parent'     => 0,
	'hide_empty' => false,

	// Query by lock using the "wp-term-meta" plugin!
	'meta_query' => array( array(
		'key' => 'locks'
	) )
) );

```

### Where can I get support?

[](#where-can-i-get-support)

The WordPress support forums:

### Can I contribute?

[](#can-i-contribute)

Yes, please! The number of users needing more robust taxonomy visuals is growing fast. Having an easy-to-use UI and powerful set of functions is critical to managing complex WordPress installations. If this is your thing, please help us out!

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance18

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity48

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

3775d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/f8b3e78da513af70d22b0a942297a300eef15e3ce8080e877c054ebb83e24d82?d=identicon)[jjj](/maintainers/jjj)

---

Top Contributors

[![JJJ](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/88951?v=4)](https://github.com/JJJ "JJJ (28 commits)")

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