Lock Reusable Blocks
by Marie Comet · WordPress.org page
Lock Reusable Blocks has 200+ active installs on WordPress.org and 8,344 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on June 28, 2022, tested up to WordPress 6.0.14.
Lock Reusable Blocks at a glance
Is Lock Reusable Blocks well maintained?
Lock Reusable Blocks reviews and ratings
6 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Must-Have Plugin!
Before this plugin, I'd spent hours redoing work on my Reusable Blocks I had accidentally overwritten or completely deleted. Wish I could go back in time and tell myself to install this plugin as soon as I started! Easy install, clear UI, is working perfectly with my other plugins and my theme & WordPress version (Twenty Twenty-Three; v6.1). As others have said, this plugin should be a feature by default. I'm not blogging without it ever again!
jjonic -
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!
Jules Colle -
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.
Kim Vinberg -
Very good plugin
This is the design that should the reusable blocks have out of the box!
btxtiger -
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.
shawfactor -
Simple, elegant – and very helpful
Even people who understand the concept of reusable blocks tend to unintentionally edit such blocks from time to time (changing it for the whole website instead of a single instance). This plug-in protects reusable blocks in simple, elegant way – and you can still edit them if this is really your intension. Should be integrated into WP core.
Martin Sauter
Details
Lock Reusable Blocks
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- block
- lock
- reusable
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- Version
- 0.6.0
- Last updated
- Jun 28, 2022
- First published
- Mar 19, 2022
- Requires WordPress
- 5.8
- Tested up to
- 6.0.14
- Requires PHP
- 7.0
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Lock Reusable Blocks FAQ
How many active installs does Lock Reusable Blocks have?
WordPress.org reports 200+ active installs for Lock Reusable Blocks as of September 7, 2026.
Is Lock Reusable Blocks still maintained?
The last release was on June 28, 2022, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.
Is Lock Reusable Blocks free?
Lock Reusable Blocks is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.