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Simple Site Lockdown

by Philip John · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.1.1 Tested up to WP 4.0.38

Simple Site Lockdown has 90+ active installs on WordPress.org and 10,158 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on September 3, 2014, tested up to WordPress 4.0.38.

Simple Site Lockdown at a glance

Active installs
90+
Total downloads
10,158
Downloads, last 30 days
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Simple Site Lockdown well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 4.0.38, not yet with the current 7.1

Simple Site Lockdown reviews and ratings

7 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

5.0 out of 5

7 reviews

5★
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Details

Provides a really simple mechanism for locking down a site so that it's private to all but logged in admin users.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • block
  • blocking
  • maintenance
  • privacy

More from Philip John

Version
1.1.1
Last updated
Sep 3, 2014
First published
Feb 11, 2013
Requires WordPress
2.0.0
Tested up to
4.0.38
Requires PHP
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Simple Site Lockdown FAQ

How many active installs does Simple Site Lockdown have?

WordPress.org reports 90+ active installs for Simple Site Lockdown as of September 7, 2026.

Is Simple Site Lockdown still maintained?

The last release was on September 3, 2014, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Simple Site Lockdown free?

Simple Site Lockdown is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.