Simple User Locking — WordPress Security Plugin
by Blackbam · WordPress.org page · Website
Simple User Locking has fewer than 10 active installs on WordPress.org and 1,317 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on July 4, 2019, tested up to WordPress 5.2.26.
Simple User Locking at a glance
Is Simple User Locking well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- you do not want to delete a user, but you want to make sure he can not access the site (at least for a certain timeframe)
- an employee leaves your company and access should be removed, but you want to keep his user as an author in the system
- you want to punish a certain user which did bad things for a certain timeframe
- you want only few persons to have access to your WordPress site in order to minimize risk of incidents
- … or maybe some other use case
Simple User Locking reviews and ratings
1 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Already successfully used in live environments
The motivation behind writing this plugin was very practical - how can I lock users within my WordPress site without deleting them. During the time writing this it has already been used in live environments for two months, without any complaints - doing what it should do. Therefore I am satisfied with my initial work.
Blackbam
Details
Prevent users (like e.g. ex-employees, rule breakers or spamers) from logging into your WordPress installation for a certain timeframe or permanently …
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings Simple User Locking competes in
Tags
- authentication
- control
- locking
- security
- user
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- Version
- 1.0.1
- Last updated
- Jul 4, 2019
- First published
- Jul 4, 2019
- Requires WordPress
- 5.0
- Tested up to
- 5.2.26
- Requires PHP
- 7.0
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Simple User Locking FAQ
What does Simple User Locking do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Simple User Locking offers you do not want to delete a user, but you want to make sure he can not access the site (at least for a certain timeframe), an employee leaves your company and access should be removed, but you want to keep his user as an author in the system, you want to punish a certain user which did bad things for a certain timeframe, you want only few persons to have access to your WordPress site in order to minimize risk of incidents and … or maybe some other use case.
How many active installs does Simple User Locking have?
WordPress.org reports fewer than 10 active installs for Simple User Locking as of September 7, 2026.
Is Simple User Locking still maintained?
The last release was on July 4, 2019, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.
Is Simple User Locking free?
Simple User Locking is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.