Which has better reviews, Lock Pages or Restrict Widgets?

Restrict Widgets has the higher average rating (4.8★ from 36 reviews) compared to Lock Pages (4.0★ from 2 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.

Should I choose Lock Pages or Restrict Widgets?

Restrict Widgets holds the higher average rating (4.8★ vs 4.0★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Lock Pages or Restrict Widgets?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. Restrict Widgets has the deeper published review base (36 vs 2), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Lock Pages typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (2 reviews). Restrict Widgets typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (36 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.

Can I migrate data between Lock Pages and Restrict Widgets?

Migration support varies by app and category. Lock Pages and Restrict Widgets both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Lock Pages" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

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Lock Pages vs Restrict Widgets — WordPress

Lock Pages vs Restrict Widgets

Name: Lock Pages
Rating: 4 (2 reviews)

Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points

Lock Pages

4.0·2reviews·300+installs

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	Lock Pages	Restrict Widgets
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Description	2700 / 5000 chars54% used	1492 / 5000 chars30% used
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Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	Steve Taylor	dFactory
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Feature comparison between Lock Pages and Restrict Widgets
Metric	Lock Pages	Restrict Widgets
Rating	4.0 ★	★ 4.8 ★
Total reviews	2	★ 36
Active installs	300+	4,000+
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Lock Pages

NOTE: This plugin is not tested with Gutenberg, and we have no near-term plans to do so. If using WP > 5.0, use the Classic Editor if there are problems. NOTE: This plugin was originally designed to only lock pages, and only later added custom post type functionality. Hence the name, and sometimes the terminology will say “pages” when it means “any post type”. Sometimes some pages or other posts are too important to allow them to be casually moved about or deleted by site editors. An editor may think nothing of renaming a page’s slug, or deleting a page to replace it with something similar, perhaps unaware of effects on SEO. Also, certain pages might be essential to keep in place because of a site’s structure, or because of aspects of a custom theme. This plugin lets administrators “lock” any or all pages, and any post of any post type. “Locking” here basically means preventing non-admins from: Editing the item’s slug Changing the item’s parent Changing the item’s template Deleting the item Changing the item’s status Changing the item’s password protection Locking is implemented by preventing the actual database update being performed as well as, where possible, having the interface element for that field removed. Where possible interface elements are removed via WP filters on the server; otherwise, jQuery is used on the client. NOTE: Currently, I’ve been unable to get this working with the Quick Edit functionality. As a stop-gap measure, which is only in place because it seems to be better than nothing, the Quick Edit link is removed for users who can’t edit locked pages. I know, it’s not great. But until I work out how to selectively block Quick Editing, I’m assuming a locked page should be locked. Users can always edit the other fields via the normal edit page. Go to GitHub for development code and issue tracking. Known issues Quick Edit presents problems. I’ve worked out how to create hidden fields in the Quick Edit box, and to put the values in the hidden div, but I can’t work out how to dynamically populate the fields with the values, so the old values can be used if necessary on saving. For now Quick Edit is blocked for users who can’t edit locked pages. Although I’ve fixed the lock_parent function so it allows uploaded files to be attached to a locked page, it still prevents media already in the library from being attached when inserted. Ideas Include the locking checkbox for admins in the Quick Edit form. On the settings screen, use a drop-down for selecting which capability is needed for editing locked page elements. Implement a system to deal with descendants, e.g. an option to lock all descendants of a locked page or not.

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Restrict Widgets

Restrict Widgets is all in one solution for widget management in WordPress. It lets you easily control the pages that each widget will appear on and avoid creating multiple sidebars and duplicating widgets. You can also set who can manage widgets, which sidebars and widgets will be available to selected users, which widget options will be available and how it will be displayed. By default, Hide widget on selected is enabled with no options selected, so all current widgets will continue to display on all pages. For more information, check out plugin page at dFactory or plugin support forum. Features include: Hide or display each widget on selected pages, posts, categories, custom taxonomies, custom post types, single posts, archives, special pages, for logged in or logged out users, current language, mobile device and so on Select which user roles are restricted to manage widgets Select which sidebars will be restricted to admins only Select which widgets will be restricted to admins only Select which widget options will be restricted to admins only Choose to display or not widget options as groups Option to modify the is_active_sidebar() function to use Restrict Widgets display settings Multisite compatible WPML compatible Polylang compatible .pot file for translations included Translations: Chinese – by Changmeng Hu Czech – by Martin Kucera German – by Angelika Reisiger Hebrew – by Ahrale Shrem Italian – by Davide Pante Polish – by Bartosz Arendt

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