Title: WP Term Locks Author: John James Jacoby Published: January 7, 2016 Last modified: March 31, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-term-locks/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=1326752) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-term-locks/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1326745) # WP Term Locks By [John James Jacoby](https://profiles.wordpress.org/johnjamesjacoby/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-term-locks.1.0.1.zip) * [Details](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-locks/#description) * [Reviews](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-locks/#reviews) * [Installation](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-locks/#installation) * [Development](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-locks/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-term-locks/) ## Description Prevent categories, tags, and other taxonomy terms from being edited or deleted WP Term Locks allows administrators to lock taxonomy terms from being edited or deleted by other capable users #### Also checkout * [WP Chosen](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-chosen/) * [WP Pretty Filters](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-pretty-filters/) * [WP Event Calendar](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-event-calendar/) * [WP Media Categories](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-media-categories/) * [WP Term Order](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-order/) * [WP Term Authors](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-authors/) * [WP Term Locks](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-locks/) * [WP Term Icons](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-icons/) * [WP Term Visibility](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-visibility/) * [WP User Activity](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user-activity/) * [WP User Avatars](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user-avatars/) * [WP User Groups](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user-groups/) * [WP User Profiles](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user-profiles/) ## 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 ### Does this create new database tables? No. There are no new database tables with this plugin. ### Does this modify existing database tables? No. All of WordPress’s core database tables remain untouched. ### How do I query for terms via their locks? With WordPress’s `get_terms()` function, the same as usual, but with an additional` meta_query` argument according the `WP_Meta_Query` specification: https://codex. wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Meta_Query ``` $terms = get_terms( 'category', array( 'depth' => 1, 'number' => 100, 'parent' => 0, 'hide_empty' => false, // Query by lock 'meta_query' => array( array( 'key' => 'locks', 'value' => '' ) ) ) ); ``` ### Where can I get support? * Basic: https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-term-locks/ * Priority: https://chat.flox.io/support/channels/wp-term-locks/ ### Where can I find documentation? http://github.com/stuttter/wp-term-locks/ ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “WP Term Locks” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ John James Jacoby ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/johnjamesjacoby/) * [ Stuttter ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/stuttter/) “WP Term Locks” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-term-locks/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “WP Term Locks” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-term-locks) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-term-locks/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-term-locks/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-term-locks/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-term-locks/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.1 * Fix single-site capabilities check #### 1.0.0 * Remove list-table override class * Bump minimum WordPress version to 4.7 * Restructure files for improved mu-plugins support * Clean-up unused assets #### 0.2.0 * Update base class #### 0.1.4 * Update textdomain * Update headers & meta #### 0.1.3 * Updated metadata UI class #### 0.1.1 * Updated form field classes #### 0.1.0 * Initial release ## Meta * Version **1.0.1** * Last updated **1 week ago** * Active installations **10+** * WordPress version ** 4.7 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.8.28** * Languages * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-locks/) and [Norwegian (Bokmål)](https://nb.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-locks/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-term-locks) * Tags * [lock](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/lock/)[meta](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/meta/) [metadata](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/metadata/)[taxonomy](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/taxonomy/) [term](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/term/) * [Advanced View](https://srd.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-term-locks/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-term-locks/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-term-locks/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ John James Jacoby ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/johnjamesjacoby/) * [ Stuttter ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/stuttter/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-term-locks/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=9Q4F4EL5YJ62J)