Title: PMC Lockdown
Author: pmcdotcom
Published: <strong>སྤྱི་ཟླ་བརྒྱད་པ། 23, 2011</strong>
Last modified: སྤྱི་ཟླ་གསུམ་པ། 14, 2012

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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.

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# PMC Lockdown

 By [pmcdotcom](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pmcdotcom/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/pmc-lockdown.0.9.5.zip)

 * [Details](https://dzo.wordpress.org/plugins/pmc-lockdown/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://dzo.wordpress.org/plugins/pmc-lockdown/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://dzo.wordpress.org/plugins/pmc-lockdown/#installation)
 * [Development](https://dzo.wordpress.org/plugins/pmc-lockdown/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/pmc-lockdown/)

## Description

Sometimes you don’t need (or want) to shut down the entire frontend of the site 
during maintenance. Unlike the default WordPress maintenance mode, this plugin allows
your site to stay running.

 * Any non-Administrator will be logged out
 * Comments will be closed (disabled) on all posts

This plugin does not interact with, prevent, or override WordPress’s maintenance
mode. It’s complementary.

Github: https://github.com/Penske-Media-Corp/pmc-lockdown

WordPress.org plugin repository: https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/pmc-lockdown/

Image by [Chris Randall](http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisrandall/4608136274/);
some rights reserved. See link for details.

## Installation

Nothing goes in the plugins directory.

 1. Deploy `pmc_lockdown.php` to the `/wp-content/mu-plugins/` directory. Simply placing
    this file activates it. To deactivate it, move it from that location.
 2. The user interface for turning the “Maintenance Lockdown” mode on and off is in
    the Settings | Privacy section of your site’s adminstration system.

## FAQ

None yet!

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“PMC Lockdown” is open source software. The following people have contributed to
this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ pmcdotcom ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pmcdotcom/)
 *   [ Gabriel Koen ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mintindeed/)
 *   [ IAmWilliamWallace ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/iamwilliamwallace/)

[Translate “PMC Lockdown” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/pmc-lockdown)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pmc-lockdown/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/pmc-lockdown/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/pmc-lockdown/) by
[RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/pmc-lockdown/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 0.9.5

 * Updating installation instructions to note settings location. Props convissor
 * Adding maintenance message to login screen. Props convissor

#### 0.9.4

 * Fixing potential bug, before a user is logged out making sure explicitly that
   PMC_LOCKDOWN is defined.

#### 0.9.3

 * Initial release

## Meta

 *  Version **0.9.5**
 *  Last updated **14 years ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.2 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **3.3.2**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/pmc-lockdown/)
 * Tag
 * [maintenance](https://dzo.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/maintenance/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://dzo.wordpress.org/plugins/pmc-lockdown/advanced/)

## Ratings

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## Contributors

 *   [ pmcdotcom ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pmcdotcom/)
 *   [ Gabriel Koen ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mintindeed/)
 *   [ IAmWilliamWallace ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/iamwilliamwallace/)

## Support

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 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/pmc-lockdown/)