Installation

ContentLock is distributed as a NuGet package and requires Umbraco CMS.

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Install via NuGet CLI

dotnet add package Umbraco.Community.ContentLock

Install via Package Manager Console (Visual Studio)

Install-Package Umbraco.Community.ContentLock

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First-Run Migration

On the first startup after installing the package, Umbraco automatically runs the ContentLock migration plan (ContentLockMigrationPlan). This:

1. Creates the ContentLocks database table — stores active locks (content key, user key, timestamps).
2. Adds the ContentLock.Unlocker permission to the built-in Administrators user group.

No manual database changes or configuration is required.

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Confirming the Install

After restarting your Umbraco site:

1. Log in to the backoffice.
2. Open the Content section.
3. Right-click any content node in the tree — you should see a Lock action in the context menu.
4. Check for the Content Lock dashboard tab in the Content section header.

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Optional: Configure appsettings

ContentLock works out of the box with default settings. If you want to customise behaviour (disable online users, configure TURN servers for cross-network audio calls, etc.), add a ContentLock section to your appsettings.json:

{
  "ContentLock": {
    "SignalRClientLogLevel": "Info",
    "OnlineUsers": {
      "Enable": true,
      "Sounds": {
        "Enable": true
      }
    },
    "WebRTC": {
      "Enable": true
    }
  }
}

See the Configuration Overview for all available options.

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Next Steps

• Quick Start — lock your first node
• Configuration Overview — full settings reference