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Content Lock

Quick Start

This guide walks you through the core ContentLock workflow in under two minutes. You’ll lock a node, see the read-only state from another user’s perspective, and then unlock it.

Prerequisites

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  • ContentLock installed and running
  • Two browser sessions (or two different browsers) logged in as different Umbraco users

Step 1 — Lock a Node

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  1. Log in to the Umbraco backoffice.
  2. Open the Content section.
  3. Right-click any content node in the tree (or click the ⋮ actions menu at the top of the workspace).
  4. Click Lock.

You should see:

  • A lock icon appear on the node in the content tree.
  • A footer banner at the bottom of the workspace saying “This page is locked by you”.
  • A toast notification confirming the lock.

Step 2 — Verify Read-Only State

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In your second browser session (logged in as a different user):

  1. Navigate to the same content node.
  2. All content properties should be read-only — inputs are disabled and cannot be edited.
  3. The Save, Save and Publish, and Publish buttons are hidden from the top actions bar.
  4. The footer banner shows: “This page is locked by [first user’s name]”.

This is ContentLock in action — the second editor is protected from accidentally overwriting the first editor’s in-progress changes.

Step 3 — Unlock

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Back in your first session:

  1. Right-click the locked node in the tree (or use the ⋮ actions menu).
  2. Click Unlock.

The lock is released. The second editor can now edit, save, and publish the node.

What’s Next?

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