Site Lock
Version
1.5.0 and 2.5.0 (last update on Jul 16, 2012)
Rating
Compatibility
Reviews
23
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
Date Added
16 December 2011
Editor's Note
- This extension requires registration to download.
This is much different from using the standard "Site Offline" feature of Joomla.
No more need to use an HTaccess file to lock down your site. The Site Lock extension will give you much more flexibility.
Supported Joomla Versions
Joomla 1.5, Joomla 1.6, Joomla 1.7
Have you ever used the "Site Offline" feature of Joomla and wished that you could allow your clients, colleagues, or friends to view the site without making it public or adding them as a "special" level administrator user?
Or have you ever logged into the front of your site while it is offline to view how it will look to the public only to find that you have those little edit article icons on ever page of the site and you cannot get a true feel for how the site will look to non-logged in visitors?
If you answered yes to either of these questions, Site Lock is your answer.
Site lock offers you the following benefits:
HTaccess style site protection
Give your clients their own login (without making them a user on your website)
No file editing or programming necessary
Create your own custom splash page message
Custom splash page message supports HTML formatting you can edit with your favorite WYSIWYG Editor
Site Lock is FREE to download and use on as many sites as you wish
Log in and view your site just as if it were live and see it as the public would see it
No more needing to use the standard "Site Offline" feature of Joomla
Gives you more control of the site during the design process
You choose who can see the site and who can't with custom login credentials
Enable and Disable in one click
This is just what I missed during developing my joomla sites.
Aw-sum, thanks!
Simple & works.
Aw-sum, thanks!
Simple & works.
This extension took less than two minutes to install and activate. I immediately locked those out of my site until it was ready to go live.
The HTML feature is great for adding a email list sign up form to the locked landing page. Highly recommend for those sites under construction. I am very happy with this extension.
The HTML feature is great for adding a email list sign up form to the locked landing page. Highly recommend for those sites under construction. I am very happy with this extension.
Sitelock for Joomla! is brilliant. Quick to install, works instantly, couldn't be easier. No more creating a blank index page to hide my sites while they are being developed. Once installed, it is easier than creating a new user in the Joomla user manager. It has 2 simple fields: username and password and then you just hit save. Very nice work and many thanks.
I needed to produce a website where the content is private, only to be seen by a few people. SiteLock does a great job.
However, anyone who knows the file structure of Joomla can bypass SiteLock and access files inside directories that do not have an "index.html" file.
For example: if a "videos" directory has been placed inside the "media" directory, the "videos" directory is accessible if you go to domainname/media/videos .
So make sure that your subdirectories have an "index.html" file.
However, anyone who knows the file structure of Joomla can bypass SiteLock and access files inside directories that do not have an "index.html" file.
For example: if a "videos" directory has been placed inside the "media" directory, the "videos" directory is accessible if you go to domainname/media/videos .
So make sure that your subdirectories have an "index.html" file.
Owner's reply
Ewald, good point. However the Sitelock extension locks people from viewing the actual site and is not intended for protecting server directories. So that portion of the review is irrelevant to what Sitelock is used for. But thank you for the 4 star review.
This extension is one of those very rare gems which work flawlessly, straight out of the box to provide a much-needed solution for nagging issues. I can't praise this enough.
This is especially useful when you want to show your website to only a few people while it's in development, easily and in no time! It also removes that annoying little pencil tool which shows up when you view your website in Joomla's official 'Offline Mode'! Use Site Lock instead :)
This is especially useful when you want to show your website to only a few people while it's in development, easily and in no time! It also removes that annoying little pencil tool which shows up when you view your website in Joomla's official 'Offline Mode'! Use Site Lock instead :)
Well, what is there to say about an extension that works right out of the box? Right, nothing else than: thank you guys for this marvellous component for free! It is straightforward, and very easy to set up. Create your own offline text, but the really good thing is that you can have your client (allowing him access with his own username and password) see what you've changed while others cannot. Just perfect.
Simple. Straightforward. Works as stated. Once logged in, you don't have to keep logging in each time you return to the site. Awesome. THANK YOU!
Awesome Extension ! You can work on your joomla site during site offline !
Via the Admin/backend of my site, the extension was installed. One click, lock, and immediately your site is secure! I was amazed that it worked so easily...only problem is that its not recognizing my Joomla name and password!
Now I'm locked out as well. Via cPanel I deleted the "sitelock" folder. and it's STILL locked! Went to the FTP loader and removed sitelock from there. My site is still locked!! Still, from the backend I uninstalled the extension from the extension manager and ITS GONE, but THE SITE IS STILL LOCKED FROM THE FRONT END!!! This is bizarre, not to mention, a total nightmare!
Now I'm locked out as well. Via cPanel I deleted the "sitelock" folder. and it's STILL locked! Went to the FTP loader and removed sitelock from there. My site is still locked!! Still, from the backend I uninstalled the extension from the extension manager and ITS GONE, but THE SITE IS STILL LOCKED FROM THE FRONT END!!! This is bizarre, not to mention, a total nightmare!
Owner's reply
@VideoLady Sorry you experienced an issue, but in our defense you HAVE NOT submitted a support ticket for your issue and that would have very easily cleared up everything. The problem you are experiencing is not because of an issue with the Site Lock extension not working properly, but it is self induced because you obviously failed to read the instructions that are extremely easy to follow and shown right in the main component screen itself.
1. Site Lock doesn't use your Joomla login credentials, you have to simply create the login for Site Lock from within the component itself, just as the instructions tell you to do when you go to the Site Lock component.
2. To unlock your site all you had to do is go to the Site Lock extension and click on the unlock button. Simple as that. This will simply disable the Site Lock plugin that locks down your site.
This seriously couldn't be any easier. The moral of the story is "READ THE INSTRUCTIONS!!!" that's what they are there for. :-)
You can just leave the site online (from global configuration), and just lock the site down from the extension, while allowing the users you want to view the site. These users are not stored in joomla users, only used by the extension! Plus you can really view the site as your users see it, not as admin (from the frontend), very useful!
I was waiting for something like this for a long time now. It does just what it is supposed to do. It makes development on a server much easier than to have to keep going to the global configuration and putting the site on and offline. With site lock you can keep your site online and setup which users are able to access the site. This way you can login as a registered user to test the site. You can even log in as a guest to test registration at the site. Nice Job on This.
I have spent hours and hours working on getting 2 1.7.3 sites into offline mode with no success. With this extension I was able to put my site in an 'offline mode', with the required security to access the backend and administration login within 2 minutes. I cannot believe how simple and effective this extension is. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Five out of five - keep up the good work!!!
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