Title: Section-Specific Dashboard Lock
Author: newwaypmsco
Published: <strong>മെയ്‌ 2, 2025</strong>
Last modified: മെയ്‌ 2, 2025

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# Section-Specific Dashboard Lock

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

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/section-specific-dashboard-lock.1.1.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://ml.wordpress.org/plugins/section-specific-dashboard-lock/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://ml.wordpress.org/plugins/section-specific-dashboard-lock/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://ml.wordpress.org/plugins/section-specific-dashboard-lock/#installation)
 * [Development](https://ml.wordpress.org/plugins/section-specific-dashboard-lock/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/section-specific-dashboard-lock/)

## Description

The **Section-Specific Dashboard Lock** plugin enables you to lock access to specific
sections and submenus within the WordPress admin dashboard. Ideal for website owners
or developers who want to limit access to sensitive dashboard areas for certain 
users or even administrators.

**Key Features:**

 * Lock main dashboard sections and submenus individually.
 * Assign custom passwords to different areas.
 * Reset locks on logout or re-login.
 * Simple UI for enabling locks and setting passwords.
 * Improves security without modifying user roles.

### External Services

This plugin does not connect to or rely on any external services.

### Resources

This plugin uses WordPress core APIs and does not include any third-party libraries
or dependencies.

## Screenshots

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 * **Lock Settings Panel:** Choose sections and assign passwords.

## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory or install via 
    the WordPress plugin installer.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
 3. Navigate to **Settings > Section Lock**.
 4. Select which sections you want to lock, enable the locks, and set custom passwords.
 5. Save the settings.

## FAQ

### Can I assign a different password for each section?

Yes, each dashboard section can be protected with a unique password.

### Will the locks reset when a user logs out?

Yes, all locks are automatically reset upon logout or login.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Section-Specific Dashboard Lock” is open source software. The following people 
have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ newwaypmsco ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/newwaypmsco/)

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### Interested in development?

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

## Changelog

#### 1.1.0 – 2025-05-02

 * Fixed issue where some plugin-specific sections were not locking due to dynamic
   menu slugs.
 * Improved detection of query string-based pages and custom menu structures.
 * Enhanced compatibility with plugins that add custom dashboard sections.

#### 1.0.0 – 2025-05-02

 * Initial release of the plugin with section-level locking and password protection.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.1.0**
 *  Last updated **11 മാസങ്ങള്‍ ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.0 അല്ലെങ്കില്‍ അതിലും ഉയര്‍ന്നത് **
 *  Tested up to **6.8.5**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 അല്ലെങ്കില്‍ അതിലും ഉയര്‍ന്നത് **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/section-specific-dashboard-lock/)
 * Tags
 * [access-control](https://ml.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/access-control/)[admin protection](https://ml.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin-protection/)
   [password](https://ml.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/password/)[security](https://ml.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/security/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://ml.wordpress.org/plugins/section-specific-dashboard-lock/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ newwaypmsco ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/newwaypmsco/)

## Support

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