Title: Content Time Lock
Author: wpmakedev
Published: <strong>2025-يىلى 14-ئىيۇل</strong>
Last modified: 2026-يىلى 21-ئاپرېل

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# Content Time Lock

 يازغۇچى [wpmakedev](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpmakedev/)

[چۈشۈر](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/content-time-lock.1.1.1.zip)

 * [تەپسىلاتلار](https://ug.wordpress.org/plugins/content-time-lock/#description)
 * [باھالاشلار](https://ug.wordpress.org/plugins/content-time-lock/#reviews)
 *  [ئورنىتىش](https://ug.wordpress.org/plugins/content-time-lock/#installation)
 * [ئىجادىيەت](https://ug.wordpress.org/plugins/content-time-lock/#developers)

 [قوللاش](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/content-time-lock/)

## چۈشەندۈرۈش

Students who can access your entire course on day one will binge it. By week three
they are stuck, overwhelmed, or gone — and asking for refunds. You built the course
as a week-by-week journey, but your delivery system does not enforce that pace.

Content Time Lock fixes this without a $179-per-year membership plugin. You set 
an unlock date on any post or page. Until that date, students see a message you 
write instead of the content. When the date arrives, the content unlocks automatically—
no manual steps, no developer help required.

**What you can do with it:**

 * **Lock any post, page, or custom post type until a date and time you pick.** 
   Set the unlock date right inside the post editor, one field, one click. Works
   with standard posts, pages, and any custom post type.
 * **Show students a live countdown timer.** While the content is locked, students
   see a ticking timer — «Unlocks in 3 days, 4 hours, 12 minutes.» Three display
   styles to choose from: simple text, flip-card, or circular. When the countdown
   hits zero, the page tells them the content just unlocked and prompts a refresh.
 * **Restrict by user role.** Choose whether to lock content for all logged-in users,
   specific roles only, or guest visitors. Administrators always see everything 
   regardless of lock settings.
 * **Write your own locked-state message.** Replace the default placeholder text
   with whatever you want students to see — HTML supported. Set a global default
   and override it per post when you need different messages for different lessons.
 * **Add a call-to-action button on the locked screen.** Point students somewhere
   useful while they wait — a prerequisite lesson, a community forum, or a welcome
   page. Custom label and URL, toggled per post.

**What this plugin does not do:** Content Time Lock has no payment processing, no
email opt-in gates, and no membership tiers — it locks and unlocks content by date
and user role, nothing else.

## ئېكران كەسمىسى

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 * The Time Lock metabox inside the post editor — set an unlock date, pick a role
   restriction, and optionally override the global message.
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 * The locked content placeholder as a student sees it, with the countdown timer
   running.
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 * The three countdown timer styles: text, flip-card, and circular.
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 * The global settings page under Tools  Content Time Lock.
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 * The All Time Locks admin list — every locked post with its unlock date and current
   locked or unlocked status.
 * [[
 * [[
 * [[

## ئورنىتىش

 1. Upload the `content-time-lock` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/` or install through**
    Plugins  Add New**.
 2. Activate the plugin.
 3. Go to **Tools  Content Time Lock** to set your global defaults — lock message, 
    countdown style, and custom CSS class.
 4. Open any post or page, find the **Time Lock** metabox, check **Enable Time Lock**,
    choose who to restrict, set your unlock date and time, and save.
 5. That is it. The content is now hidden until the date you set.

## FAQ

### Do my students need an account?

Yes, for most setups. The plugin restricts content by user role — so to keep lessons
away from everyone except paying students, those students need a WordPress user 
account with the right role. You can create accounts manually, let students register
themselves, or connect any plugin that assigns roles on signup or purchase (WooCommerce
+ User Role Editor, for example). Guest lockout is also available if you want to
block unregistered visitors entirely.

### Will this work with my theme?

Almost certainly yes. The plugin hooks into `the_content` filter — the standard 
WordPress mechanism that every well-built theme uses to output post content. It 
also has specific compatibility handling for Elementor, Beaver Builder, and SiteOrigin
Page Builder. If you hit an issue with a particular theme or builder, open a support
thread with the theme name and we will take a look.

### Can I drip content based on when someone registers?

Not currently. Unlock dates are fixed calendar dates — one date applies to all users.
If Lesson 2 should unlock on March 10th for your entire cohort, this plugin handles
that cleanly. If you need Lesson 2 to unlock exactly seven days after each individual
student signs up, you need a plugin that tracks per-user enrollment dates (LearnDash
or LifterLMS, for example). Relative unlock dates based on registration are on our
feature roadmap.

### Does this work with WooCommerce?

Yes, indirectly. Content Time Lock does not connect to WooCommerce orders or subscriptions
directly — it does not know when someone purchased. What it does do is restrict 
content by WordPress user role. If you use WooCommerce with a role-assigning plugin(
like WooCommerce Memberships or the free User Role Editor), customers who buy get
a specific role, and you can lock your lessons to that role with a fixed unlock 
schedule. WooCommerce decides who has access; this plugin decides when they get 
it.

## باھالاشلار

بۇ قىستۇرمىغا تېخى باھا يېزىلمىدى.

## تۆھپىكار ۋە ئىجادكار

«Content Time Lock» كودى ئوچۇق يۇمشاق دېتال. تۆۋەندىكى كىشىلەر بۇ قىستۇرمىغا تۆھپە
قوشقان.

تۆھپىكار

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

[«Content Time Lock» نى تىلىڭىزغا تەرجىمە قىلىڭ](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/content-time-lock)

### ئىجادىيەتكە قىزىقامسىز؟

[كودقا كۆز يۈگۈرتۈپ](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/content-time-lock/)،
[SVN خەزىنە](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/content-time-lock/) تەكشۈرۈپ ياكى
[RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/content-time-lock/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss)
ئارقىلىق [ئىجادىيەت خاتىرىسى](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/content-time-lock/)
گە مۇشتەرى بولغىلى بولىدۇ.

## ئۆزگىرىش خاتىرىسى

#### 1.1.1 – 21/04/2024

 * Fix – Metabox design.

#### 1.1.0 – 21/04/2024

 * Lock any post, page, or custom post type until a specific date and time.
 * Role-based restrictions: lock content for all logged-in users, specific roles,
   or guests.
 * Live countdown timer in three display styles: text, flip-card, and circular SVG.
 * Per-post settings override global defaults for lock message, countdown visibility,
   timer style, and CTA button.
 * Call-to-action button with custom label and URL on the locked-content screen.
 * Administrators always bypass all locks.
 * Page builder compatibility for Elementor, Beaver Builder, and SiteOrigin.
 * Global settings page under Content Time Lock admin menu.
 * All Time Locks admin list with status badges and unlock-date sorting.

#### 1.0.0 – 07/14/2025

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.1.1**
 *  ئاخىرقى يېڭىلانغان ۋاقىت **2 ھەپتە بۇرۇن**
 *  ئاكتىپ ئورنىتىش سانى **10 دىن ئاز**
 *  WordPress نەشرى ** 5.5 ياكى يۇقىرى **
 *  **6.9.4** دا سىنالغان
 *  PHP نەشرى ** 7.4 ياكى يۇقىرى **
 *  تىل
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/content-time-lock/)
 * بەلگە
 * [content schedule](https://ug.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/content-schedule/)[timed content](https://ug.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/timed-content/)
 *  [ئالىي كۆرۈنۈش](https://ug.wordpress.org/plugins/content-time-lock/advanced/)

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## تۆھپىكار

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

## قوللاش

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