Social Locker for WordPress

Last update: 25 June 2020. Version: 5.6.2. Platform: for WordPress.

Do you continue to place social buttons on every page of your website, but visitors don’t like/share your content as often as you would desire?

You should give people a reason why they need to click on social buttons on your website. Even if people really like your content, website or fanpage, they don’t click the buttons because they don’t worry about you, your benefits or your traffic.

People need something extra to spark their interests and drive them to action.

Ask people to “pay” with a Like/Tweet/+1 to get access to your content, to get a discount, to download, to read an ending of your article, to watch a video or to view a funny picture. And social buttons will start to work as it should be!

Social Locker is a WP plugin that locks your most valuable site content behind a set of social buttons until the visitor likes, shares, +1s or tweets your page. It helps to improve social performance of your website, get more likes/shares, build quality followers and attract more traffic from social networks.

This way, you can use articles, videos, audio, images, download links, coupon codes or anything else you can think of as an incentive for people to give you likes or shares.

1. Drive Social Traffic: Social Locker will add systematically viral traffic to your website, your opt-in funnel or your sales-page. When users share or tweet your page to get access to the content you locked, their friends see it and some of them will visit your website. That will repeat again and again.

2. Build Quality Fans & Followers: Every blogger and internet entrepreneur knows how difficult it is to get fans and followers, especially for new websites with a low budget.

Get every visitor from your site to follow you. Keep in contact with your audience and build loyalty. Just lock some valued content and tell visitors that the locked content is available only for your fans and followers.

3. Improve SEO Ranking: Google’s search algorithm takes over 200 factors into consideration when determining which results to show for a search query and in what order. Social media is one of the most important factors in their algorithm and has a significant influence on how a site ranks in a search.

Results in the organic search results’ top positions have a high number of likes, shares, +1’s and tweets. So, the better your social media performance, the better your SEO results.

And Even More Powerful Features…

SEO friendly. Your locked content is still visible for search bots for better SEO by default. Of course you can turn off this feature.

4 Types of Locks. Lock any content manually via shortcodes or setup batch lock via one of 3 powerful modes (“Skip & Lock”, “More Tag”, “CSS Selector”).

Optimized For Mobile. We have adapted the plugin for mobile devices. Mobile users can obtain access to your locked content as well as desktop users.

Smart Targeting. Set your lockers to display on specific high traffic pages on your website. Show the locker only for non-registered visitors or PC users.

Professional Themes. Need to get started fast? Simply pick one of 5 themes and customize, it’s simple and easy!

GDPR-ready. Social Locker is fully GDPR-ready. Just enable the Consent Checkbox option in settings of your locker (needed if you use a sign-in locker).

Zapier Integration. Send data collected with your lockers to Zapier and then automatically pass them to thousands of web apps supported by Zapier.

Delayed Content. Load your locked content via ajax (dynamically) only when the user has liked or shared your page. Perfect for loading promo codes.

Fast Loading. The plugin is well optimized and doesn’t add extra loads on your website. Confirmed with tests from the P3 plugin and New Relic.

Developer Friendly. Use the plugin events (Unlock, Lock, Ready) and hooks for customization and creating your own extensions.

What Our Customers Say

Among the users of the plugin are well-known bloggers and entrepreneurs. Discover what people say:

I bought your plugin a few months ago for my blog and really happy, my online community has grown fantastically (more than 5.000 followers on twitter and 4.000 fans on Facebook. – Vivi Nunez, blogger, marketer, the founder of vilmanunez.com

I would just like to say a big thank you for making such an amazing plugin. I have gained over 1.8 k Facebook fans to my page in under a week. Keep up the good work. – leadbolt

After trying out multiple plugins, I realized how tough it can get to make something like this work seamlessly with the existing content and without breaking the WordPress framework.

Hats off to Social Locker for making it look so easy. Powerful, yet simple to use!
5 star rating for the plug-in and 10 stars for the amazing support!

Sameer Kamat, Author and Entrepreneur, Founder of MBA Crystal Ball

The product is excellent! BUT the support is awesome! The support was lightning-fast and very friendly and helpful. Reaction time was about 20 minutes. Never had such fast and competently support like this. I highly recommend this product! – Ales Borszek

It really is a superb plugin! I’m starting my own business soon related to social media, so I will certainly be buying more licenses from you oncey work demand increases. – Anis Jolly

I am loving it already. Awesome plugin, UI. Everything is so thought out. – ajonit

Great Plugin as I expect. 5 Star! – Vimalraj Manickam

Amazing plugin! Just what i was looking for to hide a competition entry form and maximise sharing at the same time. – James

I just bought it and it’s awesome, works like a charm.
Definitly a 5 star plugin for me.
Thank you ! – blaugranas

It’s brilliant, absolutely brilliant, I love it! Setup and running in minutes Happy Dance – happyches

I had several problems with my previous solution, purchased on Envato at a lower price. After 1 month of basically no support, I asked for money back and found this item..
Guys.. this is simply a FANTASTIC (and working!!) plugin! A little more expensive, but saves you headaches and anger! … BRAVO! 5 Stars! very happy with it now. – Marco

Great plugin and excellent support. Recommended 100% – CSSmith

Love the plugin- bought it for a specific tiny project and grabbbed 100 new shares /likes in 9 hours. Awesome! – mttorley

Yes!!! This plugin is the complete AWESOME!!! Thanks for setting the option to choose URLs too! Greatly, greatly appreciated! – noahjnet

Loving the frequent updates and improvements on the plug-in, the functionality is amazing and has boosted my social networking engagement by 400%. I regret not getting this earlier. – Corey Harris

Fantastic plugin! Works like a charm! – IceflowStudios

Congratulations guys, i usually never comment the softs i buy but this one really deserve it.
I’ve tried the 2 others social locker plugins from WESMASHEDIT and TylerQuinn and they don’t work with cache plugin. I didn’t ask for a refund as they never said they do.
This plugin is by far the best one and working with WP super Cache. A pleasure to set up and a great working and beautifull plugin.
If you need a social locker trust me, it’s the only one that worth the price !
Bravo and Keep doing the good job. – tiblitz

La clave de este plugin es su facilidad para promover el trueque digital y dar mayor sentido al “karma digital”. ¡Un plugin que todo bloguero debería tener! – Rubén Alonso, bloguero y teletrabajador de miposicionamientoweb.es

This plugin is awesome. It’s great for multilingual websites since you can customize social networks texts and has increased my social networking engagement in all my sites. – Irena Domingo, blogger and founder of wplang.org (WordPress Multilingual)

Nada tan sencillo como ofrecer una recompensa valiosa al usuario a cambio de un “pequeño gesto social”. Conseguida una alta tasa de respuestas y de engadgement, gracias a Social Locker for WordPress. – Miguel Rodríguez, Co-Founder de opositaonline.com

Ce plugin est indispensable. Mon métier de consultant en stratégie consiste à identifier les “game changers” dans les industries et ici c’est clairement le cas. Avec ce plugin, vous allez pouvoir augmenter drastiquement l’engagement social de vos visiteurs. A recommander fortement. Victor Haïm Mamou, fondateur du site etude-de-cas.fr.

Need Support? We Got You Covered

All of our plugins come with free support. We care about your plugin after purchase just as much as you do. We want to make your life easier and make you happy about choosing our plugins.

We have a help desk setup for our users, making it easy to fill out a ticket. We guarantee to respond to every inquiry within 1 business day (typical response time is 3 hours).

Change Log

The latest updates:

v.5.6.2 – 25 June 2020

• FIXED: The 403 error if the the option “Use Own Apps” is enabled.
• FIXED: A set of minor bugs.

v.5.6.1 – 7 June 2020

• FIXED: The css selector issue of the batch lock.
• FIXED: A set of minor bugs.

v.5.6.0 – 5 June 2020

• IMPROVED: Significant front-end performance optimization. The plugin doesn’t pull the scripts of social networks for lockers using the styled buttons anymore.
• IMPROVED: Creating social apps are not required anymore for all the buttons. At the same time usage of own social apps is still available (if you wish to replace the app logo on the authorization screen with your website logo).
• IMPROVED: The plugin icon was replaced in the WordPress menu to a monochrome icon. Also if you have both the plugins Social Locker and Opt-In Panda installed, their menu items will be grouped under the Social Locker menu (instead of BizPanda in the past).
• ADDED: The Sign-In Buttons make users logged-in automatically if the action “Create Account” is selected.
• ADDED: RTL support.
• FIXED: The warnings that were visible when the debug mode is enabled on WordPress.

v.5.5.5 – 8 May 2020

• ADDED: New styles for social buttons with an option to remove fully the native buttons and replacing them with the styled buttons Try the new feature in the locker editor: Social Options -> Sytes of Buttons (screenshot).
• ADDED: An option to change sizes of the styled buttons.
• UPDATED: The locker themes are remastered and optimized for high resolution.
• FIXED: A set of minor bugs.

v.5.5.4 – 30 Apr 2020

• ADDED: Locker Blocks for Gutenberg. No needed to use shortcodes any more. But shortcodes are still available. Check out the Widgets section in the post editor.
• ADDED: Features required to get the app approved on YouTube side. No more creating of Google App required. The Social Locker starts using its own Google App for YouTube that will be approved once for all users. At the moment the app is not approved yet but will be shortly.
• IMPROVED: Boosted speed of loading.
• UPDATED: The “How to Use” section.

v.5.5.2 – 20 Apr 2020

• FIXED: LinkedIn Share.
• FIXED: A set of minor bugs.

v.5.5.1 – 10 Apr 2020

• FIXED: Final Facebook Like button fix (also works on mobile and for non-signed in users).
• ADDED: Options to translate the text for the Like Confirmation popup.

v.5.5.0 – 22 Mar 2020

• ADDED: Support for PHP 7.4.
• ADDED: Support for Facebook API 6.0.
• ADDED: Support for WordPress 5.3.
• FIXED: Facebook Like button (works correctly now).
• FIXED: A set of minor bugs.

v.5.3.0 – 18 Dec 2018

• ADDED: Support for WordPress 5 and Gutenberg.
• UPDATED: Instructions on how to create social apps.
• FIXED: A set of minor bugs.

v.5.2.6 – 9 Jul 2018

• FIXED: The error in the file leads.php #350 on PHP 5.5.

v.5.2.5 – 8 Jul 2018

• ADDED: Zapier integration. Send data collected with your lockers to Zapier and then automatically pass them to thousands of web apps supported by Zapier.
• ADDED: Blocking Temporary Emails Addresses. Get only real leads interested in your services (optional).
• ADDED: Support for PHP 7. Speed up your WordPress site by running it on the newest PHP version.
• UPDATED: The Help Section was supplemented by new pages: Zapier Integration, SSL Certificate.
• FIXED: The Twitter bug when the option Double Check caused an error.
• FIXED: A set of minor bugs.

v.5.2.1 – 24 May 2018

• ADDED: GDPR compatibility.
• ADDED: 2 new themes for Social Locker copied from Sign-In Locker.
• ADDED: An option to show references to Terms & Policies for Social Locker at bottom.
• ADDED: An option to display the Consent Checkbox to process personal data received via Sign-In Locker.
• FIXED: Minor bugs.

v.5.0.8 – 6 Mar 2018

• FIXED: The issue of auto unlocks for lockers containing the Facebook Like button.
• FIXED: The issue of counting stats data.

v.5.0.7 – 21 Jan 2018

• IMPROVED: Facebook Share button (works better on mobile).
• IMPROVED: Facebook Like button (includes support for the confirmation dialog).

v.5.0.5 – 19 Jan 2018

• FIXED: Fixed Facebook Like.
• FIXED: A lot of major and minor bugs.

v.4.5.5 – 21 Aug 2017

• FIXED: Google Plus and Google Share buttons (to use these buttons, you need to get a Google Client ID).
• UPDATED: Guides on how to register apps on Facebook and Google.
• FIXED: Minor bugs.

v.4.5.1 – 9 May 2017

• ADDED: In-App Browsers option – control how the locker should behave in mobile in-app browsers (Facebook In-App browser, Twitter In-App browser, Instagram In-App browser, VKontakte In-App browser). Check it out on the page Global Settings -> Lock Options.
• ADDED: AdBlock option – control how the locker should behave if any AdBlock extensions block loading of social buttons. Check it out on the page Global Settings -> Lock Options.
• FIXED: A bug of the page Leads when only the first 20 leads are visible.
• FIXED: A bug of the Visibility Conditions when the locker doesn’t appear if any Advanced Visibility Conditions are set.
• FIXED: Minor bugs.

v.4.5.0 – 10 Apr 2017

• ADDED: Lock Delay – make the locker to appear only after a specified interval.
• ADDED: Permissions Settings – configure roles and permissions for getting access to the plugin features.
• ADDED: Notifications – get email notifications about new leads and unlocks.
• ADDED: Clone Feature – quickly create new lockers based on options of existing ones.
• ADDED:Support for Facebook API v.2.8
• IMPROVED: Compatibility with mobile devices.
• IMPROVED: Performance optimization.
• FIXED: Minor bugs.

v.4.3.7 – 19 Sep 2016

• IMPROVED: Performance optimization.
• FIXED: Minor bugs.

v.4.3.6 – 20 Jun 2016

• ADDED: Support for Facebook API v3.6.
• IMPROVED: The option “Lazy Loading” became stable and started working also for Sign-In Locker.
• IMPROVED: Integration with Opt-In Panda.
• FIXED: Bug of counting statistical metrics.
• FIXED: Other minor bugs.

v.4.3.5 – 29 Mar 2016

• FIXED: Facebook buttons.
• FIXED: A lot of minor bugs.

v.4.3.3 – 20 Feb 2016

• FIXED: Facebook Share button.
• NEW: The ‘Clear All’ button to clear all the Leads Data.
• FIXED: A lot of other minor bugs.

v.4.3.0 – 12 Jan 2016

• NEW: Added a new option “Lazy Loading” to load social buttons only at the moment when the locker gets visible (for better performance): Global Settings -> Social Options -> Lazy Loading.
• FIXED: Google Share button.
• FIXED: A lot of other minor bugs.

v.4.2.9 – 11 Dec 2015

• FIXED: Tweet and Follow buttons.
• FIXED: Google Share button.
• ADDED: The option “Double Check” for the Tweet and Follow buttons.

v.4.2.6 – 12 Oct 2015

• IMPROVED: The button Twitter Sign-In now receives an email address of the user (by default works only with the default Twitter app, for custom apps, please see the updated section “How to create a Twitter app” in the help section of the plugin”).
• IMPROVED: Added support for Facebook API v.2.5.
• IMPROVED: Compatibility with websites using SSL.
• UPDATED: The LinkedIn Sign-In Button. Please update its settings on the page Global Settings -> Lock Options.
• FIXED: A bug when Facebook does not return an email of the user when using Facebook API v.2.4+.
• FIXED: A set of security issues.

Important: if you use the LinkedIn Sign-In button, please update its settings on the page Global Settings -> Lock Options.

v.4.2.5 – 26 Aug 2015

• NEW: Compatibility with WP 4.3.
• NEW: The brand new Visibility Options. Allows to show/hide the locker depending on the User Role, User Registration Time, Mobile Device, Count of Page Views, Landing Page, Referrer, Current Page and other parameters.
• NEW: The Debug option explains now why the locker is not visible (Global Settings -> Lock Options -> Debug).
• FIXED: A set of bugs of the Batch Lock.
• FIXED: The bug when the links Terms and Privacy Policy point to the same page.
• FIXED: The option Highlight.
• FIXED: A set of security issues.

v.4.2.0 – 7 Jul 2015

• NEW: Pass Code. This feature allows to hide lockers if the pass code is specified in the URL.
• NEW: Added an option to hide the License Manager.
• UPDATED: Fixed the guide about getting the LinkedIn Client ID.

v.4.1.8 – 21 Apr 2015

• IMPROVED: Compatibility with WP 4.2.
• ADDED: A new social button, YouTube Subscribe.
• ADDED: An option to shorten the Twitter Follow button.
• ADDED: Support for the Visual Composer (including the Batch Lock for content generated via VC).
• ADDED: A protection algorithm against AdBlock and other extensions which modify the page content.
• ADDED: Support for Facebook API v.2.3.
• FIXED: The Facebook Share Button (in the previous version, the option to set an URL to be shared didn’t work).
• FIXED: The bug of the option Timeout.
• FIXED: A lot of other minor bugs which have been reported by users.

v.4.1.6 – 20 Mar 2015

• ADDED: An option to show Terms of Use and Privacy Policy via popups instead of showing them on separate pages.
• IMPROVED: Performance of the plugin.
• FIXED: Conflicts on using different versions of OnePress plugins.
• FIXED: The bug of not displaying the TinyMCE editor when the plugin is activated.
• FIXED: The error “Call to undefined function opanda_get_panda_item_ids”.
• FIXED: A lot of minor bugs reported by users.

Important: If you use the Opt-In Panda plugin or StyleRoller Add-On, update them after installing this update.

v.4.1.2 – 6 Mar 2015

• FIXED: The Tweet and Follow options of the Sign-In Locker.
• FIXED: A lot of minor bugs.

v.4.1.1 – 3 Mar 2015

• FIXED: The bug when leads were not saved while using the Sign-In Locker.
• FIXED: The bugs of displaying the plugin in IE8.

v.4.1.0 – 26 Feb 2015

• FIXED: The bug when it was not possible to translate the text of the social buttons.
• FIXED: The conflict with the plugin Easy Social Share Buttons.

v.4.0.9 – 24 Feb 2015

• ADDED: The section “Front-end Text” on the page Global Settings to customize the secondary front-end text.
• ADDED: An option to switch the Facebook Share button between using Feeds and Share Dialog.
• IMPROVED: Compatibility with the plugin LikeAfterShave.

v.4.0.8 – 16 Feb 2015

• ADDED: The action “Save Email” for the Sign-In Locker.
• ADDED: The page “Leads” which shows emails of users who signed-up on your website via the Sign-In Locker.
• IMPROVED: The Facebook Share button updated to use the more modern Facebook Share Dialog.
• FIXED: Integration with Google Analytics.
• FIXED: A set of minor bugs.

v.4.0.7 – 11 Feb 2015

• FIXED: The flip effect on mobile devices.
• FIXED: The error: the control “vk-like” not found in the group “social-buttons”.

Important: if you use any caching plugin, please clear the page cache after installing the update.

v.4.0.6 – 10 Feb 2015

• FIXED: The error: Control “%s” not found in the group “social-buttons”.
• FIXED: Several minor bugs of collecting stats.
• FIXED: The button Clear Data in the section Stats Options.
• FIXED: The conflict with CategoryTinymce.