Joomla 1.7 - Locked for Editing
Joomla 1.7 increases it’s security and safety feature by only allowing one user to edit an article/module or extension at a time. After a user edits an article/module or extension, that’s when the Lock or Padlock icon shows beside the item that they are editing. As an administrator you can monitor all items that are currently edited. No other user can Edit/Save the same item at the same time. For Example in the Article Manager, you might see lock icons like the screenshot to the left. Cmsmind Article 1 and 2 are currently “Checked Out”
There are a couple reasons why this lock icon is showing:
- A user is currently editing the articles and have not clicked on ‘Save & Close’, or ‘Cancel’. Once any of these actions have been performed the item will “Check in” and other users can edit.
- Communication Error. If user clicks on ‘Back’ or closes the window, the article/module will remain locked.
Joomla 1.7 - Global Check in Locked Articles
- Login to Joomla 1.7 Administrator Backend
- Click on ‘Site’, ‘Maintenance’, ‘Global Check-in’
- Click on all checkboxes or in my case I wanted to release my articles, Click on ‘Content Table’
- Click on the button ‘Check in‘ on the top right corner.
3 items checked-in
Joomla 1.7 - Article Lock Removed
Now go back to your Article Manager and you will see the lock icon removed from the articles that were previously checked out.
Thanks,
Related Wordpress and Joomla Help:
- Joomla 1.7 Tutorial – How to Wrap Text Around Images
- Joomla 1.7 Tutorial – How to Create an External Link in an Article
- Joomla Tutorial – How to Link a Menu Item to an Article Anchor
- Joomla 1.7 Help – How to Display the Article Publish Date
- Joomla 1.7 Tutorial – How to Link to Sub Menus to Article Categories
