Protect Important Pages From Deletion
Stops anyone, administrators included, from trashing or deleting the homepage, blog page, privacy page and any other pages you list.
Opens WPIDE on
Code
// Extra page or post IDs to protect, besides the homepage, posts page and privacy policy page.
$wpide_protected_ids = array();
add_filter( 'map_meta_cap', function ( $caps, $cap, $user_id, $args ) use ( $wpide_protected_ids ) {
if ( ! in_array( $cap, array( 'delete_post', 'delete_page' ), true ) || empty( $args[0] ) ) {
return $caps;
}
$protected = array_merge(
$wpide_protected_ids,
array(
(int) get_option( 'page_on_front' ),
(int) get_option( 'page_for_posts' ),
(int) get_option( 'wp_page_for_privacy_policy' ),
)
);
if ( in_array( (int) $args[0], array_filter( array_map( 'intval', $protected ) ), true ) ) {
$caps[] = 'do_not_allow';
}
return $caps;
}, 10, 4 );Notes
To delete a protected page later, change the Reading settings first or deactivate the snippet.
How to add this snippet
- Install WPIDE on your WordPress site (it is free) and open Code Snippets.
- Use snippet above adds it from the library in one click. Or copy the code into a new snippet with the same code type.
- It is added inactive: review the code and settings, then switch it on.