ContentLatch is a WordPress content governance and validation plugin. Site administrators define rules for WordPress Core and Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) fields, then ContentLatch evaluates content against those rules when editors save or publish.<\/p>\n\n
Define the content rules your site requires, then automatically validate content against those rules before publication.<\/p>\n\n
ContentLatch is not an AI tool, SEO scanner, malware scanner, spell checker, or content generator. It enforces the rules you configure.<\/p>\n\n
A rule needs at least a WHEN condition or a THEN validation. You may create a condition-only rule (WHEN without THEN). When that condition matches, the rule itself becomes the finding. That is useful for governance rules such as prohibited terminology.<\/p>\n\n
Supported scalar types:<\/p>\n\n
Supported structures:<\/p>\n\n
Not supported in V1 (examples): Relationship, Post Object, Page Link, Taxonomy, User, Checkbox, Gallery, Image, File, Link, Google Map, oEmbed, multi-select Select, deeper than two Repeater levels, Repeater \u2192 Group, Repeater inside Flexible Content, nested Flexible Content, and Clone \u2192 Clone \/ Repeater \/ Flexible Content.<\/p>\n\n
ACF field validation requires Advanced Custom Fields 6.0 or higher (Free or Pro). Repeater, Flexible Content, and Clone require ACF Pro. WordPress Core field validation works without ACF.<\/p>\n\n
Contains and does not contain are WHEN conditions only. They are not THEN validators.<\/p>\n\n
Numeric comparisons apply to number and range fields. Date fields support equals, not equals, empty, and not empty.<\/p>\n\n
Blocking and warning behavior is available on these supported paths. ContentLatch does not add WooCommerce-specific rules, GraphQL support, or custom Gutenberg block-level rule building beyond the Core and ACF fields listed above.<\/p>\n\n
Audit evaluates existing published and private content against your active rules.<\/p>\n\n
Audit reports issues. It does not change your content.<\/p>\n\n
Managing rules and running audits requires the ContentLatch management capability (granted to administrators on activation). Editors are validated when they save content they can edit. Blocking rules prevent non-compliant content from being published or updated on the supported save paths.<\/p>\n\n
ContentLatch does not send plugin data to external services. Rules, audit results, and validation run on your WordPress site.<\/p>\n\n
Deleting (uninstalling) ContentLatch removes its stored plugin data from the site, including:<\/p>\n\n
Deactivating the plugin without deleting it keeps this data.<\/p>\n\n\n
\/wp-content\/plugins\/contentlatch<\/code>, then activate ContentLatch.<\/li>\n- Open ContentLatch<\/strong> in the admin menu to create rules and run audits.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
\nDoes ContentLatch require Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)?<\/h3><\/dt>\nNo. ContentLatch works with WordPress Core fields without ACF installed. To validate ACF fields, Advanced Custom Fields 6.0 or higher (Free or Pro) is required. ACF Pro is required for Repeater, Flexible Content, and Clone fields.<\/p><\/dd>\n
Can I create a rule with only a WHEN condition?<\/h3><\/dt>\nYes. When the condition matches, the rule becomes the finding. Use Blocking or Warning severity as needed.<\/p><\/dd>\n
Does Audit change my content?<\/h3><\/dt>\nNo. Audit only reports findings against your active rules.<\/p><\/dd>\n
What happens when I delete the plugin?<\/h3><\/dt>\nUninstalling removes ContentLatch rules, audit data, and the ContentLatch management capability. Deactivation alone does not remove that data.<\/p><\/dd>\n
Does ContentLatch work with the block editor?<\/h3><\/dt>\nYes. ContentLatch validates supported Core and ACF fields in both the Classic Editor and the block editor on the supported save paths.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n
1.0.1<\/h4>\n\n\n- Fix misleading admin notice that implied Advanced Custom Fields was required for all ContentLatch features. ACF remains optional for WordPress Core field validation; a warning is shown only when an installed ACF version is older than 6.0.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.0.0<\/h4>\n\n\n- Initial public release.<\/li>\n
- Rule-based content validation for WordPress Core and ACF fields.<\/li>\n
- WHEN conditions and THEN validations, including condition-only rules.<\/li>\n
- Blocking and warning severity.<\/li>\n
- Classic Editor and block editor validation.<\/li>\n
- ACF Group, Repeater (including two-level nesting), Flexible Content, and Clone support as documented above.<\/li>\n
- Site-wide content audits with historical review and Repeater row context.<\/li>\n
- Uninstall removes ContentLatch rules, audit data, and capability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Define the content rules your site requires, then automatically validate content against those rules before publication.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/is.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/373734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/is.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/is.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/is.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=373734"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/is.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/elijahwill"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/is.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=373734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/is.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=373734"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/is.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=373734"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/is.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=373734"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/is.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=373734"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/is.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=373734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}