It is not possible to unlock a page that has been locked by another user. That user must unlock it.
- You should only lock a page if there are several authors working in the website at the same time, and only if the content being worked on is very critical. Normally it is preferable that your authors communicate which pages they are working on among each other.
- Make sure you ALWAYS unlock a page after you complete editing the page, as only the user who locks the page can unlock it. If the owner of the lock is not available - you will need to contact support for assistance.
- The home page will not publish until other pages on the site are unlocked.
![Start_sites start sites](/content/dam/doe/sws/websitetraining/how-to-guides/version-65/sites/Start_sites.png.thumb.1280.1280.png)
![sites_home_column_view sites home column view](/content/dam/doe/sws/websitetraining/how-to-guides/version-65/sites/sites_home_column_view.png.thumb.1280.1280.png)
![lock-a-page locking the page](/content/dam/doe/sws/websitetraining/how-to-guides/version-65/lock-and-unlock-a-page/lock-a-page.jpg.thumb.1280.1280.jpg)
![edit-a-page editing the page](/content/dam/doe/sws/websitetraining/how-to-guides/version-65/lock-and-unlock-a-page/edit-a-page.jpg.thumb.1280.1280.jpg)
![Page_edit_highlighted Page in edit mode](/content/dam/doe/sws/websitetraining/how-to-guides/pages/create-a-page/Page_edit_highlighted.png.thumb.1280.1280.png)
![unlock-a-page unlocking the page](/content/dam/doe/sws/websitetraining/how-to-guides/version-65/lock-and-unlock-a-page/unlock-a-page.jpg.thumb.1280.1280.jpg)
![confirm-unlock-page confirming unlock](/content/dam/doe/sws/websitetraining/how-to-guides/version-65/lock-and-unlock-a-page/confirm-unlock-page.jpg.thumb.1280.1280.jpg)
![Page_publish_highlighted Publish the page](/content/dam/doe/sws/websitetraining/how-to-guides/pages/create-a-page/Page_publish_highlighted.png.thumb.1280.1280.png)