Prevent Unpublish DatoCMS Plugin

This plugin prevents unpublishing of singleton models in DatoCMS unless the user's role is explicitly allowed. It uses the onBeforeItemsUnpublish event hook to intercept unpublish actions and block them for unauthorized roles.

Features

• Blocks unpublishing of models for non-allowed roles
• Allowlist of roles is configurable via plugin settings (comma-separated role IDs)
• Shows an alert to the user if the action is blocked

Setup

1. Install dependencies

   Go to the plugin directory:

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   cd prevent-unpublish
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   pnpm install

2. Start the development server

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   pnpm dev

3. Register the plugin in DatoCMS

   • Go to your DatoCMS project > Settings > Plugins > Add new plugin
   • Use the local development URL provided by pnpm dev (usually http://localhost:5173)

4. Configure allowed roles

   • In the plugin settings, enter a comma-separated list of role IDs in the roleIds field (e.g. 123,456,789).
   • Only users with these role IDs will be able to unpublish singleton models.

References

• Prevent unpublishing of singleton models (DatoCMS Community)
• DatoCMS Plugin SDK: Event Hooks
• DatoCMS Content Management API: Item Type

Development

• The main logic is in src/main.tsx.
• The plugin uses the DatoCMS Plugin SDK and React UI components.

For more details, see the code and comments in src/main.tsx.