Overview
Use editing restrictions to limit how modules can be customized. This ensures that your emails stay aligned with brand standards. These restrictions are set per module and managed from the module editing screen.
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Available Editing Restrictions
Element Lock Options
Set restrictions on individual content blocks (like images or text), entire rows, or both.
Click on a content element and choose one of the following Element Lock settings:
Unlocked – fully editable
Lock All – prevents all edits
Hide All – hides all components
Locked (Text Editable) – editing is locked, but text remains editable
Custom Restrictions
Click the gear icon beside the Element Lock to enable Custom Restrictions. This gives you control over editing options like font type, text color, alignment, and more.
Each setting offers these permissions:
Inherit – follows the parent object’s settings
Editable – can be changed by email builders
Locked – not editable
Hidden – locked and hidden from view
Image Size Restrictions
Add an image to your module. Scroll to the bottom of the image attribute section. You can:
Set exact dimensions
Set minimum dimensions
Text Character Limit
Add a text block to your module. Scroll to the bottom of the text attribute section. Set a maximum character count for the text field.
Alternate Text Settings
Under the Optimize tab, set up how the module handles missing alternate text:
Show as a Warning
Mark as Ignored
Show as an Error
This affects the module’s accessibility impact score (High, Medium, or None).
Override Editor Restrictions
Users with the "Bypass Editor Restrictions" permission can override locked module settings while editing the asset.
To override restrictions during asset editing:
Click on a module with restrictions in the asset editor.
Toggle the Restriction switch to “On” to unlock editing capabilities.
You can control whether this switch is on or off by default in the self-service preferences page.
Finalizing Changes
When all changes and restrictions are applied, click the Actions menu and press"Publish" in the module builder to make the module available for use.
This step ensures that your restrictions are saved and the module is ready for team use.
Troubleshooting
Important: The “Merge out of date modules” feature requires at least one locked element to function.
If a module is not locked, manual changes will not be overwritten during merging.
Best practice: Lock layout sections while keeping text editable. This allows updates to formatting without blocking content changes.
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