If a post is being edited by another user, you get to know about it only when you open that particular post and the chances of accidentally overwriting the other user's changes are there.
This plugin will highlight the posts that are being edited by other user(s) right on the post listing page in wp-admin without you having to open a post to find that out, thus removing any chance of you overwriting other user's changes.
Github: https://github.com/Penske-Media-Corp/pmc-edit-lock-marker
WordPress.org plugin repo: http://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/pmc-edit-lock-marker/
Disable Post Locking
Disables automatic post locking so multiple users can open the same post in
the administration panel.
Warning: Post locking was an addition to WordPress in order to prevent such
bugs as overwritten autosaves (coming from multiple authors), and of course
to prevent accidentally overwriting another u.........
Post Lock
It's way too easy to accidentally publish or update a post on WordPress.
Post Lock prevents accidental updating or publishing of content by requiring a password to do either.
Adds a layer of protection without adding a headache: unlocking a post is a seamless experience and takes a few second.........
Article Lock
If you ever wanted to publish a post or article, but only show a preview of it and unlock the whole content on a desired date, than this is the plugin
for you.
What this plugin offers:
Limit post preview to desirable length of characters
Show number of images, code snippets and words that the who.........