{"id":31,"date":"2026-08-27T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-keymaker-pro\/2026\/08\/27\/smart-lock-or-deadbolt-choosing-what-fits-your-home\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T08:01:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T08:01:16","slug":"smart-lock-or-deadbolt-choosing-what-fits-your-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-keymaker-pro\/2026\/08\/27\/smart-lock-or-deadbolt-choosing-what-fits-your-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart lock or deadbolt? Choosing what fits your home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smart locks are convenient, deadbolts are proven. The right answer for most families is a combination of both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where smart locks shine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Guest codes for cleaners, dog walkers and rentals.<\/li>\n\n<li>An activity log that shows who came and went.<\/li>\n\n<li>No more hidden spare keys under the mat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where a deadbolt still wins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Grade 1 mechanical deadbolt has no batteries to die and no app to update. It is also the strongest defence against a door being kicked in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What we recommend<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fit a smart lock that is itself rated Grade 2 or better, install it with a reinforced strike plate, and keep a mechanical key override. You get the convenience without giving up strength.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We compare keyless convenience with mechanical reliability, and explain the setup we recommend to most families.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":32,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[13,12],"class_list":["post-31","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-security-tips","tag-deadbolts","tag-smart-locks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-keymaker-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-keymaker-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-keymaker-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-keymaker-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-keymaker-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-keymaker-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-keymaker-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31\/revisions\/43"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-keymaker-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-keymaker-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-keymaker-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-keymaker-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}