Best 18+ plugins for WordPress
The most popular 18+ plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Simple Age Restriction Warning leads with 60+ active installs, ahead of VelvetGate (20+) and SPMedia Age Verification (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “18+” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 18+ plugins
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Simple Age Restriction WarningThe most installed 18+ plugin, with 60+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
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VelvetGate20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.
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SPMedia Age VerificationFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
All 3 plugins tagged “18+”
Simple Age Restriction Warning
Up in the last 7 days:26#19,907by neevalex8 years ago
This plugin is showing an Adult content warning Popup for a visitors on your entire website.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 2.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
VelvetGate
Down in the last 7 days:457#28,597by Pluginable2 months ago
A luxury-style age verification gate for WordPress websites with customizable design, birthday validation, and cookie-based access control.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
SPMedia Age Verification
Down in the last 7 days:2,989#69,334by SP-Media3 months ago
Age-gate popup for WooCommerce — whole-site Yes/No verification free; date-of-birth check, persistent cookies, and per-product scoping with Pro.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day