Best 401 plugins for WordPress
The most popular 401 plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Custom Error Pages leads with 500+ active installs, ahead of Redirect Front-end to Login (30+). All 2 plugins tagged “401” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 401 plugins
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Custom Error PagesThe most installed 401 plugin, with 500+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 12 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.2.15.
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Redirect Front-end to Login30+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
All 2 plugins tagged “401”
Custom Error Pages
Up in the last 7 days:11#8,797by Jesin A3 years ago
Create custom 401 and 403 error pages with any WordPress theme without writing a single line of code, set it up and forget it.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(12)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Redirect Front-end to Login
Down in the last 7 days:36#23,712by Benjamin Intal9 years ago
Redirects all front-end pages to the login page, best for building a headless WP REST API backend
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day