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Best access plugins for WordPress

The most popular access plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Loginizer leads with 1M+ active installs, ahead of User Role Editor (700K+) and Remove Dashboard Access (30K+). All 92 plugins tagged “access” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 access plugins

  1. 1.
    Loginizer

    The most installed access plugin, with 1M+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 1,033 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  2. 2.
    User Role Editor

    700K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 288 reviews, updated 4 days ago.

  3. 3.
    Remove Dashboard Access

    30K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 78 reviews, updated 5 months ago.

  4. 4.
    User Access Manager

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 112 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  5. 5.
    Groups

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 382 reviews, updated 3 days ago.

  6. 6.
    Controlled Admin Access

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 45 reviews, updated 3 days ago.

  7. 7.
    Simple Membership Form Shortcode

    2K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.

  8. 8.
    Authenticator

    1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 8 reviews, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  9. 9.
    Groups 404 Redirect

    1K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 10 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  10. 10.
    Htaccess by BestWebSoft

    400+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 6 months ago.

All 92 plugins tagged “access”