Best access manager plugins for WordPress
The most popular access manager plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Controlled Admin Access leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Header Login (10+) and Henge Digital (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “Access Manager” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 access manager plugins
- 1.
Controlled Admin AccessThe most installed access manager plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 45 reviews, updated 3 days ago.
- 2.
Header Login10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
- 3.
Henge DigitalFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
All 3 plugins tagged “Access Manager”
Controlled Admin Access
#1,764by Waseem Senjer3 days ago
Give a temporarily limited admin access to themes designers, plugins developers and support agents.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.8(45)
- Downloads
- 71/day
Header Login
#37,406by scweber11 years ago
Allow a user to be automatically logged into WordPress if their headers are present and valid.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Henge Digital
Down in the last 7 days:14,129#67,496by Henge Digital - Giles2 months ago
The ultimate all-in-one agency toolkit for WordPress.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day