Best access restriction plugins for WordPress
The most popular access restriction plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Simple Page Access Restriction leads with 6K+ active installs, ahead of Activity Log for WordPress (40+). All 2 plugins tagged “access restriction” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 access restriction plugins
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Simple Page Access RestrictionThe most installed access restriction plugin, with 6K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 32 reviews, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
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Activity Log for WordPress40+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 7 reviews, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 2 plugins tagged “access restriction”
Simple Page Access Restriction
Up in the last 7 days:6#2,880by Plugins and Snippets8 months ago
This plugin offers a simple way to restrict visits to select pages only to logged-in users and allows for page redirection to an existing login page.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.9(32)
- Downloads
- 40/day
Activity Log for WordPress
#22,993by activity-log.com9 months ago
Detailed WordPress Activity Log with user request tracking, instant logout, request restrictions, locking, blocking, alerts, and more.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 4.4(7)
- Downloads
- 11/day