Best admin only plugins for WordPress
The most popular admin only plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. DIY Maintenance leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of JetPack Non-Admin Removal (10+). All 2 plugins tagged “admin only” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 admin only plugins
- 1.
DIY MaintenanceThe most installed admin only plugin, with 10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
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JetPack Non-Admin Removal10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
All 2 plugins tagged “admin only”
DIY Maintenance
Down in the last 7 days:83#31,756by Holovid1 year ago
A lightweight plugin that redirects all non-admin visitors to a custom "Coming Soon" page of your choice. Perfect for pre-launch websites.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
JetPack Non-Admin Removal
Up in the last 7 days:96#44,919by Alex Westergaard12 years ago
This plugin removes the JetPack plugin for non-admins, and redirects them to /wp-admin/ if reaching by url.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day