Best censorship plugins for WordPress
The most popular censorship plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. SOPA Blackout Plugin leads with 20+ active installs, ahead of Censorship Plugin (10+) and SOPA Blackout for WordPress (10+). All 13 plugins tagged “censorship” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 censorship plugins
- 1.SOPA Blackout Plugin
The most installed censorship plugin, with 20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.
- 2.
Censorship Plugin10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.
- 3.SOPA Blackout for WordPress
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.2.1.
- 4.Censortive
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 19 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.3.
- 5.AntylaykaUA
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.
- 6.Lantern Action Mode
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 13 plugins tagged “censorship”
SOPA Blackout Plugin
#25,755by Ben Welch-bolen15 years ago
This plugin allows you to set SOPA blackout dates for your WordPress website. SEO friendly plus easy options to configure how often it's shown.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Censorship Plugin
Up in the last 7 days:1,574#38,579by nath4n6 years ago
Censorship Plugin For Page & Post (Title, Content & Comments)
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
SOPA Blackout for WordPress
#39,916by sgerrand15 years ago
Show your support for SOPA Blackout Day.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Censortive
Down in the last 7 days:4,547#47,511by Ryan19 years ago
If your site is being blocked for "sensitive" words, Censortive is for you. This plugin can replace any word or phrase with its graphic equi …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
AntylaykaUA
Down in the last 7 days:17,601#70,088by dim4havryluk6 years ago
"AntylaykaUA" is a plugin for censoring profane words and expressions. It is intended solely for articles. Often sites allow articles to be …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Lantern Action Mode
#74,054by getlantern1 month ago
Let visitors volunteer a slice of their connection to help people in censored regions reach the open internet.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day