Best child protection plugins for WordPress
The most popular child protection plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Restricted to Adults leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of RTA (80+). All 2 plugins tagged “child protection” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 child protection plugins
- 1.Restricted to Adults
The most installed child protection plugin, with 100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5.
- 2.
RTA80+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.
All 2 plugins tagged “child protection”
Restricted to Adults
Down in the last 7 days:87#14,445by saguarodigital16 years ago
Mark your site as "Restricted to Adults" with one click.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

RTA
Up in the last 7 days:166#17,982by joe@jmjwebsitedesign.com7 years ago
This plugin adds the RTA (Restricted To Adult) header to all of the pages on your website.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day