Best close plugins for WordPress
The most popular close plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Website Open/Closed Toggle leads with 500+ active installs, ahead of Save and Close (400+) and Disable WP Comments (100+). All 9 plugins tagged “close” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 8 close plugins
- 1.
Website Open/Closed ToggleThe most installed close plugin, with 500+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 5 months ago.
- 2.
Save and Close400+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 13 reviews, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 3.
Disable WP Comments100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
Close Comments on Media Attachment Pages40+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
- 5.
BBP Close Old Topics20+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
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WP Sticky Header10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
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BBP Auto-Close Topics10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
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Quiet Comment Disable10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 12 years ago.
All 9 plugins tagged “close”
Website Open/Closed Toggle
Up in the last 7 days:78#8,546by RS5 months ago
This plugin allows you to easily open and close your website and display a custom message or HTML page when closed.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Save and Close
Down in the last 7 days:17#9,380by lightbulbdigital13 years ago
Adds a Save and Close button to the admin post edit screen which allows you to return to the post listing page after editing.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.7(13)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Disable WP Comments
Up in the last 7 days:59#15,566by GenialSouls1 month ago
Control how native WordPress comments are displayed and whether new comments can be submitted.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Close Comments on Media Attachment Pages
Down in the last 7 days:6#22,608by Janmejai10 years ago
This plugin disable/Closes comments on media attachment pages in your WordPress blog.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 3/day
BBP Close Old Topics
Down in the last 7 days:383#26,458by Iceable9 years ago
Extension for bbPress to close old topics automatically when they are older than an admin-defined period of time.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Sticky Header
Down in the last 7 days:222#30,243by wpnaga7 years ago
Plugin to display some content/notification on top/bottom of the webpage.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
BBP Auto-Close Topics
#39,115by Brandon Allen11 years ago
BBP Auto-Close Topics will automatically close bbPress topics after an admin-specified time period.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Quiet Comment Disable
Down in the last 7 days:210#45,799by Jason12 years ago
Quietly disable comments to avoid unwanted comment spam.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day