Best closed plugins for WordPress
The most popular closed 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 Disable Sales for WooCommerce (300+) and VS Website Closed (300+). All 7 plugins tagged “closed” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 closed plugins
- 1.
Website Open/Closed ToggleThe most installed closed plugin, with 500+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 5 months ago.
- 2.
Disable Sales for WooCommerce300+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 3.
VS Website Closed300+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 4.
Hide "Comments are closed" Text60+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
- 5.
Private WP 220+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 17 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.8.2.
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Close Up ShopFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.
All 7 plugins tagged “closed”
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
Disable Sales for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:24#10,326by michaltry19 days ago
Close your WooCommerce shop for holidays, Christmas or outside opening hours – once, every year or every day. Sales stop, customers see a notice.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
VS Website Closed
Down in the last 7 days:16#10,579by Guido2 months ago
With this lightweight plugin you can close your website on selected days of the week.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Hide "Comments are closed" Text
Down in the last 7 days:158#19,166by Arshad Hussain10 years ago
This plugin hide the text "Comments are closed" in comment section of post.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Private WP 2
#28,054by neolee17 years ago
Makes your blog (including RSS feeds) accessible only to logged in users.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 3.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Close Up Shop
Up in the last 7 days:16,611#55,840by Eliyahna5 months ago
Close Up Shop lets WooCommerce store‑owners define any number of closure periods (for holidays, inventory counts, vacations, etc.).
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day