Best content access plugins for WordPress
The most popular content access plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. VIPer leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of mmbrs (10+) and MemberAuth (fewer than 10). All 5 plugins tagged “content access” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 content access plugins
- 1.
VIPerThe most installed content access plugin, with 10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.
- 2.mmbrs
10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.
- 3.
MemberAuthFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
VVertex Password Protect CPTsFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 5.
UnlockPageFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 5 plugins tagged “content access”

VIPer
Up in the last 7 days:2,793#38,508by Kirill5 years ago
Manage your content by end user level(VIP) at your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
mmbrs
#47,600by benwills12 years ago
Restrict content access using shortcodes; based on roles, capabilities, user meta, and logged in status.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

MemberAuth
Down in the last 7 days:3,427#54,635by ammonsfinest1 month ago
Protect WordPress content using your Join It membership. Members log in with Join It and access content based on membership type and status.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 4/day

VVertex Password Protect CPTs
Down in the last 7 days:7,223#70,174by Ahmad Raza2 months ago
Password protect individual posts, pages, and public custom post types with a simple per-content password field.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

UnlockPage
Down in the last 7 days:19,891#73,131by lamcc217 months ago
Flexible payments for paywalled content with seamless WordPress paywall integration.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day