Best content-gating plugins for WordPress
The most popular content-gating plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. GRO leads with 300+ active installs, ahead of Bread & Butter (60+) and AgeWallet (10+). All 5 plugins tagged “content-gating” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 content-gating plugins
- 1.
GROThe most installed content-gating plugin, with 300+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 6 days ago.
- 2.
Bread & Butter60+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 7 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 3.
AgeWallet10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 week ago.
- 4.
CrispyCohd Gated Content BlockFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 5.
Recast PaywallFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
All 5 plugins tagged “content-gating”
GRO
Up in the last 7 days:129#10,691by GRO Engineering6 days ago
GRO is a platform to grow your email list, send emails and sequences, gate content, sell memberships, and earn more with Amazon deep links.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 23/day
Bread & Butter
Down in the last 7 days:176#19,120by Bread & Butter14 days ago
Turn anonymous website traffic into named, verified, scored leads. Works with the forms you already have. One plugin, nothing to rebuild.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 4.7(7)
- Downloads
- 12/day
AgeWallet
Up in the last 7 days:3,113#38,374by agewallet7 days ago
Age verification and age estimation for WordPress & WooCommerce. Add a content-gating age gate with cache-safe protection modes.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
CrispyCohd Gated Content Block
#56,732by CrispyCohd4 months ago
Secure, server-side gated content for the WordPress block editor. Control access to content without shortcodes or front-end hacks.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Recast Paywall
#65,200by recastplugin9 months ago
Integrates RecastPay to monetize your content. Features automatic content synchronization and theme customization options.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day