Best content locker plugins for WordPress
The most popular content locker plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. ReadMore ReadLess leads with 80+ active installs, ahead of Gated Downloads (50+) and OTP Content Protect (40+). All 23 plugins tagged “content locker” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 content locker plugins
- 1.
ReadMore ReadLessThe most installed content locker plugin, with 80+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.
- 2.
Gated Downloads50+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 3.
OTP Content Protect40+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 4.
Super Social Content Locker Lite30+ active installs. Rated 3.4 from 5 reviews, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
- 5.
Content Locker for Elementor20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 6.
Content Locker for Email Capture10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 7.
Adscend AdLock10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.
- 8.
Content Upgrade10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.
- 9.
Content Locker for Ultimate Member10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
- 10.
WP PayMobile Content Locker10+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
All 23 plugins tagged “content locker”
ReadMore ReadLess
Down in the last 7 days:75#17,581by Brijesh Mishra12 years ago
ReadMore ReadLess will hide content on page. Clicking on readmore will show complete page without refreshing the page.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Gated Downloads
Up in the last 7 days:622#21,217by Template Sell3 months ago
Gate downloads behind a form — download any file after form submission. Capture name, email & phone as leads. Works with any theme.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
OTP Content Protect
Up in the last 7 days:247#22,037by Tim Ehling1 year ago
The easiest way to protect WordPress content with an OTP. Secure posts and pages with a one-time password—no user registration required.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Super Social Content Locker Lite
Down in the last 7 days:314#23,986by Code Tides4 years ago
GROW YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS NOW WITH SUPER SOCIAL CONTENT LOCKER!
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 3.4(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Content Locker for Elementor
Down in the last 7 days:206#25,327by Liton Arefin1 year ago
Protect content on your membership website to logged in/out users or specific user roles. Content Locker for Elementor will give you full control over …
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Content Locker for Email Capture
Up in the last 7 days:773#31,881by WP Shopify Expert2 months ago
A powerful WordPress plugin that locks premium content behind an email subscription form.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Adscend AdLock
Up in the last 7 days:12,474#35,361by adscendmedia12 years ago
Generate revenue from every single person that views your content ($.90 per USA visitor is current average), using AdLock® from Adscend Media
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Content Upgrade
#36,248by pabbly7 years ago
Note: Please refer the screenshot images to understand the complete working of the content upgrade plugin.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Content Locker for Ultimate Member
#39,411by Md. Sarwar-A-Kawsar6 years ago
This ultimate member extension plugin will help you to lock content fully or partially. From the admin panel you will be able to set daily content unl …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP PayMobile Content Locker
#42,981by crivion11 years ago
WP PayMobile is a new monetization method for your website. Get payments by SMS / Phone Call for revealing content.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Mighty Content Locker
Down in the last 7 days:5,191#45,080by innocoders13 years ago
Easily integrate your Content & File Locker produced by Mighty Content Locker into Your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 1/day
Like and Read
Up in the last 7 days:1,299#46,619by sangay11 years ago
Click Facebook like button to read post/page contents.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day
Easy WordPress Content Locker
#47,907by EasyContentLock15 years ago
Plugins that integrates seamlessly code from various Content Locker provider
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Pay to Unlock WooCommerce Paywall
Down in the last 7 days:251#50,410by Asif2 months ago
Sell premium parts of any post in minutes. Lock content sections and charge readers to unlock them instantly via WooCommerce.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Locker Content
Up in the last 7 days:8,333#53,011by AppGlut5 months ago
Lock your content behind various engagement gates including password protection, agreement forms, and user-generated content.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Honey Coinhive Locker
Up in the last 7 days:19,604#53,054by Honey Plugins7 years ago
Honey Coinhive Locker lets you lock your content on posts, pages, and in theme files.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Post Search
#54,515by Md. Sarwar-A-Kawsar6 years ago
This is a plugin to search posts by a shortcode.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
MKSocialLocker
#55,121by Mustafa KUCUK9 years ago
With this plugin you can hide your content.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Friendly Content Unlocker (Lite)
Up in the last 7 days:9,693#55,240by besthelptool26 days ago
A lightning-fast micro-paywall and pay-per-post plugin that helps you monetize WordPress articles, downloads, and media instantly using PayPal.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
GWiz IT Content Locker
#65,046by Graham Becker15 days ago
Gate WordPress content and downloads behind signup forms. Capture leads, track conversions, and sync subscribers — free and self-hosted.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 4/day
Pixel Share Gate
#66,238by mywpworld3 months ago
Unlock content by sharing on social networks. Free version includes Telegram, WhatsApp, and Rubika with view-based limits.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
Inklatch
Down in the last 7 days:4,777#67,608by ddoubs221 month ago
Server-side content gating behind email capture. Locked content never appears in your page source — not hidden with CSS, actually absent.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
UnlockForge
Down in the last 7 days:9#71,617by Shiva Acharjee28 days ago
Protect WordPress content with previews, Social Login, Email Unlock, and paid access through Razorpay.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 3/day