Best content locking plugins for WordPress
The most popular content locking plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Init Ad Engine leads with 70+ active installs, ahead of Adscend AdLock (10+) and Mighty Content Locker (10+). All 3 plugins tagged “content locking” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 content locking plugins
- 1.
Init Ad EngineThe most installed content locking plugin, with 70+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
Adscend AdLock10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.
- 3.
Mighty Content Locker10+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
All 3 plugins tagged “content locking”
Init Ad Engine
Down in the last 7 days:303#18,660by Init HTML2 months ago
A lightweight and flexible ad engine for WordPress. Place banners, popups, sticky ads, and popunders across desktop and mobile with full control.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/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
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