Best content protect plugins for WordPress
The most popular content protect plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. OTP Content Protect leads with 40+ active installs, ahead of Like and Read (10+) and ContentLock (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “content protect” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 content protect plugins
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OTP Content ProtectThe most installed content protect plugin, with 40+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 2.Like and Read
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
- 3.
ContentLockFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
All 3 plugins tagged “content protect”

OTP Content Protect
Up in the last 7 days:121#22,006by 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
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
- 0/day

ContentLock
Up in the last 7 days:13,046#56,514by Adam Solymosi1 year ago
Secure access to your content (Pages, Posts, or Custom Post Types) with ContentLock's email-based two-step verification!
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day