Best download protection plugins for WordPress
The most popular download protection plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Neutrope Protected Audio Player leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of RayEtun Media Protection (fewer than 10) and Folio Gatehouse (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “download protection” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 download protection plugins
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Neutrope Protected Audio PlayerThe most installed download protection plugin, with 10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
RayEtun Media ProtectionFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
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Folio GatehouseFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
All 3 plugins tagged “download protection”
Neutrope Protected Audio Player
#31,079by Neutrope Inc.1 month ago
Protected audio player that hides direct audio file URLs and serves audio through short-lived, signed playback URLs.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
RayEtun Media Protection
Down in the last 7 days:5,810#55,876by Rayhan Uddin2 months ago
Watermark images and PDFs, protect downloadable files, and control who can access them — in one plugin, on standard WordPress APIs.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Folio Gatehouse
Down in the last 7 days:5,428#68,180by buffcleb3 months ago
Role-based file access control. Restrict upload folders to specific user roles, serve files securely through PHP, and log every access attempt.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day