Best gated content plugins for WordPress
The most popular gated content plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Contact Form 7 Gated Content leads with 700+ active installs, ahead of Email Gated Downloads (100+) and Gated Downloads (50+). All 9 plugins tagged “gated content” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 9 gated content plugins
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Contact Form 7 Gated ContentThe most installed gated content plugin, with 700+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 2.
Email Gated Downloads100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
Gated Downloads50+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
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One Time Email Access Guard10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 3 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 5.
Temple10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.
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InklatchFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
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Weblink Protected Download LeadsFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 8.
GWiz IT Content LockerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
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Protected PDF DownloadsFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 weeks ago.
All 9 plugins tagged “gated content”
Contact Form 7 Gated Content
Down in the last 7 days:31#7,798by Wyatt Kirby1 year ago
Gate files behind your Contact Form 7 forms.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Email Gated Downloads
Up in the last 7 days:95#13,198by Core Essentials1 month ago
Email gated downloads for WordPress: collect emails with a GDPR friendly download form before visitors can download your PDF or ZIP lead magnet.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 12/day
Gated Downloads
Up in the last 7 days:639#21,174by 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
One Time Email Access Guard
#30,192by Marco Gargano3 months ago
Protect pages and posts with email-delivered verification codes. Passwordless access control for gated content, demos, and private downloads.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Temple
#41,893by templeweb34 years ago
Temple allows creators to lock content so that it can only be accessed by holders of their NFTs or social tokens.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Inklatch
Down in the last 7 days:10,103#58,817by 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
- 0/day
Weblink Protected Download Leads
#62,331by weblinksrlvarese1 month ago
Protect a downloadable file behind a lead capture form. Free version: one published downloadable file at a time.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
GWiz IT Content Locker
Down in the last 7 days:7,905#64,878by Graham Becker16 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
- 0/day
Protected PDF Downloads
Up in the last 7 days:843#68,622by templatesrocketwp1 month ago
Ask for a name and email before a PDF downloads, get each request by email, and serve catalogs through signed links that expire.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day