Best licence plugins for WordPress
The most popular licence plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP License Manager leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of Credit Line Generator (10+) and Software License Lite for WooCommerce (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “licence” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 licence plugins
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WP License ManagerThe most installed licence plugin, with 10+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
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Credit Line Generator10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
Software License Lite for WooCommerceFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 3 weeks ago.
All 3 plugins tagged “licence”
WP License Manager
#29,184by Jarkko Laine11 years ago
Turn your WordPress site into a software license manager for WordPress plugins, themes, and other downloadable products.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Credit Line Generator
Up in the last 7 days:3,143#40,101by hatesspam1 month ago
A tool for pasting image credits into your posts. This makes it easier to avoid typos.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Software License Lite for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:4,898#67,705by nsp-code27 days ago
Manage licensing for WooCommerce products ( all types ), software update, maintenance and code protection.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day