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Best members-only plugins for WordPress

The most popular members-only plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Simple Membership leads with 40K+ active installs, ahead of Content Control (40K+) and s2Member (8K+). All 29 plugins tagged “members-only” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 members-only plugins

  1. 1.
    Simple Membership

    The most installed members-only plugin, with 40K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 476 reviews, updated 6 days ago.

  2. 2.
    Content Control

    40K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 575 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  3. 3.
    s2Member

    8K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 234 reviews, updated 3 days ago.

  4. 4.
    SureMembers

    2K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.

  5. 5.
    Membee Login

    400+ active installs. Rated 3.4 from 5 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  6. 6.
    Secret Content

    100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.

  7. 7.
    Simple Membership Menu

    50+ active installs. Rated 3.8 from 5 reviews, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.

  8. 8.
    More Privacy Options

    40+ active installs. Rated 3.9 from 14 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.

  9. 9.
    BuddyForms Custom Login

    30+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.

  10. 10.
    f(x) SSL

    30+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.

All 29 plugins tagged “members-only”