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Best metered paywall plugins for WordPress

The most popular metered paywall plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Leaky Paywall leads with 600+ active installs, ahead of Expandable Paywall (10+) and AccessType (fewer than 10). All 4 plugins tagged “metered paywall” 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 4 metered paywall plugins

  1. 1.
    Leaky Paywall

    The most installed metered paywall plugin, with 600+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 35 reviews, updated 4 days ago.

  2. 2.
    Expandable Paywall

    10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 weeks ago.

  3. 3.
    AccessType

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.

  4. 4.
    Contentlockr

    Fewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.

All 4 plugins tagged “metered paywall”