Best paid content plugins for WordPress
The most popular paid content plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Steady for WordPress leads with 600+ active installs, ahead of PaidContent (10+) and Sell from Blog (10+). All 12 plugins tagged “paid content” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 paid content plugins
- 1.
Steady for WordPressThe most installed paid content plugin, with 600+ active installs. Rated 3.0 from 10 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 2.
PaidContent10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.
- 3.
Sell from Blog10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
- 4.
YOMERU10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 days ago.
- 5.
Guest Post ManagerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 6.
ActaFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 7.
Orazio Puglisi PaywallFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 8.
Zero Ad NetworkFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 9.
Excalibur PaywallFewer than 10 active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 10.
Bobasoftware Publisher PaywallFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.
All 12 plugins tagged “paid content”
Steady for WordPress
Up in the last 7 days:28#8,073by Steady26 days ago
Steady is the perfect plugin for regular payments: offer subscriptions, pledges, use a flexible paywall or start a subscription crowdfunding campaign.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 3.0(10)
- Downloads
- 15/day
PaidContent
Up in the last 7 days:3,979#41,187by Victor Demianenko10 years ago
Sell your video courses, manuals, articles etc. with WooCommerce quickly and easily.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Sell from Blog
Down in the last 7 days:4,836#42,108by paulpela11 years ago
Sell from Blog lets you sell your ebook or software package via premium SMS payments.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
YOMERU
Down in the last 7 days:1,056#46,507by DesignPlus3 days ago
Sell individual WordPress articles with Stripe Checkout and provide registered users with a My Page for accessing purchased content.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 22/day
Guest Post Manager
Down in the last 7 days:1,978#56,074by guestpostplugin2 years ago
The Guest Post Manager is the only plugin of its kind that will allow you to track and manage all of your sponsored content and guest posts inside of …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Acta
Up in the last 7 days:8,923#61,329by readwithacta3 months ago
A pay-per-post solution for WordPress publishers. Give casual visitors a simple way to pay for content, no subscription required.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Orazio Puglisi Paywall
#62,087by oraziopuglisi1 month ago
Pay once, unlock with a code: lock any page or post behind a one-time PayPal payment. No subscriptions, no user accounts.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Zero Ad Network
Down in the last 7 days:16,069#66,210by zeroadnetwork1 month ago
Earn revenue from Zero Ad Network subscribers by offering ad-free browsing and access to selected paid content.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Excalibur Paywall
Down in the last 7 days:4,561#67,362by cpexcalibur7 years ago
Excalibur is the best and most affordable content monetization software on the market. Easiest plugin to configure with the most features.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Bobasoftware Publisher Paywall
Up in the last 7 days:343#69,845by bobasoftware1 month ago
Your newest posts stay free and find readers. Your archive earns. A Stripe paywall for WordPress, with no transaction fee from us.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
ACS Content for WooCommerce
#70,343by ACS1 month ago
Sell premium articles on your own site with WooCommerce — like a paid newsletter platform, but you keep the fees and the reader data.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Dude Paywall
Down in the last 7 days:15,198#72,957by wpdudeplugins1 month ago
Charge for premium WordPress content using Stripe Checkout — no membership plugin required.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day