Best password protect plugins for WordPress
The most popular password protect plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Password Protected leads with 300K+ active installs, ahead of PPWP (30K+) and Passster (10K+). All 23 plugins tagged “Password Protect” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 password protect plugins
- 1.
Password ProtectedThe most installed password protect plugin, with 300K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 143 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 2.
PPWP30K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 272 reviews, updated 3 days ago.
- 3.
Passster10K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 60 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 4.
ContentProtector5K+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 5.
Protect the Children!1K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 15 reviews, updated 4 days ago.
- 6.
Password for WP200+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
- 7.
Very Simple Password for WordPress200+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 10 reviews, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
- 8.
Password Protect200+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 9.
Login Require Press100+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.
- 10.
H6 Private Store for WooCommerce90+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 23 plugins tagged “Password Protect”
Password Protected
#189by Saad Iqbal9 days ago
Password protect your WordPress site with one password. Control access, whitelist trusted IPs, and monitor password activity.
- Installs
- 300K+
- Rating
- 4.4(143)
- Downloads
- 7.4K/day
PPWP
Down in the last 7 days:1#979by WP Folio Team3 days ago
Password protect WordPress pages and posts by user roles or with multiple passwords; protect your entire website with a single password.
- Installs
- 30K+
- Rating
- 4.7(272)
- Downloads
- 735/day
Passster
Up in the last 7 days:3#1,960by WP Chill16 days ago
Password Protect Pages, Posts & Content in WordPress
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.2(60)
- Downloads
- 220/day
ContentProtector
Up in the last 7 days:129#3,031by Anton1 year ago
Protect your content with passwords using easy-to-use shortcodes. Supports both global protection and partial content protection.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 15/day
Protect the Children!
Down in the last 7 days:13#5,382by Matt Miller4 days ago
Easily password protect the child pages/posts of a post/page that is password protected.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.9(15)
- Downloads
- 42/day
Password for WP
Up in the last 7 days:10#11,775by get3code4 months ago
Protect your whole WordPress site with one password. Custom background image, message and colors, cache friendly. Compatible with WordPress 7.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 12/day
Very Simple Password for WordPress
Up in the last 7 days:23#12,660by lucasbustamante9 years ago
A simple and lightweight password protection for Wordpress.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.6(10)
- Downloads
- 5/day
Password Protect
Up in the last 7 days:70#12,969by Huzaifa Al Mesbah1 month ago
Password Protect entire site & create Temporary Login Without Password links. Simple & secure access for developers or maintenance.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Login Require Press
Down in the last 7 days:79#14,454by Marat Nepomnyashy7 years ago
Easy way to require user login to view specific pages / posts.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.5(4)
- Downloads
- 6/day
H6 Private Store for WooCommerce
Up in the last 7 days:205#16,838by Jo Cox1 month ago
Make your WooCommerce shop private. Let customers in by login or password, and choose who can see products, prices and buy.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
OTP Content Protect
Up in the last 7 days:247#22,037by Tim Ehling1 year ago
The easiest way to protect WordPress content with an OTP. Secure posts and pages with a one-time password—no user registration required.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
PrimePlaced
Up in the last 7 days:1,433#25,174by dobrzepostawieni2 months ago
Lock your entire WordPress site behind a single password with a branded lock screen, session or timed access, and simple admin controls.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Secure Content
#25,978by Fahad Mahmood20 days ago
Control who can see your posts, pages and WooCommerce products: members only, specific roles or a password, with optional copy protection.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Smart Protect
Down in the last 7 days:318#32,096by Marcos Robles4 years ago
Smart Protect offers a solution to protect your entire site and choose which pages within your site will not be protected, all in a simple and easy wa …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Knock First
#32,229by stettzy23 days ago
Password protect your entire website with one shared password. Ideal for private sites, staging, launches, and client previews.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 6/day
GatePass
Down in the last 7 days:604#32,793by mdashikul22 days ago
Password protect your entire WordPress site, pages, posts & WooCommerce. The password protected content protector with one-click magic bypass links.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Formula04 Site Lock
#36,318by Verb_Form049 years ago
Put a sitewide password on your site. Users must enter password before viewing content.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(6)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Nucuta Password Protect
Down in the last 7 days:2,283#47,550by NUCUTA9 years ago
Secure your wordpress site with a password. Useful for private blogs.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
MatrixInn Password Protect
#57,181by MatrixInn Solutions15 days ago
Put your whole site, or only chosen pages, categories and post types, behind a password. Named passwords, your own password screen, no leaks.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
JZB Secure Content Block
Up in the last 7 days:3,260#60,579by Yephy7 months ago
A Gutenberg block to securely hide content using passwords. Designed to be fully compatible with page caching mechanisms.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
PixelClients Closed Site Access
Up in the last 7 days:3,216#61,708by pixelclients5 months ago
Protect WordPress websites with a branded password gate, access logs, visitor tracking, contact information, and IP blocking.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
Gatekeepr
Down in the last 7 days:7,605#65,991by Bilal1 month ago
Password protect the single/detail pages of any post type behind a shared or per-post-type password, with a clean, modern unlock screen.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Lokzi
#67,855by Plugsbe6 days ago
Password protect your WordPress site, pages and posts with a custom lock screen you design visually. No code needed, and it works with any theme.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 62/day