Best post restriction plugins for WordPress
The most popular post restriction plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Page and Post Restriction leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of User Specific Posts (40+). All 2 plugins tagged “Post Restriction” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 post restriction plugins
- 1.
Page and Post RestrictionThe most installed post restriction plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 16 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
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User Specific Posts40+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
All 2 plugins tagged “Post Restriction”

Page and Post Restriction
Up in the last 7 days:1#5,181by miniOrange10 days ago
Restrict content access for WordPress (WP) | Restrict pages/posts in WP based on user roles and login status to protect content
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.3(16)
- Downloads
- 74/day

User Specific Posts
Down in the last 7 days:516#22,307by mansurahamed1 year ago
Restrict any page/post visibility to a specific user only.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day