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Best private post plugins for WordPress

The most popular private post plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Private Plus leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of PrivatePost (10+) and New Post is Private (10+). All 6 plugins tagged “private post” 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 5 private post plugins

  1. 1.
    Private Plus

    The most installed private post plugin, with 10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 18 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.5.

  2. 2.
    PrivatePost

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.5.

  3. 3.
    New Post is Private

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.

  4. 4.
    Protected Content

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 18 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.5.1.

  5. 5.
    Private Password Posts

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.

All 6 plugins tagged “private post”