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.
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Top 5 private post plugins
- 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.PrivatePost
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.5.
- 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.Protected Content
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 18 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.5.1.
- 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”
Private Plus
Down in the last 7 days:4,466#45,666by brandonjpetersen18 years ago
Allow the administrator to choose which groups can see private posts.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
PrivatePost
Down in the last 7 days:4,402#46,326by blackc200416 years ago
This plugin is a full featured private post management interface. It allows you to manage all private post's publishing status via the "Mana …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
New Post is Private
Down in the last 7 days:8,698#46,653by mohansandesh12 years ago
New posts will be private by default.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Protected Content
Down in the last 7 days:286#47,177by blackc200418 years ago
Check if the user can see protected content (This is a proof of conenpt ONLY, do NOT use)
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Private Password Posts
Down in the last 7 days:10,387#47,434by Tomas4 years ago
Hide private posts and password protected posts in front end
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day