Best private posts plugins for WordPress
The most popular private posts plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Wp-Private leads with 200+ active installs, ahead of Scheduled Content Replacer (10+). All 2 plugins tagged “Private Posts” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 private posts plugins
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Wp-PrivateThe most installed private posts plugin, with 200+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
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Scheduled Content Replacer10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
All 2 plugins tagged “Private Posts”
Wp-Private
Down in the last 7 days:2#12,005by Namith Jawahar4 years ago
Privatize parts of posts from unauthorized users. Begin protected content with [protected] and end hidden content with [/protected].
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Scheduled Content Replacer
Down in the last 7 days:12,049#45,710by DREAMHIVE5 months ago
Prepare future content privately and automatically replace published content at the scheduled time.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day