Best private site plugins for WordPress
The most popular private site plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. My Private Site leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Intranet & Private Site (3K+) and Frontend Gatekeeper (40+). All 19 plugins tagged “private site” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 private site plugins
- 1.
My Private SiteThe most installed private site plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 82 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.Intranet & Private Site
3K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 11 reviews, updated 3 months ago.
- 3.
Frontend Gatekeeper40+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 3 months ago.
- 4.
f(x) SSL30+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
- 5.PrimePlaced
30+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 6.Private Sites
20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.11.
- 7.
f(x) Login Customizer20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
- 8.
Supracorona Login Gate10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 9.
Knock First10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 10.
Private Site with Custom Login Page10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
All 19 plugins tagged “private site”

My Private Site
Up in the last 7 days:1#1,432by David Gewirtz2 months ago
Make WordPress private in one click, block registration spam, and safely clean up existing spam accounts.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.5(82)
- Downloads
- 118/day
Intranet & Private Site
Down in the last 7 days:6#3,668by Syed Balkhi3 months ago
Turn WordPress into a private intranet in one click. Restrict access to logged-in members, with auto-logout and login redirect, also on multisite.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 5.0(11)
- Downloads
- 40/day

Frontend Gatekeeper
Up in the last 7 days:20#22,242by Jordan Hlebarov3 months ago
Hide the public WordPress frontend behind a secret URL parameter. Anyone with the link gets in; everyone else sees a 404.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

f(x) SSL
Up in the last 7 days:81#24,147by David Chandra Purnama10 years ago
Simple SSL(HTTPS) Plugin.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 4.5(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
PrimePlaced
Up in the last 7 days:1,659#25,063by 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
Private Sites
#26,560by Brent Maxwell11 years ago
Quick plugin to enable the setting of a site private. Includes options for with multi-site capabilities.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

f(x) Login Customizer
#27,410by David Chandra Purnama10 years ago
Customize Login Page using the Customizer.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Supracorona Login Gate
#31,218by Supracorona2 months ago
Allows only logged-in users to access your WordPress site and redirects logged-out visitors before they can view protected content.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Knock First
Down in the last 7 days:123#32,304by 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
- 0/day

Private Site with Custom Login Page
Down in the last 7 days:1,867#40,574by joaorosa9 years ago
Make your website private! Only logged in users can view your website. Perfect for intranets or in development websites.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Private WP
#48,492by Alex9 years ago
This plugin redirects all not logged in users to a login page.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

ncdLabs Site Access Policies
#52,818by ncdLabs1 month ago
Control who can access your WordPress site, domain names, and URL paths with passwords, logins, roles, and reusable policies.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
CFB Must Login
Up in the last 7 days:1,145#57,352by Code For Broke1 month ago
Put your whole site behind a login with one click. Includes REST API protection and automatic cache clearing.
- 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
- 11/day
Lokzi
#68,613by 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
- 60/day
MatrixInn Password Protect
Up in the last 7 days:3,638#69,624by MatrixInn Solutions16 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
- 11/day
KW Members Fortress
Up in the last 7 days:87#72,132by KREISWOLKE7 days ago
Make your whole WordPress site private — every page, feed, REST endpoint and uploaded file requires login — and prove it isn't leaking.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

SMNTCS Private Site
#72,811by Niels Lange1 month ago
Makes your site private, so visitors who are not logged in see a message instead of your content.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

EDH Restricted Site
Down in the last 7 days:4,064#73,895by EncodeDotHost2 months ago
Restrict access to your site to visitors with an email address from an approved list of domains.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day