Best protect pages plugins for WordPress
The most popular protect pages plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Protect Pages & Posts leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of MatrixInn Password Protect (fewer than 10). All 2 plugins tagged “protect pages” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 protect pages plugins
- 1.
Protect Pages & PostsThe most installed protect pages plugin, with 10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
- 2.MatrixInn Password Protect
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
All 2 plugins tagged “protect pages”

Protect Pages & Posts
Up in the last 7 days:1,614#46,491by gaupoit4 years ago
Protects content of your WordPress pages and posts.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
MatrixInn Password Protect
Up in the last 7 days:3,638#69,624by MatrixInn Solutions15 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