Best read only plugins for WordPress
The most popular read only plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Readministrator (Read Only Administrator) leads with 80+ active installs, ahead of Agentgate for WebMCP (10+) and Read Only Mode (10+). All 7 plugins tagged “read only” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 read only plugins
- 1.
Readministrator (Read Only Administrator)The most installed read only plugin, with 80+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Agentgate for WebMCP10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 3.
Read Only Mode10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 4.
SimplyMade ConnectorFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
- 5.
Storita ConnectorFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 days ago.
- 6.
Axle Read-Only ModeFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
All 7 plugins tagged “read only”
Readministrator (Read Only Administrator)
Down in the last 7 days:261#18,061by Dhanendran Rajagopal2 months ago
A read-only administrator role — users can view the entire wp-admin like an admin but cannot change anything.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
Agentgate for WebMCP
#30,985by AgentGate7 months ago
Give AI agents in Chrome 146+ read-only access to your posts and categories via WebMCP.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Read Only Mode
Up in the last 7 days:1,867#39,758by telchar6 months ago
Put your WordPress site in read-only mode — block persistent changes while keeping the site browsable until an administrator disables the freeze.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
SimplyMade Connector
Down in the last 7 days:1,451#66,117by akifsms12313 days ago
Connect a WordPress site to SimplyMade Social with an explicit, read-only grant.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
Storita Connector
#67,015by Storita2 days ago
Connects your WordPress/WooCommerce store to Storita.ai through a secure, read-only REST API.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 53/day
Axle Read-Only Mode
Down in the last 7 days:15,815#69,292by Aryan Jasala9 days ago
Read-only mode for migrations and deploys. Visitors still see the site; nothing can be saved, so no edits, orders or comments get lost.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 12/day