Best require plugins for WordPress
The most popular require plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Require Post Category leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Requirements Checklist (800+) and LH Agree to Terms (800+). All 13 plugins tagged “require” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 require plugins
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Require Post CategoryThe most installed require plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 11 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
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Requirements Checklist800+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 12 reviews, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
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LH Agree to Terms800+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
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Agreeable800+ active installs. Rated 3.9 from 27 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
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Force Post Category Selection100+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 10 reviews, last updated 11 years ago.
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Force Post Title100+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
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Require Post Tags30+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
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DCO Post Validator20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
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Require & Limit Categories, Tags, Featured Image and taxonomies10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 weeks ago.
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Post Requirements10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.
All 13 plugins tagged “require”
Require Post Category
Up in the last 7 days:17#6,872by Josh Hartman2 years ago
Require users to choose a post category before updating or publishing a post.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.9(11)
- Downloads
- 61/day
Requirements Checklist
Down in the last 7 days:18#7,304by dauidus11 years ago
Allows admins to require content to be entered before a page/post can be published.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 4.8(12)
- Downloads
- 11/day
LH Agree to Terms
Up in the last 7 days:3#7,398by shawfactor8 years ago
Add a HTML5 "Agree to terms" check box on login or registration forms.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Agreeable
Down in the last 7 days:32#7,536by buildcreate10 years ago
Add an "Agree to terms" check box on login, registration, or comment forms. Works with BuddyPress, bbPress and MultiSite.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 3.9(27)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Force Post Category Selection
Up in the last 7 days:30#13,908by Jatinder Pal Singh11 years ago
This is simple plugin which forces the users to select atleast one category from the list while publishing a new post.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.8(10)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Force Post Title
Down in the last 7 days:63#15,031by Jatinder Pal Singh11 years ago
This is simple plugin which forces the users to write POST title in Add New Post page.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Require Post Tags
#24,153by Josh Hartman9 years ago
Require users to add at least one post tag before saving a draft, updating a post, or publishing a post. This applies to normal posts and may not be …
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
DCO Post Validator
Down in the last 7 days:131#26,402by Denis Yanchevskiy6 years ago
Allows you to make post, page, custom post elements required: title, content, featured image.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Require & Limit Categories, Tags, Featured Image and taxonomies
Down in the last 7 days:1,358#30,676by Puvox Software17 days ago
[ ✅ 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐏𝐋𝐔𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐒 b𝓎 𝒫𝓊𝓋𝑜𝓍] Force dashboard users to select chosen fields during publishing
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Post Requirements
Down in the last 7 days:129#43,984by carestad10 years ago
This plugin allows you to require posts to have thumbnail set and/or tags.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Requird
Down in the last 7 days:3,308#46,885by gilbarbara12 years ago
Require users to fill selected fields before posting.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.5(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
CS Require featured image to publish posts
#50,116by Chetan Satasiya4 years ago
This plugin will add the restriction to publish post without featured image.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day