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Best restrict content plugins for WordPress

The most popular restrict content plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Password Protected leads with 300K+ active installs, ahead of PPWP (30K+) and Passster (10K+). All 51 plugins tagged “restrict content” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

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Top 10 restrict content plugins

  1. 1.
    Password Protected

    The most installed restrict content plugin, with 300K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 143 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  2. 2.
    PPWP

    30K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 272 reviews, updated 3 days ago.

  3. 3.
    Passster

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 60 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.

  4. 4.
    ContentProtector

    5K+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.

  5. 5.
    Restrict

    2K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 25 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.

  6. 6.
    Page and Post Restriction

    1K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 16 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  7. 7.
    Membership & User Roles for WooCommerce (Automatic Role Changer)

    400+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 6 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  8. 8.
    Restrictions for BuddyPress

    300+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 3 days ago.

  9. 9.
    Password for WP

    200+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.

  10. 10.
    Password Protect

    200+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.

All 51 plugins tagged “restrict content”