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.
Password ProtectedThe most installed restrict content plugin, with 300K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 143 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 2.
PPWP30K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 272 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 3.
Passster10K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 60 reviews, updated 1 day ago.
- 4.
ContentProtector5K+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 5.
Restrict2K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 25 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 6.
Page and Post Restriction1K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 16 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 7.Membership & User Roles for WooCommerce (Automatic Role Changer)
400+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 6 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 8.
Restrictions for BuddyPress300+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 4 days ago.
- 9.
Password for WP200+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
- 10.
Password Protect200+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
All 51 plugins tagged “restrict content”

Password Protected
#189by Saad Iqbal11 days ago
Password protect your WordPress site with one password. Control access, whitelist trusted IPs, and monitor password activity.
- Installs
- 300K+
- Rating
- 4.4(143)
- Downloads
- 7.3K/day

PPWP
Down in the last 7 days:1#980by WP Folio Team5 days ago
Password protect WordPress pages and posts by user roles or with multiple passwords; protect your entire website with a single password.
- Installs
- 30K+
- Rating
- 4.7(272)
- Downloads
- 876/day

Passster
Up in the last 7 days:1#1,962by WP Chill1 day ago
Password Protect Pages, Posts & Content in WordPress
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.2(60)
- Downloads
- 208/day

ContentProtector
Up in the last 7 days:137#3,023by Anton1 year ago
Protect your content with passwords using easy-to-use shortcodes. Supports both global protection and partial content protection.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 16/day

Restrict
Down in the last 7 days:10#4,920by Tickera22 days ago
Restrict content easily to logged in users, members with a specific role or user capability, to it's author, Tickera, Venuera, Easy Digital Downl …
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.2(25)
- Downloads
- 41/day

Page and Post Restriction
Up in the last 7 days:24#5,173by miniOrange12 days ago
Restrict content access for WordPress (WP) | Restrict pages/posts in WP based on user roles and login status to protect content
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.3(16)
- Downloads
- 63/day
Membership & User Roles for WooCommerce (Automatic Role Changer)
Down in the last 7 days:30#9,947by David Marín Carreño (DaveFX)1 month ago
Sync user roles with memberships and subscriptions. Grant access on purchase, revoke on expiry, and restrict your store by role.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.3(6)
- Downloads
- 22/day

Restrictions for BuddyPress
Up in the last 7 days:17#10,609by SeventhQueen4 days ago
Restrict BuddyPress profiles, groups, activity, and messages by login status, membership level, or profile field.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Password for WP
Down in the last 7 days:25#11,759by get3code4 months ago
Protect your whole WordPress site with one password. Custom background image, message and colors, cache friendly. Compatible with WordPress 7.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 12/day

Password Protect
Up in the last 7 days:38#12,977by Huzaifa Al Mesbah1 month ago
Password Protect entire site & create Temporary Login Without Password links. Simple & secure access for developers or maintenance.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 12/day

My Members Only
Up in the last 7 days:61#16,100by uri2 years ago
Protect content in posts and pages with shortcodes.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.3(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Restrict Anonymous Access
Down in the last 7 days:120#18,906by Christian Leuenberg8 days ago
Adds a shortcode to restrict content from anonymous users.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Super Simple Post / Page Restrictor
Down in the last 7 days:277#22,060by arippberger10 years ago
Restict content on a post-by-post or page-by-page basis. Minimal configuration required.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

IDPay For Paid Memberships Pro
Down in the last 7 days:198#22,074by IDPay4 years ago
After installing and enabling this plugin, your customers can pay through IDPay gateway.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Web3 Access
Down in the last 7 days:250#22,079by Rogue Web Design20 days ago
Accept cryptocurrency payments via MetaMask or web3 browser wallets. Restrict content to NFT owners or crypto wallets that make a payment.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 4.2(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Pigeon Paywall
Down in the last 7 days:837#22,154by Pigeon.io25 days ago
The official Pigeon Paywall plugin for WordPress
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

BuddyForms Custom Login
Down in the last 7 days:353#23,482by Themekraft1 month ago
Custom Login, Custom Login Redirect, Custom Registartion Link, Registation Forms
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
PrivateContent Free
Down in the last 7 days:74#24,360by LCweb6 days ago
Restrict pages, posts, and menus by user level or login status. Create private areas for members or logged-in users with ease and for free!
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Client Power Tools Portal
Down in the last 7 days:74#25,446by Sam Glover6 months ago
A free, easy-to-use client portal built for designers, developers, consultants, lawyers, and other independent contractors and professionals.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

WP Secure Content
Up in the last 7 days:14#26,367by Fahad Mahmood22 days ago
Control who can see your posts, pages and WooCommerce products: members only, specific roles or a password, with optional copy protection.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

PageProtectPro
#29,448by pageprotectpro3 months ago
Password protect WordPress pages, posts or an entire website with role bypass and a customisable lock screen.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

RestrictMate
#30,052by RestrictMate2 months ago
Smart Content Restriction & Membership Control plugin for WordPress. Restrict pages, posts, or custom content by membership level, login, or membe …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Smart Protect
Down in the last 7 days:318#32,096by Marcos Robles4 years ago
Smart Protect offers a solution to protect your entire site and choose which pages within your site will not be protected, all in a simple and easy wa …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

GatePass
Down in the last 7 days:908#32,180by mdashikul24 days ago
Password protect your entire WordPress site, pages, posts & WooCommerce. The password protected content protector with one-click magic bypass links.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

MemberHub
Down in the last 7 days:770#33,880by Wpbens1 day ago
Restrict WooCommerce products and WordPress content to members only, with subscriptions and members-only pricing.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 17/day

Restrict Content Pro
Up in the last 7 days:6,842#36,033by Hannan10 years ago
This plugin Integrates Restrict Content Pro with Easy Digital Downloads .
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Restrict Content Pro
Down in the last 7 days:6,308#41,855by Pippin Williamson11 years ago
Requires at least 3.6 Tested up to 3.9 Stable tag: 1.0.0 Add GetResponse integration to Restrict Content Pro.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

VIPer
Up in the last 7 days:2,975#45,398by Kirill5 years ago
Manage your content by end user level(VIP) at your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Simple Restrict Content
Down in the last 7 days:381#46,271by DanielRiera6 years ago
Restrict the content of all WordPress, just select the roles that can access that post, page, custom post type, product ... etc.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day
Content Permissions for Pages & Posts
Down in the last 7 days:2,533#48,098by param9 years ago
Control your content permissions with simple shortcode. Restrict content access to members,guests or logged in one's.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 1/day

Private Content Login Protector
#55,631by Abdul Rafay Ul Haque3 months ago
Protect Pages, Posts, WooCommerce Products/Categories, and Custom Post Types behind a completely independent, custom-built login system.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

SmartWay Suite
#55,780by SmartWay Designs5 days ago
Restrict content by role, manage roles, sort media into folders and replace files without breaking links. Switch on only what you need.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 17/day

Access Guard
Up in the last 7 days:5,846#56,768by Nitin Prakash1 month ago
Access Guard enhances security by managing user permissions and banning IPs to protect sensitive content.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Lokzi
#58,087by Plugsbe8 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
- 58/day

Pavel Silinskii Age Verification
Down in the last 7 days:5,027#59,126by pavelsilinskii1 month ago
Age verification popup for WordPress. Supports Yes/No and date of birth verification modes, with block or redirect on decline.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Donate to Access Content
#60,456by Rupak Dhiman2 months ago
Unofficial GiveWP add-on that hides selected WordPress content until a visitor completes a qualifying donation.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

RIACO Content Protector
Up in the last 7 days:3,612#62,074by robertoiacono5 months ago
Protect any portion of your WordPress content using a simple shortcode. Includes global password, AJAX unlock, and site-wide instant access.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Drip Content for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:10,911#63,542by PetZe1 year ago
Lightweight Drip Content for WooCommerce easily schedule and unlock posts, pages, or lessons after purchase with delays, time windows, or cohorts.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Easywpkit Paid Content Access
Up in the last 7 days:5,383#63,688by easywpkit2 months ago
🔒 Lock any content by user role – free and unlimited. ⚡ Upgrade to Pro to accept payments via Stripe, PayPal, or WooCommerce.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day

Codifigata
Up in the last 7 days:5,774#63,735by Codifigata6 days ago
Hide the entire content or just one section behind a login, with blur or full removal, and a customizable login button.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Aluleth Membership
Up in the last 7 days:4,011#64,739by aluleth11 days ago
Membership levels sold with FluentCart or WooCommerce, free sign-ups, members-only content with a teaser and a designed join card, and a member area.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Vandar Payment Gateway for Paid Memberships Pro
Down in the last 7 days:8,431#65,222by Vandar3 years ago
Vandar payment method for Paid Memberships Pro.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Gemeindetresor
Down in the last 7 days:7,784#65,586by eduardwiebe7713 days ago
Privacy-friendly member area for churches: registration, local bot protection, admin approval, per-page access and a protected document library.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Content management control
Down in the last 7 days:11,125#66,071by slayerh8 years ago
Allows administrator to restrict post editing.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Timed Access Pass
Down in the last 7 days:15,089#70,008by Keinar Elkayam5 days ago
Paywall and pay-per-view for WooCommerce. Sell timed access to a page or video. Buyers get a code by email and unlock it in one click. No accounts.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

GT3D
#70,235by gt3dmakers1 month ago
Reserve pages for the user roles you choose, right from the page editor or Elementor. Menus update themselves for each user.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

MemberArea Connector
#71,051by Christian Volquardsen16 days ago
Membership plugin: lock pages to a course, group or product, sell from any page, and let members sign in with their MemberArea account.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Deadbolt
#71,744by PluginRx4 days ago
Restrict pages by role, user or login status, and show every blocked visitor a customizable template that explains why and what to do next.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 60/day

Simple Member Protection
Down in the last 7 days:8,680#71,778by WP Plugin Pilot1 month ago
Protect content based on login or membership level. Use shortcodes or UI toggles to restrict post/page visibility.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Gatekeepr
Down in the last 7 days:15,447#71,787by Bilal1 month ago
Password protect the single/detail pages of any post type behind a shared or per-post-type password, with a clean, modern unlock screen.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day