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Best restricted plugins for WordPress

The most popular restricted plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Force Login leads with 30K+ active installs, ahead of Restricted to Adults (100+) and Force login to make the site private (50+). All 7 plugins tagged “restricted” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 7 restricted plugins

  1. 1.
    Force Login

    The most installed restricted plugin, with 30K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 101 reviews, updated 4 months ago.

  2. 2.
    Restricted to Adults

    100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5.

  3. 3.
    Force login to make the site private

    50+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.

  4. 4.
    PBP Restricted Menu-Widget by role

    20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.

  5. 5.
    AccessWise

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  6. 6.
    SPMedia Age Verification

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.

  7. 7.
    Visitor force login page

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.2.15.

All 7 plugins tagged “restricted”