Best restriction plugins for WordPress
The most popular restriction plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP-Members Membership Plugin leads with 50K+ active installs, ahead of Registered Users Only (2K+) and Postcode Based Order Restriction for WooCommerce (100+). All 24 plugins tagged “Restriction” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 restriction plugins
- 1.
WP-Members Membership PluginThe most installed restriction plugin, with 50K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 272 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 2.
Registered Users Only2K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 13 reviews, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 3.
Postcode Based Order Restriction for WooCommerce100+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 8 reviews, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
- 4.
Only for Registered Users100+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 8 reviews, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.
- 5.
Custom Location Restrictor for WooCommerce100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 6.
Media Restriction70+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.
- 7.
16Deza Block Curator60+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 8.
Intranet and Extranet with O365 Login40+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 9.
Invite Codes for Contact Form 730+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 10.
Gravity Forms User Restrictions20+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.
All 24 plugins tagged “Restriction”
WP-Members Membership Plugin
Down in the last 7 days:7#749by Chad Butler12 days ago
The original WordPress membership plugin with content restriction, user login, custom registration fields, user profiles, and more.
- Installs
- 50K+
- Rating
- 4.6(272)
- Downloads
- 753/day
Registered Users Only
Down in the last 7 days:37#4,995by Alex Mills9 months ago
Forces all users to login before being able to view your site. Features an options page for configuration.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.6(13)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Postcode Based Order Restriction for WooCommerce
Up in the last 7 days:12#13,582by PrecursorWeb11 years ago
This plugin enables order restriction based on specific zip/post codes in a WooCommerce shop.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.4(8)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Only for Registered Users
Up in the last 7 days:36#14,611by sunnyverma198412 years ago
Make post, page or partial content visible to registered users only
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.4(8)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Custom Location Restrictor for WooCommerce
Up in the last 7 days:195#15,701by WPspin LLC9 months ago
The plugin restricts Billing/Shipping for custom states and custom zip codes.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Media Restriction
Down in the last 7 days:82#19,102by Upluggit5 months ago
Restrict media library access by user role — with activity logging, and REST API protection.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
16Deza Block Curator
#19,483by JuuRokuDezain1 month ago
Control which Gutenberg blocks editors can use — keep only what they need.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Intranet and Extranet with O365 Login
Down in the last 7 days:85#22,274by Wordpress Integration Services1 year ago
Intranet and Extranet Portal for Office 365,Dynamics CRM and Other Third Party Identity Providers.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Invite Codes for Contact Form 7
#23,940by Haste1 year ago
A plugin that adds invite codes functionality to Contact Form 7.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Gravity Forms User Restrictions
#25,460by Cyril Batillat13 years ago
Restrict the number of user submissions on Gravity Forms
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Content Restrict
Up in the last 7 days:50#25,657by Md Meraj Ahmed12 years ago
Restrict custom post type, pages or posts to logged in users.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 0/day
PBP Restricted Menu-Widget by role
#28,221by projoktibangla11 years ago
Display menu or widget items based on if a user is logged in, logged out or both.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Member-Exclusive Products for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:49#32,173by Amzil Ayoub1 year ago
A WordPress plugin to control WooCommerce product visibility for logged-in users.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Products Sale Restrictions for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:389#32,909by alexminza3 months ago
Products sale limitations during restriction hours.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Limited Admin Menu Access by URLs
Up in the last 7 days:1,373#33,344by wp-buy5 months ago
Give support agents limited WordPress admin access — restricted to specific pages you allow, with all others hidden and hard-blocked.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
User Groups Restrictions
Up in the last 7 days:195#34,295by asadowski1013 years ago
Extend of user-groups plugin, this plugin allows you to restrict access to users groups in back-end and front-end on page.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Restriction
Up in the last 7 days:4,828#41,232by tooltipsorg2 years ago
Restric wordpress site, or wordpress posts, or restricted content section in posts to non-member users
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Intranet Restriction for Posts and Pages
#46,619by nyuhuhuu15 years ago
Allows to restrict the access of specific posts and pages to intranet only.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Data access levels
Up in the last 7 days:27#46,941by lienann11 years ago
Restrict access to posts by user access level.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Restrict By Category for WooCommerce
#47,501by EDGARROJAS2 years ago
Restrict access to WooCommerce product categories.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.4(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Only Registered Users
Up in the last 7 days:9,358#49,052by Reza Khan4 years ago
This plugin will force visitors to register and login themselves before being able to view your site. Only registered and logged in users will be able …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
MID GeoShield Access Manager
#59,897by midexigner10 months ago
Easily block visitors from selected countries with geo-based restrictions and an admin settings page.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Role wise category post
Up in the last 7 days:2,818#69,290by innowyn7 years ago
Role wise category post lets you see posts based on the category privillages for users.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day