Best restrictions plugins for WordPress
The most popular restrictions plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Restrict Usernames leads with 200+ active installs, ahead of Restrict Payment Methods For WooCommerce (100+) and WC Coupons by Country (70+). All 9 plugins tagged “restrictions” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 9 restrictions plugins
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Restrict UsernamesThe most installed restrictions plugin, with 200+ active installs. Rated 3.6 from 14 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 2.
Restrict Payment Methods For WooCommerce100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 3 months ago.
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WC Coupons by Country70+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
- 4.
WPC Checkout Restrictions for WooCommerce50+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
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Category Combination Restrictions for WooCommerce10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 6.
Webengine Shipping Restrictions for WooCommerceFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
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KiwiUp Payment & Shipping Rules for WooCommerceFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
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BrenWP Client Safe ModeFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
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Category Children Coupons for WooCommerceFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 9 plugins tagged “restrictions”
Restrict Usernames
Down in the last 7 days:78#12,022by Scott Reilly8 years ago
Restrict the usernames that new users may use when registering for your site.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 3.6(14)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Restrict Payment Methods For WooCommerce
Up in the last 7 days:41#13,245by theme funda3 months ago
Restrict WooCommerce payment gateways based on flexible conditions like totals, products, user roles, shipping methods, and more.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
WC Coupons by Country
Down in the last 7 days:243#18,815by AxisThemes10 years ago
Restricts coupons usage to specific countries in WooCommerce plugin.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WPC Checkout Restrictions for WooCommerce
Up in the last 7 days:100#20,509by WPClever1 month ago
Enables merchants to quickly set checkout restrictions based on user roles, cart totals, item quantities, time, and products in the cart.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Category Combination Restrictions for WooCommerce
#31,388by Senff - a11n2 months ago
Prevent customers from mixing products from conflicting categories in their cart.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 3/day
Webengine Shipping Restrictions for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:11,854#60,955by Webengine2 months ago
Hide specific shipping methods at checkout when certain products are in the cart — configured per product or per shipping method.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
KiwiUp Payment & Shipping Rules for WooCommerce
Up in the last 7 days:622#68,504by kiwiup4 months ago
Restrict payment gateways, shipping methods, and shipping countries using conditional rules in WooCommerce.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
BrenWP Client Safe Mode
#71,512by Brendigo10 months ago
Per-user Safe Mode plus role-based client restrictions for safer troubleshooting and cleaner client handoff.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Category Children Coupons for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:14,492#74,205by runthings.dev9 months ago
Restrict WooCommerce coupons by product categories, with options to include or exclude child/descendant categories.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day