Best secret plugins for WordPress
The most popular secret plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Oomph Hidden Tags leads with 400+ active installs, ahead of HideMeIn (100+) and Hidden Tags (90+). All 12 plugins tagged “secret” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 9 secret plugins
- 1.
Oomph Hidden TagsThe most installed secret plugin, with 400+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
- 2.
HideMeIn100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 3.
Hidden Tags90+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.7.1.
- 4.
Secret Image Slide and Tune80+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 5.
Mt8 Secret Comments60+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
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BuddyPress Private Community10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 15 years ago.
- 7.
WPKeyMe10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 8.
Redactor10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.
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Hidden Login10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.1.4.
All 12 plugins tagged “secret”
Oomph Hidden Tags
Down in the last 7 days:6#9,305by Ben Doherty (Oomph, Inc)10 years ago
Hide certain tags from tag lists and tag clouds. Allow capable users to see hidden tags with the see_hidden_tags capability.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 4/day
HideMeIn
Down in the last 7 days:56#13,987by Daniele Alessandra3 years ago
HideMeIn is a WordPress Plugin that hides you from other users’ eyes. Once installed and activated no one will see you in administrators’ dashboard, n …
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Hidden Tags
Up in the last 7 days:186#17,122by michaeltyson17 years ago
Hide certain tags/categories from the public
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 4.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Secret Image Slide and Tune
Down in the last 7 days:128#17,781by Joseph Bisharat1 year ago
Enter the secret code in the proper sequence to set off an image that will slide across your browser screen along with the tune of your favorite sound …
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Mt8 Secret Comments
Up in the last 7 days:36#19,588by Kazuto Takeshita11 years ago
Write a comment visible only to admin.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
BuddyPress Private Community
Up in the last 7 days:243#29,303by NipponMonkey15 years ago
This plugin makes your BuddyPress community private. Only logged in members can view the social areas in full. You can configure the default settings.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 2.5(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WPKeyMe
Up in the last 7 days:1,788#42,883by Aubrey Portwood13 years ago
This plugin allows you to require a secret key that is passed via the URL: http://example.com/post-title/?key=[string]
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Redactor
#44,474by DCoda14 years ago
Versatile Censor Tool
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Hidden Login
Down in the last 7 days:7,939#47,085by aterris16 years ago
Adds Keystroke Enabled Login Functionality
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day