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Best unlock plugins for WordPress

The most popular unlock plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Subscribe to Unlock Lite leads with 500+ active installs, ahead of Lock Your Updates Plugins/Themes Manager (300+) and Unlock Protocol (40+). All 4 plugins tagged “unlock” 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 4 unlock plugins

  1. 1.
    Subscribe to Unlock Lite

    The most installed unlock plugin, with 500+ active installs. Rated 3.9 from 10 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  2. 2.
    Lock Your Updates Plugins/Themes Manager

    300+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.

  3. 3.
    Unlock Protocol

    40+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.

  4. 4.
    Lock Login

    10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.14.

All 4 plugins tagged “unlock”