Best write protection plugins for WordPress

The most popular write protection plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Read Only Mode leads with 10+ active installs. All 1 plugins tagged “write protection” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

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Top 1 write protection plugins

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Read Only Mode
The most installed write protection plugin, with 10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

All 1 plugins tagged “write protection”

Read Only Mode
#47,784
by telchar6 months ago
Put your WordPress site in read-only mode — block persistent changes while keeping the site browsable until an administrator disables the freeze.
Installs
10+
Rating
–
Downloads
0/day