Honey Coinhive Locker
Honey Coinhive Locker lets you lock your content on posts, pages, and in theme files.
Consider an alternative
Honey Coinhive Locker shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. Was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 21/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (<10 active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 7 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 5.1 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Honey Coinhive Locker stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| authedmine | #3 |
| content locker | >100 |
| honey | #25 |
| locker | >100 |
| miner | #33 |
About Honey Coinhive Locker
From the official readme · v1.0.0Description
Honey Coinhive Locker provides content locking service that is simple to integrate, where your users’ devices need to solve a number of hashes, adjustable by you, in order to view protected content on your website. All with the added benefit of earning your website Monero (XMR) through Coinhive.com
A new way to restrict bots, or require payment. Rate limit the downloads and views on your WordPress website.
You can lock anything! Videos, images, audio, forms, pages..
You’ll need a Coinhive API site key and secret key.
HoneyPlugins.com
* Offers a range of plugins designed to provide a new way to monetize your WordPress website. Earn Monero (XMR) through various Honey Coinhive plugins, such as Widgets, Captchas, Links, and Lockers, using your users’ CPU.
* Users run the Coinhive miner directly on your website and mine Monero (XMR) for you.
* Users can also receive Honey (a site-specific currency) that can be used, tracked, and spent on your website in order to offer incentives to users who run the miner.
* HoneyPlugins are quick and easy to install, all that’s required is your Coinhive API key and API secret to get started.
Honey Coinhive Locker loads the Coinhive miner using AuthedMine.com. Your users will be required to opt-in before mining starts.
Translations
- English (default)
Honey plugins can be translated with Loco Translate plugin.
Send your translations to honeyplugins@gmail.com and they will be officially included in this plugin.
Installation
Upload the Honey Coinhive Locker plugin to your plugins folder and activate it from your WordPress Dashboard.
Fetch your API keys from Coinhive.com.
Enter your Site Key and Secret Key into the Honey Coinhive Locker Settings and click ‘Save Changes’.
Use ‘[honey-locker]Your Content Here[/honey-locker]’ in posts or pages to lock your content.
Or use ” in theme files to lock your content.
Changelog
1.0.0
- Release Date – March, 2019
- Official Launch Honey Coinhive Locker
For developers
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Add a live badge to your site, docs or GitHub README. It updates on its own — no account needed.
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Honey Coinhive Locker: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 7, 2026
Is Honey Coinhive Locker free?
Yes. Honey Coinhive Locker is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Honey Coinhive Locker safe to use in 2026?
Honey Coinhive Locker shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. Was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 21/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Honey Coinhive Locker?
Honey Coinhive Locker is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 1,304 times since it launched in February 2019. It was downloaded 48 times in the last 30 days.
Does Honey Coinhive Locker work with WordPress 7.1?
Honey Coinhive Locker is officially tested up to WordPress 5.1.27, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Honey Coinhive Locker need?
Honey Coinhive Locker requires PHP 5.2 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Honey Coinhive Locker last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.0, was released on February 17, 2019 (8 years ago).
Who makes Honey Coinhive Locker?
Honey Coinhive Locker is developed and maintained by Honey Plugins.
What are the best alternatives to Honey Coinhive Locker?
The most popular alternatives to Honey Coinhive Locker are Honey Coinhive Captcha (10+ installs) and Honey Coinhive Widget (<10 installs).
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