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Live from WordPress.org · Sep 26, 2026

Best Restrict Content Plugins for WordPress

41 plugins are tagged “restrict content” on WordPress.org. We rank them by active installs and score every one on update freshness, compatibility, ratings and support — so you can pick a safe one in seconds. The most popular right now is Password Protected with 300K+ active installs.

Plugins in category41
#1 by installsPassword Protected
Top-30 installs349.4K+
Avg. health (this page)50/100

41 Restrict Content plugins

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Best Restrict Content Plugins for WordPress
Rank Plugin Active installs Rating Updated Health
1 Password Protected — Lock Entire Site, Pages, Posts, Categories, and Partial Content Password Protected Protect your WordPress site, pages, posts, WooCommerce products, and categories with single… by Saad Iqbal 300K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (141) 2 months ago 85
2 PPWP – Password Protect Pages PPWP – Password Protect Pages Password protect WordPress pages and posts by user roles or with multiple passwords… by WP Folio Team 30K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (270) 5 days ago 94
3 Passster – Password Protect Pages and Content Passster – Password Protect Pages and Content Password Protect Pages, Posts & Content in WordPress by WP Chill 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (60) 1 week ago 90
4 ContentProtector – password protect your page, post or text ContentProtector – password protect your page, post or text Protect your content with passwords using easy-to-use shortcodes. Supports both global… by Anton 4K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 2 years ago 32
5 Restrict – membership, site, content and user access restrictions for WordPress Restrict Restrict content easily to logged in users, members with a specific role or user… by Tickera 2K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (25) 1 month ago 80
6 Page and Post Restriction Page and Post Restriction Restrict content access for WordPress (WP) | Restrict pages/posts in WP based on user roles… by miniOrange 2K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (16) 1 month ago 76
7 Membership & User Roles for WooCommerce (Automatic Role Changer) Membership & User Roles for WooCommerce (Automatic Role Cha… Sync user roles with memberships and subscriptions. Grant access on purchase, revoke on… by David Marín Carreño (DaveFX) 300+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (6) 4 weeks ago 78
8 Restrictions for BuddyPress Restrictions for BuddyPress Restrict BuddyPress profiles, groups, activity, and messages by login status, membership… by SeventhQueen 300+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (4) 4 months ago 61
9 Password for WP Password for WP Protect your whole WordPress site with one password. Custom background image, message and… by get3code 200+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 3 months ago 54
10 Password Protect – Temporary Login Without Password & Password Protect Entire Site Password Protect Password Protect entire site & create Temporary Login Without Password links. Simple &… by Huzaifa Al Mesbah 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.7 (3) 14 hours ago 71
11 My Members Only – Membership for WordPress My Members Only – Membership for WordPress Protect content in posts and pages with shortcodes. by uri 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (3) 3 years ago 30
12 Restrict Anonymous Access Restrict Anonymous Access Adds a shortcode to restrict content from anonymous users. by Christian Leuenberg 70+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (3) 2 years ago 35
13 Web3 Access Web3 Access Accept cryptocurrency payments via MetaMask or web3 browser wallets. Restrict content to… by Rogue Web Design 60+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (6) 5 months ago 55
14 Super Simple Post / Page Restrictor Super Simple Post / Page Restrictor Restict content on a post-by-post or page-by-page basis. Minimal configuration required. by arippberger 50+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 10 years ago 32
15 Pigeon Paywall Pigeon Paywall The official Pigeon Paywall plugin for WordPress by Pigeon.io 40+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 9 months ago 39
16 BuddyForms Custom Login BuddyForms Custom Login Custom Login, Custom Login Redirect, Custom Registartion Link, Registation Forms by Themekraft 40+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3 (2) 3 years ago 25
17 IDPay For Paid Memberships Pro IDPay For Paid Memberships Pro After installing and enabling this plugin, your customers can pay through IDPay gateway. by IDPay 40+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 4 years ago 24
18 PrivateContent Free PrivateContent Free Restrict pages, posts, and menus by user level or login status. Create private areas for… by LCweb 30+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 2 weeks ago 67
19 Client Power Tools Portal Client Power Tools Portal A free, easy-to-use client portal built for designers, developers, consultants, lawyers… by Sam Glover 20+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 5 months ago 52
20 RestrictMate – Restrict Page, Post and any Content ( Content Restriction and Membership Plugin) RestrictMate Smart Content Restriction & Membership Control plugin for WordPress. Restrict pages, posts… by RestrictMate 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 1 month ago 69
21 Smart Protect Smart Protect Smart Protect offers a solution to protect your entire site and choose which pages within… by Marcos Robles 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 5 years ago 23
22 PageProtectPro PageProtectPro Password protect WordPress pages, posts or an entire website with role bypass and a… by pageprotectpro 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 2 months ago 57
23 VIPer VIPer Manage your content by end user level(VIP) at your WordPress site. by Kirill 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 5 years ago 23
24 Restrict Content Pro – GetResponse Restrict Content Pro – GetResponse Requires at least 3.6 Tested up to 3.9 Stable tag: 1.0.0 Add GetResponse integration to… by Pippin Williamson 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 11 years ago 31
25 Restrict Content Pro – Easy Digital Downloads Restrict Content Pro – Easy Digital Downloads This plugin Integrates Restrict Content Pro with Easy Digital Downloads . by Hannan 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (4) 11 years ago 30
26 MemberHub – WooCommerce and WordPress Content Restriction MemberHub – WooCommerce and WordPress Content Restriction Restrict WooCommerce products and WordPress content to members only, with subscriptions and… by Wpbens 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 1 month ago 57
27 Simple Restrict Content Simple Restrict Content Restrict the content of all WordPress, just select the roles that can access that post… by DanielRiera 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 6 years ago 23
28 Content Permissions for Pages & Posts Content Permissions for Pages & Posts Control your content permissions with simple shortcode. Restrict content access to… by param 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 9 years ago 30
29 Drip Content for WooCommerce Drip Content for WooCommerce Lightweight Drip Content for WooCommerce easily schedule and unlock posts, pages, or… by PetZe <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 11 months ago 36
30 RIACO Content Protector RIACO Content Protector Protect any portion of your WordPress content using a simple shortcode. Includes global… by robertoiacono <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 4 months ago 49

Top Restrict Content plugins, head to head

All comparisons →
Password Protected — Lock Entire Site, Pages, Posts, Categories, and Partial ContentPassword Protected vs PPWP – Password Protect PagesPPWP Password Protected — Lock Entire Site, Pages, Posts, Categories, and Partial ContentPassword Protected vs Passster – Password Protect Pages and ContentPassster Password Protected — Lock Entire Site, Pages, Posts, Categories, and Partial ContentPassword Protected vs ContentProtector – password protect your page, post or textContentProtector PPWP – Password Protect PagesPPWP vs Passster – Password Protect Pages and ContentPassster PPWP – Password Protect PagesPPWP vs ContentProtector – password protect your page, post or textContentProtector Passster – Password Protect Pages and ContentPassster vs ContentProtector – password protect your page, post or textContentProtector

How we rank

Popularity first, then a health check you can trust

Plugins are ordered the way WordPress.org ranks them for this category. Next to each one you’ll see its health score, so a popular-but-neglected option never sneaks into your stack.

  • 25 Update freshness
  • 20 Works with the latest WordPress
  • 25 Rating, weighted by review count
  • 15 Support threads resolved
  • 15 Active installs

Popular plugins categories

woocommerce 11.8Kwidget 5.1Kseo 3.5Kadmin 3Kpost 2.8Kshortcode 2.4KAI 2.3Kposts 2.2Ksecurity 2.1Kcomments 2.1Kecommerce 2Kimages 1.8Kemail 1.8Kimage 1.7Kgoogle 1.6Kanalytics 1.5Kgutenberg 1.5Kfacebook 1.5Kelementor 1.5Ktwitter 1.5Kgallery 1.5Klogin 1.5Ksidebar 1.3Kcontent 1.3Kpayment gateway 1.3Kblock 1.2Ksocial 1.2Kperformance 1.2Kpayment 1.2Kvideo 1.2Kpage 1.2Kmedia 1.1Kwidgets 1.1Kslider 1.1Ke-commerce 1Kcontact form 1Kspam 1Kchatbot 997search 992links 977

FAQ

Quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 26, 2026

What is the most popular restrict content plugin for WordPress?

Password Protected — Lock Entire Site, Pages, Posts, Categories, and Partial Content is the most popular restrict content plugin with 300K+ active installs and a 4.4/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many restrict content plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 41 plugins tagged “restrict content” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which restrict content plugin has the best rating?

Among the most-installed options, PPWP – Password Protect Pages has the highest rating at 4.7/5 from 270 reviews.

Are these restrict content plugins actively maintained?

5 of the top 30 restrict content plugins were updated in the last 30 days. Check each plugin’s health score for update freshness, WordPress compatibility and support responsiveness.

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