Best WordPress Plugins for Content Restriction

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Content Restriction

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for content restriction comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

1. User Registration & Membership Best overall 90/100
2. Ultimate Member 88/100
3. Paid Membership Subscriptions 87/100
4. User Submitted Posts 85/100
5. ProfileGrid 83/100
6. User Frontend 82/100
7. Restrict User Access 82/100
8. s2Member 81/100
9. WP-Members Membership Plugin 80/100
10. SureMembers 80/100
11. Prevent Files / Folders Access 80/100
12. Page and Post Restriction 79/100
13. Membership For WooCommerce 79/100
14. Pie Register 78/100
15. Leaky Paywall 78/100

Best overall Free by wpeverest

User Registration & Membership

Build membership sites with tiered plans, content restriction, drag-&-drop custom registration & login form builder, and built-in payment system.

4.8★: from 828 ratings
50k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

WPScore

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Free by Ultimate Member

Ultimate Member

Membership & community plugin with user profiles, registration & login, member directories, content restriction, user roles and much more.

4.4★: from 1,444 ratings
200k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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Free by Cozmoslabs

Paid Membership Subscriptions

Feature-packed membership plugin for creating subscription plans, adding recurring payments & content restriction on your membership site.

4.7★: from 265 ratings
10k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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Free by Jeff Starr

User Submitted Posts

Enable visitors to submit posts and images from the front-end of your site. Many features including anti-spam security, content restriction, and more.

4.8★: from 911 ratings
10k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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Free by Metagauss

ProfileGrid

Custom user profiles plugin ❤ with paid memberships, groups, communities, content restriction, user registration, messaging, WooCommerce memberships, …

4.6★: from 236 ratings
5k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4