9 Best Next Page, Not Next Post Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Next Page, Not Next Post has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 9 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 9 closest alternatives to Next Page, Not Next Post
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Restrict Widgets
Closest match4.8 (36) 4,000+ active installsAll in one widgets and sidebars management in WordPress. Allows you to hide or display widgets on specified pages and restrict access for users.
Shares the cms tag on WordPress.org. About 4 times the installs, no update since November 28, 2017.
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4.7 (124) 8,000+ active installsGiven that I am not using Wordpress these days and I haven't really been using WooPoly for a while. I am looking for maintainers to take over thi …
Shares the cms tag on WordPress.org. About 8 times the installs, no update since February 16, 2021.
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4.3 (32) 5,000+ active installsImports well-formed HTML files into WordPress pages.
Shares the pages tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, no update since November 28, 2017.
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5.0 (22) 10,000+ active installsAn admin interface to control the default comment and trackback settings on new posts, pages and custom post types.
Shares the pages tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated November 17, 2025.
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4.9 (20) 4,000+ active installsUsing this plugin one can easily collapse/expand pages with children and grand children.
Shares the pages tag on WordPress.org. About 4 times the installs, no update since July 9, 2019.
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4.4 (86) 10,000+ active installsEasily add one or more posts to any page using simple shortcodes.
Shares the pages tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, no update since May 13, 2019.
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4.0 (25) 2,000+ active installsDynamic menus: Add a page to your menu and then let WordPress automatically add the child pages.
Shares the pages tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated 10 days ago.
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4.8 (21) 300+ active installsSave time switching between posts of any post-type in wp-admin.
Shares the pages tag on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, no update since April 3, 2020.
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4.7 (23) 700+ active installsRestrict access to your WordPress pages using WooCommerce products.
Shares the pages tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated June 7, 2026.
Switching from Next Page, Not Next Post: common questions
What is the best alternative to Next Page, Not Next Post?
Restrict Widgets is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 4,000+ active installs with a 4.8 out of 5 rating.
Which Next Page, Not Next Post alternative has the most users?
No Page Comment, with 10,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Next Page, Not Next Post alternative is rated highest?
Hyyan WooCommerce Polylang Integration, rated 4.7 out of 5 by 124 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Next Page, Not Next Post alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Next Page, Not Next Post score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Next Page, Not Next Post on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Restrict Widgets is the closest match to Next Page, Not Next Post by the data we track, and No Page Comment has the widest reach with 10,000+ active installs. Auto Submenu shipped the most recent release, on August 28, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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