Age Gate
by Phil · WordPress.org page · Website
Age Gate has 40,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 1,380,063 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 24, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Age Gate at a glance
Is Age Gate well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Ask users to verify their age on page load
- SEO Friendly – common bots and crawlers are omitted from age checks
- Ability to add custom user agents for less common bots
- Shortcode for in content restrictions
- Choose to restrict an entire site, or selected content
- Select a different age on individual content
- Allow certain content to not be age gated under “all content” mode
- Three choices for input; dropdowns, input fields or a simple yes/no button
- Customise the order of the inputs based on your region (DD MM YYYY or MM DD YYYY)
- Allow a “remember me” check box if desired
- Ability to omit logged in users from being checked
- Add your own logo
Age Gate reviews and ratings
64 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
64 reviews
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Awesome
It does what it promises with several configuration options.
panon -
Perfect! Some content(CDB) restricted to 18+
This plugin was exactly what I needed to restrict a few specific products and a page to 18+. The setup was very easy and I really appreciate the options for styling to make it fit my site. 5 stars!
FannyV -
Great plugin and Fast Support
Support is non existent these days. Plugin crashes site on last few versions. Opened support thread which has received no reply in months. Moving to alternative plugin now.
sham0i51 -
Zero instruction on how plug-in works
Absolutely miserable 'documentation' on their website with no actual instructions on how to do a single thing. No walkthrough of the setup steps. No video available showing how it works. Just series of settings pages with on off switches. No clue how to install this to restrict a particular link or post, and even worse no place to even look it up. If you're going to go through the hassle of creating software, spend ten minutes writing a little guide for it.
cmarshall702 -
Thanks
WordPress 6.8.1 👍 THanks!
kotden -
[Now fixed] Red flag on the PageSpeed Report: Array.prototype.filter
The plugin has a red flag on the PageSpeed Report that says: “Polyfills and transformations allow older browsers to use new JavaScript features. However, many are not necessary for modern browsers. For your integrated JavaScript, adopt a modern script implementation strategy by detecting module/nomodule functionality to reduce the amount of code sent to modern browsers while maintaining compatibility with legacy browsers.” Edit: The issue has been fixed. I'll rate the plugin according to this edit.
ricardocosta
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Details
A plugin to check the age of a visitor before view site or specified content
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- adults-only
- age gate
- age restriction
- age verification
- age verify
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- Version
- 3.7.2
- Last updated
- Aug 24, 2026
- First published
- Apr 20, 2017
- Requires WordPress
- 6.0.0
- Tested up to
- 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Age Gate FAQ
What does Age Gate do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Age Gate offers Ask users to verify their age on page load, SEO Friendly – common bots and crawlers are omitted from age checks, Ability to add custom user agents for less common bots, Shortcode for in content restrictions and Choose to restrict an entire site, or selected content.
How many active installs does Age Gate have?
WordPress.org reports 40,000+ active installs for Age Gate as of September 7, 2026.
Is Age Gate still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 24, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Does Age Gate have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 0 of 4 recent support threads for Age Gate are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Age Gate free?
Age Gate is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.