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Age Gator — WordPress Popup Plugin

by Chris Geelhoed · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.06 Tested up to WP 5.3.23 PHP 5.6+

Age Gator has 400+ active installs on WordPress.org and 5,784 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on January 18, 2020, tested up to WordPress 5.3.23.

Age Gator at a glance

Active installs
400+
Total downloads
5,784
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Age Gator well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 5.3.23, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Select from templates for Beer, Smoking, Vaping, Marijuana, or Adult or customize for your unique use case
  • Checks age of user before showing content
  • Edit appearance and text directly from the Customizer live preview screen
  • User prompt may be set to a yes/no button, age entry, date of birthday entry, or confirmation checkbox
  • Optional Retry button
  • Remember previously passed users
  • Set previously passed user bypass expiration time
  • Limit number of attempts
  • Ignore logged in users
  • Customized failure and success messages
  • Show age gate on all pages, all pages except those specified, or only on pages specified (Whitelist or Blacklist)
  • Wilcard support for setting whitelisted and blacklisted pages

Age Gator reviews and ratings

5 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

5 reviews

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  • TOP

    This plugin hasn't been updated for 5 years, but it works better than the dozen or so I tested. Worth 10 stars

    duivelkewilly

  • Does a very good job, very simple

    Awesome plugin, easy to customise and full of options !

    lucascn

  • Great plugin

    Superbly done neat and easy to use exactly what I was looking for. Thank you

    srsarkis

  • Works like a charm

    Really easy to use and highly customizable. Just what I was looking for. Thank you.

    lbazso

  • I've used them all. it's the best.

    best of all thanks age gator

    nykes1233

Details

Age Gator is a Wordpress plugin specifically designed to guard sensitive content (alcohol, gambling, x-rated, etc) from underage users.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Age Gator competes in

Tags

  • adults-only
  • age
  • age verification
  • age verify
  • modal
Version
1.06
Last updated
Jan 18, 2020
First published
Aug 30, 2019
Requires WordPress
5.0
Tested up to
5.3.23
Requires PHP
5.6
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Age Gator FAQ

What does Age Gator do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Age Gator offers Select from templates for Beer, Smoking, Vaping, Marijuana, or Adult or customize for your unique use case, Checks age of user before showing content, Edit appearance and text directly from the Customizer live preview screen, User prompt may be set to a yes/no button, age entry, date of birthday entry, or confirmation checkbox and Optional Retry button.

How many active installs does Age Gator have?

WordPress.org reports 400+ active installs for Age Gator as of September 7, 2026.

Is Age Gator still maintained?

The last release was on January 18, 2020, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Age Gator free?

Age Gator is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.