7 Best PublishPress Permissions Alternatives in 2026
Updated October 22, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
PublishPress Permissions has 10,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 7 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 7 closest alternatives to PublishPress Permissions
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Restricted Site Access
Closest match4.8 (62) 10,000+ active installsLimit access to visitors who are logged in or allowed by IP addresses. Includes many options for handling blocked visitors.
Shares the permissions, restrict tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, rated 4.8 against 4.3, last updated 8 days ago.
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4.5 (65) 30,000+ active installsEasily allows you to manage WordPress user roles. You can create, edit, delete and manage capabilities, also copy existing roles.
Shares the User Access tag on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, rated 4.5 against 4.3, last updated August 19, 2026.
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4.6 (78) 30,000+ active installsDisable Dashboard access for users of a specific role or capability. Disallowed users are redirected to a chosen URL. Get set up in seconds.
Shares the restrict tag on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, rated 4.6 against 4.3, last updated May 22, 2026.
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4.4 (24) 1,000+ active installsA simple way to ask visitors for their age before viewing your content.
Shares the restrict tag on WordPress.org. 1,000+ installs against 10,000+, no update since November 28, 2017.
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Content Control
Paid version availableContent Control – The Ultimate Content Restriction Solution! Restrict Content, Create Conditional Blocks & More
4.9 (575) 40,000+ active installsRestrict content based on login status, user roles, device type & more. Monetize your content with a paywall or members-only content.
Shares the access-control tag on WordPress.org. About 4 times the installs, rated 4.9 against 4.3, last updated 23 days ago.
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Groups – Memberships and Access Control
4.8 (382) 10,000+ active installsTurn your site into a powerful membership solution. Manage members, teams and access to content easily.
Shares the access-control tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, rated 4.8 against 4.3, last updated 28 days ago.
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Restrict User Access – Ultimate Membership & Content Protection
4.3 (94) 10,000+ active installsCreate Access Levels and restrict any post, page, category, etc. Supports bbPress, BuddyPress, WooCommerce, WPML, and more.
Shares the access-control tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated 12 days ago.
Switching from PublishPress Permissions: common questions
What is the best alternative to PublishPress Permissions?
Restricted Site Access is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 10,000+ active installs with a 4.8 out of 5 rating.
Which PublishPress Permissions alternative has the most users?
Content Control, with 40,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which PublishPress Permissions alternative is rated highest?
Content Control, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 575 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these PublishPress Permissions 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 PublishPress Permissions 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 PublishPress Permissions 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
Restricted Site Access is the closest match to PublishPress Permissions by the data we track, and Content Control has the widest reach with 40,000+ active installs. Restricted Site Access shipped the most recent release, on October 14, 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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