10 Best Restrict Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Restrict has 2,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 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 10 closest alternatives to Restrict
- 1
Password Protected — Lock Entire Site, Pages, Posts, Categories, and Partial Content
4.4 (139) 300,000+ active installsProtect your WordPress site, pages, posts, WooCommerce products, and categories with single or multiple passwords.
Shares the restrict content tag on WordPress.org. About 150 times the installs, last updated July 30, 2026.
- 2
myCred
Paid version availablePoints Management System For Gamification, Ranks, Badges, and Loyalty Rewards Program – myCred
4.6 (470) 10,000+ active installsmyCred is a flexible WordPress loyalty points and gamification plugin for points, badges, ranks, referrals, and WooCommerce rewards.
About 5 times the installs, last updated 14 days ago.
- 3
Academy LMS
Paid version available4.9 (120) 2,000+ active installsAcademy LMS is the top-rated WordPress LMS plugin — create, sell & manage online courses with AI, quizzes, certificates & multi-instructor tools.
A similar number of installs, last updated July 14, 2026.
- 4
Masteriyo LMS
Paid version availableMasteriyo LMS – LMS Course Builder, Quizzes & Certificates
4.8 (180) 5,000+ active installsComplete WordPress LMS plugin. Build & sell online courses with quizzes, certificates, and built-in payments. The all-in-one LMS for course creators.
About 2.5 times the installs, last updated 5 days ago.
- 5
Passster – Password Protect Pages and Content
4.2 (60) 10,000+ active installsPassword Protect Pages, Posts & Content in WordPress
Shares the restrict content tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated 4 days ago.
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WooCommerce
Paid version available4.5 (4,821) 7 million+ active installsEverything you need to launch an online store in days and keep it growing for years. From your first sale to millions in revenue, Woo is with you.
About 3,500 times the installs, last updated 4 days ago.
- 7
Simply Static – The Static Site Generator
4.5 (194) 30,000+ active installsConvert WordPress to static HTML. Boost performance 3-5x. Eliminate security vulnerabilities. Deploy anywhere.
About 15 times the installs, last updated 10 days ago.
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PPWP – Password Protect Pages
4.7 (270) 30,000+ active installsPassword protect WordPress pages and posts by user roles or with multiple passwords; protect your entire website with a single password.
Shares the restrict content tag on WordPress.org. About 15 times the installs, last updated 4 days ago.
- 9
User Frontend – Membership, User Registration, User Profile, User Directory & Content Restriction with Frontend Post Submission
4.1 (534) 20,000+ active installsCreate an AI-powered frontend post form, user registration form, user profile page, membership site, user directory, and content restriction.
About 10 times the installs, last updated 13 days ago.
- 10
4.7 (390) 20,000+ active installsNumber one WordPress forum plugin with AI features. Full-fledged forum solution with modern forum design. Community builder WordPress forum plugin.
About 10 times the installs, last updated 22 days ago.
Switching from Restrict: common questions
What is the best alternative to Restrict?
Password Protected is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 300,000+ active installs with a 4.4 out of 5 rating.
Which Restrict alternative has the most users?
WooCommerce, with 7 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Restrict alternative is rated highest?
Academy LMS, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 120 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Restrict 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 Restrict 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 Restrict 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
Password Protected is the closest match to Restrict by the data we track, and WooCommerce has the widest reach with 7 million+ active installs. Passster shipped the most recent release, on September 3, 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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