Anonymous Restricted Content

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 87% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ douggeeks

   5.1y ago

   Works as advertised. A very simple and elegant solution. I hope the developer would consider adding the ability to restrict by content tag or category, thus allowing tiered membership options. Cheers

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2. ★★★★★ befree20

   5.1y ago

   Simple and really good plugin.

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3. ★★★★★ braunsch

   5.5y ago

   After initial issues (this did not work when you weren’t using standard WordPress login pages), and excellent support from the developer, this now does what it promises to do – in a way as elegant and simple that it is without competition. A simple checkbox on the post – and the post is hidden to users who aren’t logged in. People with a direct link to the post now can get a login popup – and if they have a user ID and password, they can see the post. Exactly what I needed.

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4. ★★★★★ Tyler Tork

   6.2y ago

   This is simple enough to use and accomplishes the task. You can protect attachments, which was key for me. Support was slow. This topic was modified 5 years, 11 months ago by Tyler Tork.

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5. ★★★★★ aptharsia

   6.4y ago

   No option under the category to hide from anyone. Waste of time.

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6. ★★★★★ garybultitude

   6.5y ago

   For some reason, this plugin stopped Yoast from working. Shame because its an awesome plugin

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7. ★★★★★ Victor

   7.3y ago

   Update: Nice lightweight plugin that lets you restrict access for not-logged in user to single posts and pages + bulk protecting. I use it as a complement to the plugin WP User Frontend Pro. Works fine together with Divi and WordPress 5.5. This topic was modified 7 years, 2 months ago by dusemedia. This topic was modified 5 years, 10 months ago by dusemedia.

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8. ★★★★★ peter hamers

   7.5y ago

   Works great. No complicated settings. Simple but effective. Would be nice if there was a possibilty to add some text above the login screen.

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2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 5.3 Anonymous Restricted Content <= 1.6.5 - Unauthenticated Content Restriction Bypass to Sensitive Information Exposure ↗
   2024-11-20 CVE-2024-11089 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 1.6.5 Patched in 1.6.6
2. Medium · 5.3 Anonymous Restricted Content <= 1.6.2 - Protection Mechanism Bypass ↗
   2024-02-02 CVE-2024-0909 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 1.6.2 Patched in 1.6.3

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7

Translated into 3 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-07-26 1K+ → 900+ down

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Nextfly Domain Restricted Access — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• Content Control – The Ultimate Content Restriction Plugin! Restrict Content, Create Conditional Blocks & More 40K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B
• My Private Site – Make Your Whole Site Private, Force Login & Block Registration Spam 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
• Restrict User Access – Ultimate Membership & Content Protection 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
• Groups – Memberships and Access Control 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D

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Anonymous Restricted Content: 900+ active installs, 4.3★ (9 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/anonymous-restricted-content