Anonymous Restricted Content
by taras.sych · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Simple but yet effective plugin to hide selected posts and pages from anonymous users.
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Health
C 61/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
900+
≈990 estimated
Momentum
+61%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “access control” for “anonymous”. “access control” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “anonymous” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
61 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.2%
of downloads still active
At least 900 of 28.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 712 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 712 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
29%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| restrict anonymous your tag | #4 | #7 | up 1 |
| anonymous | #10 | #19 | 0 |
| restricted content | #18 | #17 | 0 |
| restricted | #23 | #22 | down 7 |
| anonymous post | #16 | #20 | down 3 |
| restricted page | #24 | #21 | 0 |
| access control your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| content control your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| hide content your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| restricted access your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “access control” for “anonymous”. “access control” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “anonymous” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.1K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
2.0y ago
latest release · v1.6.6 · 18 Nov 2024
12
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and the previous band took 4.1 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 1K.
Install history since 15 Nov 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ douggeeks5.2y 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
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ befree205.2y ago
Simple and really good plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ braunsch5.7y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tyler Tork6.3y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aptharsia6.6y ago
No option under the category to hide from anyone. Waste of time.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ garybultitude6.7y ago
For some reason, this plugin stopped Yoast from working. Shame because its an awesome plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Victor7.4y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ peter hamers7.7y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.6.6). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched 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
- 2024-02-02 CVE-2024-0909 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 1.6.2 Patched in 1.6.3
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 0 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Simple but yet effective plugin to hide selected posts and pages from anonymous users."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 610 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 5 tags appear in the text ("access-control", "content control", "hide content", "restrict anonymous", "restricted access" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-26 1K+ → 900+ down after 1483 days in tier
- 2022-07-04 400+ → 1K+ up
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).
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Nextfly Domain Restricted Access — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
PublishPress Capabilities: User Role Access Control, Admin Area Permissions 90K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Content Control – The Ultimate Content Restriction Solution! Restrict Content, Create Conditional Blocks & More 40K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
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 -
PublishPress Permissions: Access Control, Content Permissions, User Access 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A
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