XYZ Age Verification

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1. ★★★★★ signedadam

   3mo ago

   I ran into a problem where I couldn’t delete country‑wide region settings from the plug-in. I reached out to the developer and within an hour there was a fix I could download from the WordPress repository. That initial patch (I believe 2.5.2) fixed the 404 when editing or deleting country‑wide regions. What really impressed me was the follow‑through. Over the same day we worked through additional issues and the developer released 2.5.3, 2.5.4, 2.5.5, and 2.5.6 — five meaningful updates in one day. These weren’t tiny tweaks; they included new features, diagnostics, and important bug fixes. I’ve paid for apps that gave worse support over months, yet this developer provided prompt, effective help for free. If you want a plugin backed by an engaged maintainer who responds quickly and ships fixes fast, this is it. Highly recommended. Notable Changes I Saw (high level) 2.5.6 — Fixed Cloudflare admin notice false positives for setups that bypass Cloudflare on wp‑admin; probe now checks the public front end and caches results; “Re‑check now” added. 2.5.5 — Fixed a bug where the Bypass Cookies textarea rejected values and cleared stored data (bug present since ~2.4.2). 2.5.4 — Added Exempt Paths feature and improved Cloudflare diagnostic notices; documentation clarifications about Cloudflare requirements. 2.5.3 — MU plugin auto‑install/self‑heal added; improved admin notices for MU plugin state and repair behavior. 2.5.2 — Readme overhaul and the initial fix for deleting country‑wide regions (no more 404). Recommendation If you run an age‑gate and need a plugin that’s actively maintained and supported, this developer and plugin are excellent choices. Great responsiveness, clear changelogs, and practical fixes make it easy to trust this project for production sites.

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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).

• Age Gate 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 5 shared tags A
• Age Verification Screen for WooCommerce 300+ installs · 3.7★ · 4 shared tags D
• Age Gate Lite 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A
• Age Gator 400+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D
• Imeow 18plus — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
• Vishavjeet Age Consent Banner – Restrict Website Access by Age Verification — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B

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XYZ Age Verification: — active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-09-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/xyz-age-verification-free