PrivatePost vs Restricted Site Access
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Restricted Site Access ranks #1,442 on the popular list; PrivatePost is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Restricted Site Access has the largest install base, roughly 1000× the next: 10K+ active installs against 10+ for PrivatePost. Downloads this week: Restricted Site Access 5,505 and PrivatePost 15.
| Metric | PrivatePost | Restricted Site Access |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | outside top 500 | #1,442 ▬ |
| Active installs | 10+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 15 | 5,505 |
| Rating | no ratings | 4.8★ (62) |
| Last updated | Sep 13, 2010 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.7 | 7.6.4 |
| Best rank on record | #33,667 | #1,442 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Sep 2007 | Aug 2009 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, PrivatePost or Restricted Site Access?
By active installs, Restricted Site Access: 10K+ sites run it against 10+ for PrivatePost, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 28, 2026.
Are PrivatePost or Restricted Site Access alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.