Age Gate
40,000+ active installs · Rated 4.6/5 · Updated September 12, 2026
Age Gate asks visitors to confirm their age before they see the whole site or selected content. Restrictions can be set site-wide or per post, and the gate can be placed with a shortcode. It also has integrations with WooCommerce, Elementor, Divi, Polylang and Yoast SEO. It suits sites with alcohol, tobacco, cannabis or adult content. The code makes no external calls, but a plain click-through gate is not proof of age.
Pros
- Site-wide or per-post age restriction
- Shortcode for gating a block of content
- Integrations with WooCommerce, Elementor, Divi, Polylang and Yoast SEO
Cons
- A click-through gate does not verify age
- Crawlers are let past the gate in standard mode, so tests need a browser user agent
Topics: Security plugins
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