WordPress plugin comparison
🔐 Access Control vs Restrict Anonymous Access
At a glance
- Restrict Anonymous Access has more active installs: 70+, against 10+ for 🔐 Access Control.
- On a typical day, Restrict Anonymous Access is downloaded about 6 times, 🔐 Access Control about 2.
- 🔐 Access Control has no reviews yet.
- Restrict Anonymous Access was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Nov 23, 2025 for 🔐 Access Control.
- Restrict Anonymous Access is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for 🔐 Access Control.
- Restrict Anonymous Access has been around longer: since 2017, against 2025 for 🔐 Access Control.
Line by line
Restrict Anonymous Access leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  🔐 Access Control |  Restrict Anonymous Access |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #37,085 | #18,906 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 70+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 39 | 260 |
| Rating | No ratings | 5.0(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.07 | ×0.35 |
| Last release | 11 months ago | 7 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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