WordPress plugin comparison

Author Profile Plus vs User Registration & Membership

Author Profile Plus

by lukerollans

10+ installs2.0

User Registration & Membership

by wpeverest

50K+ installs4.8

At a glance

User Registration & Membership has more active installs: 50K+, against 10+ for Author Profile Plus.
On a typical day, User Registration & Membership is downloaded about 1,601 times, Author Profile Plus about 1.
User Registration & Membership is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 832 reviews, against 2.0 from 1 review.
User Registration & Membership was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Feb 10, 2014 for Author Profile Plus.
User Registration & Membership is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.7.41 for Author Profile Plus.
Author Profile Plus has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for User Registration & Membership.

User Registration & Membership leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Author Profile Plus	User Registration & Membership
Popular rank	#47,675	#731
Active installs	10+	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	23	88.8K
Rating	2.0(1)	4.8(832)
Support threads resolved	–	75%
Tested up to	3.7.41	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.52
Last release	12 years ago	3 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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