WordPress plugin comparison

Basic Authentication vs WP-Members Membership Plugin

Basic Authentication

by cuve

40+ installs1.0

WP-Members Membership Plugin

by Chad Butler

50K+ installs4.6

At a glance

WP-Members Membership Plugin has more active installs: 50K+, against 40+ for Basic Authentication.
On a typical day, WP-Members Membership Plugin is downloaded about 1,223 times, Basic Authentication about 2.
WP-Members Membership Plugin is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 272 reviews, against 1.0 from 1 review.
WP-Members Membership Plugin was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Dec 13, 2011 for Basic Authentication.
WP-Members Membership Plugin is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.3.2 for Basic Authentication.
WP-Members Membership Plugin has been around longer: since 2009, against 2010 for Basic Authentication.

WP-Members Membership Plugin leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Basic Authentication	WP-Members Membership Plugin
Popular rank	#21,633	#748
Active installs	40+	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	58	69.7K
Rating	1.0(1)	4.6(272)
Support threads resolved	–	40%
Tested up to	3.3.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.35
Last release	15 years ago	12 days ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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