WordPress plugin comparison
Brief Message vs Simple Membership Custom Messages
At a glance
- Simple Membership Custom Messages has more active installs: 7K+, against 60+ for Brief Message.
- On a typical day, Simple Membership Custom Messages is downloaded about 31 times, Brief Message about 4.
- Brief Message has no reviews yet.
- Brief Message was updated more recently: Aug 22, 2026, against Aug 21, 2026 for Simple Membership Custom Messages.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Simple Membership Custom Messages has been around longer: since 2014, against 2021 for Brief Message.
Line by line
Simple Membership Custom Messages leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Brief Message |  Simple Membership Custom Messages |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #20,073 | #2,620 |
| Active installs | 60+ | 7K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 58 | 961 |
| Rating | No ratings | 5.0(4) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.24 | ×0.84 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6.0 | – |
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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