WordPress plugin comparison

Closed Blog Helper vs Simple Membership Custom Messages

Closed Blog Helper

by Jan Štětina

Fewer than 10 installs

Simple Membership Custom Messages

by wp.insider

7K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Simple Membership Custom Messages has more active installs: 7K+, against fewer than 10 for Closed Blog Helper.
On a typical day, Simple Membership Custom Messages is downloaded about 31 times, Closed Blog Helper about 1.
Closed Blog Helper has no reviews yet.
Simple Membership Custom Messages was updated more recently: Aug 21, 2026, against Jan 23, 2012 for Closed Blog Helper.
Simple Membership Custom Messages is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.3.2 for Closed Blog Helper.
Closed Blog Helper has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Simple Membership Custom Messages.

Simple Membership Custom Messages leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	Closed Blog Helper	Simple Membership Custom Messages
Popular rank	–	#2,620
Active installs	Fewer than 10	7K+
Downloads, last 30 days	26	961
Rating	No ratings	5.0(4)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.3.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.84
Last release	15 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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