WordPress plugin comparison

Content Control vs User Registration & Membership

Content Control

by Daniel Iser

40K+ installs4.9

User Registration & Membership

by wpeverest

50K+ installs4.8

At a glance

User Registration & Membership has more active installs: 50K+, against 40K+ for Content Control.
On a typical day, User Registration & Membership is downloaded about 1,419 times, Content Control about 330.
Content Control is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 575 reviews, against 4.8 from 832 reviews.
User Registration & Membership was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Sep 29, 2026 for Content Control.
User Registration & Membership resolves more of its support threads: 75% in the last two months, against 0% for Content Control.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Content Control has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for User Registration & Membership.

User Registration & Membership leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Content Control	User Registration & Membership
Popular rank	#875	#731
Active installs	40K+	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	15.4K	86.9K
Rating	4.9(575)	4.8(832)
Support threads resolved	0%	75%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.02	×1.52
Last release	1 month ago	3 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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