WordPress plugin comparison

Content Control vs WP-Members Membership Plugin

Content Control

by Daniel Iser

40K+ installs4.9

WP-Members Membership Plugin

by Chad Butler

50K+ installs4.6

At a glance

WP-Members Membership Plugin has more active installs: 50K+, against 40K+ for Content Control.
On a typical day, WP-Members Membership Plugin is downloaded about 1,223 times, Content Control about 330.
Content Control is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 575 reviews, against 4.6 from 272 reviews.
WP-Members Membership Plugin was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Sep 29, 2026 for Content Control.
WP-Members Membership Plugin resolves more of its support threads: 40% in the last two months, against 0% for Content Control.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
WP-Members Membership Plugin has been around longer: since 2009, against 2016 for Content Control.

WP-Members Membership Plugin leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Content Control	WP-Members Membership Plugin
Popular rank	#875	#749
Active installs	40K+	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	15.4K	69.7K
Rating	4.9(575)	4.6(272)
Support threads resolved	0%	40%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.02	×1.35
Last release	1 month ago	13 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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