WordPress plugin comparison
Content Control vs User Frontend
At a glance
- Content Control has more active installs: 40K+, against 20K+ for User Frontend.
- On a typical day, User Frontend is downloaded about 624 times, Content Control about 330.
- Content Control is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 575 reviews, against 4.1 from 537 reviews.
- User Frontend was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Sep 29, 2026 for Content Control.
- User Frontend resolves more of its support threads: 50% in the last two months, against 0% for Content Control.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- User Frontend has been around longer: since 2011, against 2016 for Content Control.
Line by line
User Frontend leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Content Control |  User Frontend |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #875 | #1,348 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 15.4K | 19.3K |
| Rating | 4.9(575) | 4.1(537) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | 50% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.02 | ×1.14 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 12 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
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