WordPress plugin comparison
ContentGate vs Menu By User Roles
At a glance
- Menu By User Roles has more active installs: 1K+, against 40+ for ContentGate.
- On a typical day, Menu By User Roles is downloaded about 23 times, ContentGate about 10.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- ContentGate was updated more recently: Oct 16, 2026, against Oct 14, 2026 for Menu By User Roles.
- Menu By User Roles is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for ContentGate.
- Menu By User Roles has been around longer: since 2023, against 2026 for ContentGate.
Line by line
Menu By User Roles leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  ContentGate |  Menu By User Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #22,088 | #6,245 |
| Active installs | 40+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 234 | 1.2K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 5.0(3) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.31 | ×0.63 |
| Last release | 25 days ago | 26 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
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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