WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Access Roles vs Plugins Genius
Custom Access Roles
by Room 34 Creative Services, LLC
200+ installs5.0
Plugins Genius
by Marco Canestrari
10+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Custom Access Roles has more active installs: 200+, against 10+ for Plugins Genius.
- On a typical day, Custom Access Roles is downloaded about 8 times, Plugins Genius about 1.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Custom Access Roles was updated more recently: Jul 11, 2026, against Aug 29, 2016 for Plugins Genius.
- Custom Access Roles is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.6.30 for Plugins Genius.
- Plugins Genius has been around longer: since 2013, against 2016 for Custom Access Roles.
Line by line
Custom Access Roles leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Custom Access Roles | Plugins Genius |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #12,857 | #41,061 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 195 | 29 |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 5.0(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 4.6.30 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.46 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 10 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6.0 | – |
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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