WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Access Roles vs Simple Restrict Content
Custom Access Roles
by Room 34 Creative Services, LLC
200+ installs5.0
Simple Restrict Content
by DanielRiera
10+ installs
At a glance
- Custom Access Roles has more active installs: 200+, against 10+ for Simple Restrict Content.
- On a typical day, Custom Access Roles is downloaded about 8 times, Simple Restrict Content about 1.
- Simple Restrict Content has no reviews yet.
- Custom Access Roles was updated more recently: Jul 11, 2026, against Oct 13, 2020 for Simple Restrict Content.
- Custom Access Roles is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.5.0 for Simple Restrict Content.
- Custom Access Roles has been around longer: since 2016, against 2020 for Simple Restrict Content.
Line by line
Custom Access Roles leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Custom Access Roles | Simple Restrict Content |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #12,902 | #46,271 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 209 | 40 |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 5.5.0 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.46 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 6 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6.0 | 5.0 |
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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