WordPress plugin comparison

Debug Bar Roles and Capabilities vs HM Multiple Roles

Debug Bar Roles and Capabilities

by Matthew Boynes

10+ installs5.0

HM Multiple Roles

by Hossni Mubarak

1K+ installs3.6

At a glance

HM Multiple Roles has more active installs: 1K+, against 10+ for Debug Bar Roles and Capabilities.
On a typical day, HM Multiple Roles is downloaded about 25 times, Debug Bar Roles and Capabilities about 1.
Debug Bar Roles and Capabilities is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 3.6 from 5 reviews.
HM Multiple Roles was updated more recently: Oct 15, 2026, against May 20, 2014 for Debug Bar Roles and Capabilities.
HM Multiple Roles is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.9.40 for Debug Bar Roles and Capabilities.
Debug Bar Roles and Capabilities has been around longer: since 2014, against 2021 for HM Multiple Roles.

HM Multiple Roles leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Debug Bar Roles and Capabilities	HM Multiple Roles
Popular rank	#46,064	#5,332
Active installs	10+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	31	542
Rating	5.0(1)	3.6(5)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.9.40	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.53
Last release	12 years ago	26 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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