WordPress plugin comparison
Debug Bar Roles and Capabilities vs Roles & Capabilities
Debug Bar Roles and Capabilities
by Matthew Boynes
10+ installs5.0
Roles & Capabilities
by Ariel
1K+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Roles & Capabilities has more active installs: 1K+, against 10+ for Debug Bar Roles and Capabilities.
- On a typical day, Roles & Capabilities is downloaded about 27 times, Debug Bar Roles and Capabilities about 1.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Roles & Capabilities was updated more recently: Dec 19, 2025, against May 20, 2014 for Debug Bar Roles and Capabilities.
- Roles & Capabilities is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 3.9.40 for Debug Bar Roles and Capabilities.
- Debug Bar Roles and Capabilities has been around longer: since 2014, against 2019 for Roles & Capabilities.
Line by line
Roles & Capabilities leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Debug Bar Roles and Capabilities | Roles & Capabilities |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #46,064 | #5,463 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 31 | 745 |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 5.0(7) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 3.9.40 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.42 |
| Last release | 12 years ago | 10 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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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