WordPress plugin comparison

Disable Author Pages vs Hide Content by User Role for WPBakery

Disable Author Pages

by Frank Neumann-Staude

5K+ installs4.9

Hide Content by User Role for WPBakery

by wpTerra

1K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Disable Author Pages has more active installs: 5K+, against 1K+ for Hide Content by User Role for WPBakery.
On a typical day, Disable Author Pages is downloaded about 17 times, Hide Content by User Role for WPBakery about 9.
Hide Content by User Role for WPBakery is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 16 reviews, against 4.9 from 17 reviews.
Hide Content by User Role for WPBakery was updated more recently: Mar 28, 2025, against Nov 28, 2017 for Disable Author Pages.
Hide Content by User Role for WPBakery is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 4.7.39 for Disable Author Pages.
Disable Author Pages has been around longer: since 2013, against 2019 for Hide Content by User Role for WPBakery.

Hide Content by User Role for WPBakery leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Disable Author Pages	Hide Content by User Role for WPBakery
Popular rank	#3,008	#6,010
Active installs	5K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	457	208
Rating	4.9(17)	5.0(16)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	4.7.39	6.7.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.19
Last release	9 years ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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