WordPress plugin comparison

Dynamic User Directory vs User Registration & Membership

Dynamic User Directory

by Sarah Giles

1K+ installs4.8

User Registration & Membership

by wpeverest

50K+ installs4.8

At a glance

User Registration & Membership has more active installs: 50K+, against 1K+ for Dynamic User Directory.
On a typical day, User Registration & Membership is downloaded about 1,419 times, Dynamic User Directory about 28.
Both are rated 4.8 out of 5.
User Registration & Membership was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Nov 11, 2025 for Dynamic User Directory.
User Registration & Membership resolves more of its support threads: 75% in the last two months, against 0% for Dynamic User Directory.
User Registration & Membership is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Dynamic User Directory.
Dynamic User Directory has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for User Registration & Membership.

User Registration & Membership leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Dynamic User Directory	User Registration & Membership
Popular rank	#5,484	#731
Active installs	1K+	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	591	86.5K
Rating	4.8(38)	4.8(832)
Support threads resolved	0%	75%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.34	×1.52
Last release	1 year ago	3 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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