WordPress plugin comparison

EffortLess Advanced Role Manager vs Roles & Capabilities

EffortLess Advanced Role Manager

by domclic

Fewer than 10 installs

Roles & Capabilities

by Ariel

1K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Roles & Capabilities has more active installs: 1K+, against fewer than 10 for EffortLess Advanced Role Manager.
On a typical day, Roles & Capabilities is downloaded about 27 times, EffortLess Advanced Role Manager about 2.
EffortLess Advanced Role Manager has no reviews yet.
EffortLess Advanced Role Manager was updated more recently: Oct 12, 2026, against Dec 19, 2025 for Roles & Capabilities.
EffortLess Advanced Role Manager is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Roles & Capabilities.
Roles & Capabilities has been around longer: since 2019, against 2026 for EffortLess Advanced Role Manager.

Roles & Capabilities leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	EffortLess Advanced Role Manager	Roles & Capabilities
Popular rank	#63,607	#5,463
Active installs	Fewer than 10	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	88	745
Rating	No ratings	5.0(7)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.05	×0.42
Last release	29 days ago	10 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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