WordPress plugin comparison
Featured Users vs New User Approve
At a glance
- New User Approve has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Featured Users.
- On a typical day, New User Approve is downloaded about 199 times, Featured Users about 1.
- Featured Users has no reviews yet.
- New User Approve was updated more recently: Sep 30, 2026, against Jan 15, 2019 for Featured Users.
- New User Approve is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.0.31 for Featured Users.
- New User Approve has been around longer: since 2008, against 2012 for Featured Users.
Line by line
New User Approve leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Featured Users |  New User Approve |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #43,861 | #1,348 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 31 | 6K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.3(131) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 25% |
| Tested up to | 5.0.31 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.03 |
| Last release | 7 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | – |
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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