WordPress plugin comparison

Frontend Post Submission Manager Lite vs User Submitted Posts

Frontend Post Submission Manager Lite

by WP Shuffle

1K+ installs4.5

User Submitted Posts

by Jeff Starr

10K+ installs4.8

At a glance

User Submitted Posts has more active installs: 10K+, against 1K+ for Frontend Post Submission Manager Lite.
On a typical day, User Submitted Posts is downloaded about 306 times, Frontend Post Submission Manager Lite about 39.
User Submitted Posts is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 913 reviews, against 4.5 from 22 reviews.
User Submitted Posts was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Sep 26, 2026 for Frontend Post Submission Manager Lite.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
User Submitted Posts has been around longer: since 2011, against 2020 for Frontend Post Submission Manager Lite.

User Submitted Posts leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Frontend Post Submission Manager Lite	User Submitted Posts
Popular rank	#5,291	#1,544
Active installs	1K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.1K	12.7K
Rating	4.5(22)	4.8(913)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.60	×1.14
Last release	1 month ago	11 days ago
Requires PHP	7.0	5.6.20

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