WordPress plugin comparison
Multiple Roles vs User Roles and Capabilities
Multiple Roles
by Christian Neumann
5K+ installs4.7
User Roles and Capabilities
by mahabub81
7K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- User Roles and Capabilities has more active installs: 7K+, against 5K+ for Multiple Roles.
- On a typical day, Multiple Roles is downloaded about 83 times, User Roles and Capabilities about 33.
- User Roles and Capabilities is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 21 reviews, against 4.7 from 15 reviews.
- Multiple Roles was updated more recently: Jul 14, 2026, against May 9, 2021 for User Roles and Capabilities.
- Multiple Roles is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.7.21 for User Roles and Capabilities.
Line by line
Multiple Roles leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Multiple Roles | User Roles and Capabilities |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,055 | #2,529 |
| Active installs | 5K+ | 7K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.6K | 740 |
| Rating | 4.7(15) | 4.8(21) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 5.7.21 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.78 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 3 months ago | 5 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.4 | – |
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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