WordPress plugin comparison

Preserve Editor Scroll Position vs User Role Editor

Preserve Editor Scroll Position

by Dominik Schilling

4K+ installs4.6

User Role Editor

by Vladimir Garagulya

700K+ installs4.5

At a glance

User Role Editor has more active installs: 700K+, against 4K+ for Preserve Editor Scroll Position.
On a typical day, User Role Editor is downloaded about 13,938 times, Preserve Editor Scroll Position about 12.
Preserve Editor Scroll Position is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 9 reviews, against 4.5 from 288 reviews.
User Role Editor was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Preserve Editor Scroll Position.
User Role Editor is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.2, against 3.9.40 for Preserve Editor Scroll Position.
User Role Editor has been around longer: since 2010, against 2011 for Preserve Editor Scroll Position.

User Role Editor leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Preserve Editor Scroll Position	User Role Editor
Popular rank	#3,590	#90
Active installs	4K+	700K+
Downloads, last 30 days	240	541K
Rating	4.6(9)	4.5(288)
Support threads resolved	–	50%
Tested up to	3.9.40	7.2
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.84
Last release	9 years ago	6 days ago
Requires PHP	–	8.2

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