WordPress plugin comparison

Restrictify Extension Access Control vs User Role Editor

Restrictify Extension Access Control

by Abiodun Paul Ogunnaike

Fewer than 10 installs

User Role Editor

by Vladimir Garagulya

700K+ installs4.5

At a glance

User Role Editor has more active installs: 700K+, against fewer than 10 for Restrictify Extension Access Control.
On a typical day, User Role Editor is downloaded about 13,938 times, Restrictify Extension Access Control about 1.
Restrictify Extension Access Control has no reviews yet.
User Role Editor was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Aug 3, 2026 for Restrictify Extension Access Control.
User Role Editor is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.2, against 7.0.8 for Restrictify Extension Access Control.
User Role Editor has been around longer: since 2010, against 2026 for Restrictify Extension Access Control.

User Role Editor leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Restrictify Extension Access Control	User Role Editor
Popular rank	#65,088	#90
Active installs	Fewer than 10	700K+
Downloads, last 30 days	55	541K
Rating	No ratings	4.5(288)
Support threads resolved	–	50%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.2
Search multiplier	×0.05	×1.84
Last release	3 months ago	6 days ago
Requires PHP	8.1	8.2

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