WordPress plugin comparison
Role Based Help Notes vs Simple Post Notes
Role Based Help Notes
by Justin Fletcher
10+ installs4.6
Simple Post Notes
by Kuba Mikita
9K+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Simple Post Notes has more active installs: 9K+, against 10+ for Role Based Help Notes.
- On a typical day, Simple Post Notes is downloaded about 39 times, Role Based Help Notes about 3.
- Simple Post Notes is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 24 reviews, against 4.6 from 10 reviews.
- Simple Post Notes was updated more recently: Sep 4, 2025, against Sep 24, 2024 for Role Based Help Notes.
- Simple Post Notes is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 6.6.11 for Role Based Help Notes.
- Role Based Help Notes has been around longer: since 2013, against 2015 for Simple Post Notes.
Line by line
Simple Post Notes leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Role Based Help Notes | Simple Post Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #34,371 | #2,251 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 9K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 66 | 768 |
| Rating | 4.6(10) | 5.0(24) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 6.6.11 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.03 | ×0.41 |
| Last release | 2 years ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.4 | 7.0 |
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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