WordPress plugin comparison
RoleGuard vs User Roles and Capabilities
At a glance
- User Roles and Capabilities has more active installs: 7K+, against 10+ for RoleGuard.
- On a typical day, User Roles and Capabilities is downloaded about 33 times, RoleGuard about 2.
- RoleGuard has no reviews yet.
- RoleGuard was updated more recently: Mar 17, 2026, against May 9, 2021 for User Roles and Capabilities.
- RoleGuard is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.7.21 for User Roles and Capabilities.
- User Roles and Capabilities has been around longer: since 2015, against 2026 for RoleGuard.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  RoleGuard |  User Roles and Capabilities |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #32,068 | #2,532 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 7K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 37 | 717 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(21) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 5.7.21 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.10 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 7 months ago | 5 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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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