WordPress plugin comparison

Simple Membership Custom Messages vs Site Announcements

Simple Membership Custom Messages

by wp.insider

7K+ installs5.0

Site Announcements

by Edward

300+ installs4.5

At a glance

Simple Membership Custom Messages has more active installs: 7K+, against 300+ for Site Announcements.
On a typical day, Simple Membership Custom Messages is downloaded about 31 times, Site Announcements about 5.
Simple Membership Custom Messages is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.5 from 4 reviews.
Simple Membership Custom Messages was updated more recently: Aug 21, 2026, against Feb 28, 2019 for Site Announcements.
Simple Membership Custom Messages is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.1.28 for Site Announcements.
Simple Membership Custom Messages has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for Site Announcements.

Simple Membership Custom Messages leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Simple Membership Custom Messages	Site Announcements
Popular rank	#2,620	#10,425
Active installs	7K+	300+
Downloads, last 30 days	961	144
Rating	5.0(4)	4.5(4)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	5.1.28
Search multiplier	×0.84	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	7 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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