WordPress plugin comparison
Simple Membership Custom Messages vs User Frontend
At a glance
- User Frontend has more active installs: 20K+, against 7K+ for Simple Membership Custom Messages.
- On a typical day, User Frontend is downloaded about 624 times, Simple Membership Custom Messages about 31.
- Simple Membership Custom Messages is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.1 from 537 reviews.
- User Frontend was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Aug 21, 2026 for Simple Membership Custom Messages.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- User Frontend has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Simple Membership Custom Messages.
Line by line
User Frontend leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Simple Membership Custom Messages |  User Frontend |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,620 | #1,349 |
| Active installs | 7K+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 961 | 19.5K |
| Rating | 5.0(4) | 4.1(537) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 50% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.84 | ×1.14 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 13 days 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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