WordPress plugin comparison

User Switching vs WDES User Upload Restriction

User Switching

by John Blackbourn

200K+ installs4.9

WDES User Upload Restriction

by Anthony Carbon

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

User Switching has more active installs: 200K+, against 10+ for WDES User Upload Restriction.
On a typical day, User Switching is downloaded about 3,110 times, WDES User Upload Restriction about 1.
WDES User Upload Restriction is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 238 reviews.
User Switching was updated more recently: Aug 29, 2026, against Jun 1, 2019 for WDES User Upload Restriction.
User Switching is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.5.33 for WDES User Upload Restriction.
User Switching has been around longer: since 2009, against 2016 for WDES User Upload Restriction.

User Switching leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	User Switching	WDES User Upload Restriction
Popular rank	#242	#36,481
Active installs	200K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	80.9K	22
Rating	4.9(238)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.5.33
Search multiplier	×1.47	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	7 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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