For Users Only vs WP-Members
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
WP-Members ranks #747 on the popular list; For Users Only is outside the top 500 we capture daily. WP-Members has the largest install base, roughly 5000× the next: 50K+ active installs against 10+ for For Users Only. Downloads this week: WP-Members 1,997 and For Users Only 15.
| Metric | For Users Only | WP-Members |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | outside top 500 | #747 ▬ |
| Active installs | 10+ | 50K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 15 | 1,997 |
| Rating | no ratings | 4.6★ (272) |
| Last updated | Feb 10, 2026 | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.1 | 3.5.7 |
| Best rank on record | #34,326 | #739 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Feb 2015 | Sep 2009 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 0 | 1 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, For Users Only or WP-Members?
By active installs, WP-Members: 50K+ sites run it against 10+ for For Users Only, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 17, 2026.
Are For Users Only or WP-Members alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.