PublishPress Permissions: Access Control, Content Permissions, User Access vs PrivatePost
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
PublishPress Permissions: Access Control, Content Permissions, User Access ranks #1,557 on the popular list; PrivatePost is outside the top 500 we capture daily. PublishPress Permissions: Access Control, Content Permissions, User Access has the largest install base, roughly 1000× the next: 10K+ active installs against 10+ for PrivatePost. Downloads this week: PublishPress Permissions: Access Control, Content Permissions, User Access 2,768 and PrivatePost 15.
| Metric | PublishPress Permissions: Access Control, Content Permissions, User Access | PrivatePost |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,557 ▲ 10 | outside top 500 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 2,768 | 15 |
| Rating | 4.3★ (66) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Oct 14, 2026 | Sep 13, 2010 |
| Current version | 4.9.1 | 1.7 |
| Best rank on record | #1,557 | #33,667 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Sep 2013 | Sep 2007 |
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, PublishPress Permissions: Access Control, Content Permissions, User Access or PrivatePost?
By active installs, PublishPress Permissions: Access Control, Content Permissions, User Access: 10K+ sites run it against 10+ for PrivatePost, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 29, 2026.
Are PublishPress Permissions: Access Control, Content Permissions, User Access or PrivatePost 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.