PublishPress Permissions: Access Control, Content Permissions, User Access vs Protected Content
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 leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,559, ahead of Protected Content at #45,999. Over the last 7 days PublishPress Permissions: Access Control, Content Permissions, User Access climbed 9 places and Protected Content slipped 2,412 places. PublishPress Permissions: Access Control, Content Permissions, User Access has the largest install base, roughly 1000× the next: 10K+ active installs against 10+ for Protected Content. Downloads this week: PublishPress Permissions: Access Control, Content Permissions, User Access 2,869 and Protected Content 14.
| Metric | PublishPress Permissions: Access Control, Content Permissions, User Access | Protected Content |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,559 ▲ 9 | #45,999 ▼ 2412 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 2,869 | 14 |
| Rating | 4.3★ (66) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Oct 14, 2026 | Jun 11, 2008 |
| Current version | 4.9.1 | 0.2 |
| Best rank on record | #1,559 | #33,594 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Sep 2013 | Jun 2008 |
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 Protected Content?
By active installs, PublishPress Permissions: Access Control, Content Permissions, User Access: 10K+ sites run it against 10+ for Protected Content, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 28, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, PublishPress Permissions: Access Control, Content Permissions, User Access or Protected Content?
PublishPress Permissions: Access Control, Content Permissions, User Access, at #1,559 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Protected Content at #45,999. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are PublishPress Permissions: Access Control, Content Permissions, User Access or Protected Content 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.