User Registration & Membership vs User Frontend – Membership, User Registration, User Profile, User Directory & Content Restriction with Frontend Post Submission
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
User Registration & Membership leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #718, ahead of User Frontend – Membership, User Registration, User Profile, User Directory & Content Restriction with Frontend Post Submission at #1,339. Over the last 7 days User Registration & Membership held its place and User Frontend – Membership, User Registration, User Profile, User Directory & Content Restriction with Frontend Post Submission slipped 3 places. User Registration & Membership has the largest install base, roughly 2.5× the next: 50K+ active installs against 20K+ for User Frontend – Membership, User Registration, User Profile, User Directory & Content Restriction with Frontend Post Submission. Ratings: User Registration & Membership 4.8★ from 828 and User Frontend – Membership, User Registration, User Profile, User Directory & Content Restriction with Frontend Post Submission 4.1★ from 534 reviews.
| Metric | User Registration & Membership | User Frontend – Membership, User Registration, User Profile, User Directory & Content Restriction with Frontend Post Submission |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #718 ▬ | #1,339 ▼ 3 |
| Active installs | 50K+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 20,893 | — |
| Rating | 4.8★ (828) | 4.1★ (534) |
| Last updated | Sep 10, 2026 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| Current version | 5.2.8 | 4.3.11 |
| Best rank on record | #707 | #1,326 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jul 2017 | Jan 2011 |
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, User Registration & Membership or User Frontend – Membership, User Registration, User Profile, User Directory & Content Restriction with Frontend Post Submission?
By active installs, User Registration & Membership: 50K+ sites run it against 20K+ for User Frontend – Membership, User Registration, User Profile, User Directory & Content Restriction with Frontend Post Submission, according to WordPress.org figures captured on September 14, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, User Registration & Membership or User Frontend – Membership, User Registration, User Profile, User Directory & Content Restriction with Frontend Post Submission?
User Registration & Membership, at #718 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with User Frontend – Membership, User Registration, User Profile, User Directory & Content Restriction with Frontend Post Submission at #1,339. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are User Registration & Membership or User Frontend – Membership, User Registration, User Profile, User Directory & Content Restriction with Frontend Post Submission 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.