User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End 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 Frontend – Membership, User Registration, User Profile, User Directory & Content Restriction with Frontend Post Submission leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,344, ahead of User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End at #1,554. Over the last 7 days User Frontend – Membership, User Registration, User Profile, User Directory & Content Restriction with Frontend Post Submission slipped 3 places and User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End climbed 2 places. User Frontend – Membership, User Registration, User Profile, User Directory & Content Restriction with Frontend Post Submission has the largest install base, roughly 2× the next: 20K+ active installs against 10K+ for User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End. Downloads this week: User Frontend – Membership, User Registration, User Profile, User Directory & Content Restriction with Frontend Post Submission 2,471 and User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End 986. Ratings: User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End 4.8★ from 912 and User Frontend – Membership, User Registration, User Profile, User Directory & Content Restriction with Frontend Post Submission 4.1★ from 535 reviews.
| Metric | User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End | User Frontend – Membership, User Registration, User Profile, User Directory & Content Restriction with Frontend Post Submission |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,554 ▲ 2 | #1,344 ▼ 3 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 986 | 2,471 |
| Rating | 4.8★ (912) | 4.1★ (535) |
| Last updated | Sep 16, 2026 | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Current version | 20260916 | 4.3.13 |
| Best rank on record | #1,552 | #1,326 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Feb 2011 | 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 Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End or User Frontend – Membership, User Registration, User Profile, User Directory & Content Restriction with Frontend Post Submission?
By active installs, User Frontend – Membership, User Registration, User Profile, User Directory & Content Restriction with Frontend Post Submission: 20K+ sites run it against 10K+ for User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 18, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End or User Frontend – Membership, User Registration, User Profile, User Directory & Content Restriction with Frontend Post Submission?
User Frontend – Membership, User Registration, User Profile, User Directory & Content Restriction with Frontend Post Submission, at #1,344 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End at #1,554. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End 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.