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Content Control – The Ultimate Content… vs Paid Membership Subscriptions… (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Content Control – The Ultimate Content…

Content Control – The Ultimate Content…

4.9(575)

40K+ active installs

Free + Premium

Updated 10 months ago
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Paid Membership Subscriptions…

Paid Membership Subscriptions…

4.7(260)

10K+ active installs

Free

Updated 2 weeks ago
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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Content Control – The Ultimate Content… has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 575 reviews) and leads in active installations (40K+ vs 10K+). Both are free + premium WordPress plugins. Content Control – The Ultimate Content… has accumulated 873K+ total downloads while Paid Membership Subscriptions… has 1.9M+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.9/5Content Control – The Ultimate Content…
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Paid Membership Subscriptions…4.7/5
Total Reviews
575Content Control – The Ultimate Content…
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Paid Membership Subscriptions…260
Active Installs
40K+Content Control – The Ultimate Content…
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Paid Membership Subscriptions…10K+
Total Downloads
873K+Content Control – The Ultimate Content…
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Paid Membership Subscriptions…1.9M+
Support Resolution
N/AContent Control – The Ultimate Content…
Paid Membership Subscriptions…96%
Last Updated
10 months agoContent Control – The Ultimate Content…
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Paid Membership Subscriptions…2 weeks ago
First Released
2016Content Control – The Ultimate Content…
Paid Membership Subscriptions…2015
Age
10 yearsContent Control – The Ultimate Content…
Paid Membership Subscriptions…11 years
WP Requires
6.2+Content Control – The Ultimate Content…
Paid Membership Subscriptions…3.1+
PHP Requires
7.4+Content Control – The Ultimate Content…
Paid Membership Subscriptions…7.4+
Business Model
Free + PremiumContent Control – The Ultimate Content…
Paid Membership Subscriptions…Free
Latest Version
2.6.5Content Control – The Ultimate Content…
Paid Membership Subscriptions…3.0.1

Rating Breakdown

Content Control – The Ultimate Content…

4.9/5(575 reviews)
5
93%
4
3%
3
1%
2
0%
1
2%

Paid Membership Subscriptions…

4.7/5(260 reviews)
5
87%
4
6%
3
2%
2
2%
1
3%

Recent Reviews

Content Control – The Ultimate Content… Reviews

by lifeaboe

Works welll

i like it, it’s seamless and small but very functional.

by rvwfreewheelers

Easy to use block level content restriction

This is so handy on my site. I have a number of forms that are only visible to members, but this makes it easy for me to make the forms accessible to Logged In users (or just admins), and then to have

by richwords

helpful plugin

I Wanted to create hidden pages which can’t be visible to visitors. This plugin helped me to do so. Thank you Content Control.

Paid Membership Subscriptions… Reviews

by qhrlysterss

required to fix bugs

on pricing page this persisting errors when want to edit showing Updating failed. Invalid JSON body passed. and its only on pricing page never allow to update your own informations kindly fix thes

by maxi_k

Very Promising, So Far So good!

I have been working with Paid Member Subscriptions Pro for about a year now, and although my membership site is not yet launched, it seems PMS Pro is going to play a very important part in it. In fact

by John Webber

Working Great

Working great so far. No complaints.Thank you for developing this! I used AI to get a few things set up, like getting my browser extension to make an API call and see if the user has an active subs

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Content Control – The Ultimate Content… or Paid Membership Subscriptions… more popular?
Content Control – The Ultimate Content… has 40K+ active installations while Paid Membership Subscriptions… has 10K+. Content Control – The Ultimate Content… is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Content Control – The Ultimate Content… or Paid Membership Subscriptions…?
Content Control – The Ultimate Content… has a 4.9/5 rating from 575 reviews, while Paid Membership Subscriptions… has a 4.7/5 rating from 260 reviews.
Are Content Control – The Ultimate Content… and Paid Membership Subscriptions… free?
Content Control – The Ultimate Content… is free + premium and Paid Membership Subscriptions… is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Content Control – The Ultimate Content… or Paid Membership Subscriptions…?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Content Control – The Ultimate Content… was last updated 10 months ago and Paid Membership Subscriptions… was last updated 2 weeks ago.

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