Hide This vs Roles & Capabilities (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Hide This has a higher user rating (5/5 from 49 reviews) and leads in active installations (3.0K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Hide This has accumulated 49K+ total downloads while Roles & Capabilities has 30K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Hide This | Roles & Capabilities | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 5/5 | 5/5 | |
| Total Reviews | 49 | ◄ | 6 |
| Active Installs | 3.0K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 49K+ | ◄ | 30K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 8 years ago | ► | 3 months ago |
| First Released | 2013 | 2019 | |
| Age | 13 years | 7 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.0+ | 4.1+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.1.3 | 1.1.14 |
Rating Breakdown
Hide This
Roles & Capabilities
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Hide This averaged approximately 4 daily downloads while Roles & Capabilities averaged 21.
Recent Reviews
Hide This Reviews
Perfect
MUST HAVE THIS plugin!
muy buen plugin
Sencillo y funcional, estupendo
Critical Component for WordPress
Please save this plugin or integrate it into WordPress.
Roles & Capabilities Reviews
Simple and effective
This plugin is exactly in line with I think plugins should be: clear, one task only, well integrated without bloat meaningless UI elements that do nothing. That’s what I do with my plugins as well.
Simple and efficient
I just needed to add the capabilities for specific users to edit the pages they own, which is not possible with the default Author role. This plugin made it really easy: I could clone the Author role
The best plugin for delete unwanted capabilities
finally! Thank you so much for this! After testing several very complex and confusing user role plugins (which by the way just added more garbage to my wp_options table), I found “Roles & Capabilities
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