Roles & Capabilities vs Three Column Screen Layout (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Three Column Screen Layout
1.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Roles & Capabilities has a higher user rating (5/5 from 6 reviews) and leads in active installations (1.0K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Roles & Capabilities has accumulated 30K+ total downloads while Three Column Screen Layout has 16K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Roles & Capabilities | Three Column Screen Layout | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 5/5 | ◄ | 3.8/5 |
| Total Reviews | 6 | ► | 16 |
| Active Installs | 1.0K+ | 1.0K+ | |
| Total Downloads | 30K+ | ◄ | 16K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 3 months ago | ◄ | 9 years ago |
| First Released | 2019 | 2013 | |
| Age | 7 years | 13 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.1+ | 3.4+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.1.14 | 4.2 |
Rating Breakdown
Roles & Capabilities
Three Column Screen Layout
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Roles & Capabilities averaged approximately 21 daily downloads while Three Column Screen Layout averaged 4.
Recent Reviews
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
Three Column Screen Layout Reviews
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I can’t seem to get rid of this plugin. I never installed it to begin with, but it keeps mysteriously showing back up in my plugins. There’s clearly a malware related issue with this plugin. Does anyo
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