PublishPress Permissions: Control User… vs Roles & Capabilities (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
PublishPress Permissions: Control User…
10K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Roles & Capabilities has a higher user rating (5/5 from 6 reviews) while PublishPress Permissions: Control User… leads in active installations (10K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. PublishPress Permissions: Control User… has accumulated 821K+ total downloads while Roles & Capabilities has 30K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | PublishPress Permissions: Control User… | Roles & Capabilities | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.3/5 | ► | 5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 64 | ◄ | 6 |
| Active Installs | 10K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 821K+ | ◄ | 30K+ |
| Support Resolution | 80% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 2 weeks ago | ◄ | 3 months ago |
| First Released | 2013 | 2019 | |
| Age | 13 years | 7 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.5+ | 4.1+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.2.5+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 4.7.0 | 1.1.14 |
Rating Breakdown
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Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, PublishPress Permissions: Control User… averaged approximately 344 daily downloads while Roles & Capabilities averaged 21.
Recent Reviews
PublishPress Permissions: Control User… Reviews
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Robust Product, Excellent Support
This suite of products is incredibly robust and therefore understandably complex. I’ve used it on many sites. Recently, we had a particularly complicated setup and support worked with me patiently a
This plugin has not been tested with your current version of WordPress.
Hi there, I has been a while since the update but it seems that this plugin has not been tested with the latest version of WordPress (v6.9). This notification keep appearing on the plugin’s deta
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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