PublishPress Capabilities: User Role Access Control, Admin Area Permissions
by PublishPress · Login & Users
Also makes 13 other plugins · 305.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
User role editing for WordPress. Manage user roles, control capabilities and permissions, and restrict admin access for any role.
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Health
A 87/100
no flags
Active installs
90K+
≈100K estimated
Momentum
-30%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Rating quality scores 91/100. Lift the average: resolve the issues driving the low reviews.
87 health vs 61 average across 2,204 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.0%
of downloads still active
At least 90K of 4.5M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,477 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Login & Users plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 16 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 18 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 143 reviews, smoothed to 4.54★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
2 of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| access control your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| admin area | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| capabilities your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| capability | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| role access | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| permissions your tag | #3 | #3 | down 1 |
| permission | #2 | #2 | down 1 |
| area | #4 | #3 | down 2 |
| publishpress | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| admin access | #4 | #4 | down 1 |
| user role editor your tag | #5 | #4 | up 2 |
| restrict admin | #4 | #3 | 0 |
| control | #6 | #3 | down 2 |
| user role | #6 | #6 | 0 |
| role | #6 | #5 | down 1 |
| user capabilities | #4 | #5 | up 1 |
| user permissions | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| user access control | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| user profile access control | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| access | #9 | #10 | up 1 |
391 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 318 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Your five tags are all earning their place. Each gets you onto page 1 of its own search, so none is worth giving up. “area”, “restrict admin” and “control” (#4, #4 and #6 untagged) would be the next worth testing if a slot frees up.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 129K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
16
releases in the last 12 months
18d ago
latest release · v2.53.0 · 14 Oct 2026
106
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “90K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band yesterday and the previous band took 5.7 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 100K.
Install history since 22 Jun 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ armnetworking4mo ago
Finally found something that has exactly what I needed. Together with Permissions this is a software the developer should be proud of. Simple but complex
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ shandonc10mo ago
One of the greatest strengths of this PublishPress plugin is its full customization capabilities. If you can dream up a new process for managing capabilities based on groups, users, roles, etc., you can almost certainly build it using Capabilities and/or Permissions. That said, things can get complicated fast. With full customization comes very unique problems. I’ve reached out to PublishPress support on more than one occasion for assistance with our custom configuration. Each time, they’ve been patient and helpful, offering several suggestions and working with me until I can get the problem solved. I highly recommend any of their plugins, especially due to their great customer support!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ panduka12mo ago
very good plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ DolbyPR1.1y ago
I liked the plugin, the plugin is good!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ulcra1.1y ago
Perfect. Makes it so easy to fine tune contributors access to data. Keep up the good work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vaclavek1.2y ago
Your user permissions system is super flexible! I was able to set different media access levels for authors and editors with just a few clicks. Saves me from using extra plugins!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ naresh113811.3y ago
Great plugin with reliable and responsive support.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Filip Krejcik1.4y ago
This plugin makes administration of user roles on a really granular level so much easier.Even when something was unclear, I received instant and really competent support from the team.Highly recommended.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 9 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.53.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2022-01-13 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.3.2 Patched in 2.3.3
- Patched Critical · 9.8 PublishPress Capabilities <= 2.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update ↗
- 2018-06-20 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects < 1.5.9 Patched in 1.5.9
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 29 languages, 8 at 90% or more
Plus 5 more locales with partial translations.
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
8 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "User role editing for WordPress. Manage user roles, control capabilities and permissions, and restrict admi..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 19 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 19 of 19 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use this", "if you want", "if you run").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Gutenberg, Block editor, Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 20 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 12,359 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "access-control" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-31 100K+ → 90K+ down after 2066 days in tier
- 2021-03-05 90K+ → 100K+ up after 297 days in tier
- 2020-05-12 80K+ → 90K+ up after 383 days in tier
- 2019-04-25 70K+ → 80K+ up after 236 days in tier
- 2018-09-01 60K+ → 70K+ up after 255 days in tier
- 2017-12-20 50K+ → 60K+ up after 280 days in tier
- 2017-03-15 40K+ → 50K+ up after 260 days in tier
- 2016-06-28 30K+ → 40K+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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RoleMaster Suite – User Role Editor for E-Commerce, Membership & Admin Panel 700+ installs · 3.9★ · 4 shared tags B -
Custom Access Roles 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
RoleMatrix 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags - A Access 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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Titanium User Role Manager, Capabilities & Access Control 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
RoleCraft: User Access Control – Roles, Capabilities & Content Restriction — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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