| Plugin name and description | Plugin links | Version, total downloads, last update, tested |
|---|---|---|
| s2Member Framework (Member Roles, Capabilities, Membership, PayPal Members) s2Member®—a powerful (free) membership plugin for WordPress®. Protect members only content with roles/capabilities. | s2member home | 200301 1,296,037 March 1, 2020 5.4.1 |
| WP-Members Membership Plugin The WP-Members membership plugin turns your WordPress site into a membership site. Restrict premium content, create custom registration fields, and mo … | wp-members home | 3.3.4.2 2,317,205 May 18, 2020 5.4.1 |
| Member Access Member Access is a WordPress plugin that allows an administrator to require that users be logged-in in order to view certain posts and pages. | member-access home | 1.1.6 148,956 January 25, 2012 3.3.2 |
| WordPress Access Control Restrict pages, posts, custom post types, menus and widgets to members, nonmembers or specific roles and still add to navigation | wordpress-access-control home | 4.0.13 155,952 September 19, 2014 4.0.30 |
| More Privacy Options Adds three more levels of privacy(visibility) to the Settings–>Reading page. | more-privacy-options home | 4.6 76,012 August 8, 2016 4.6.18 |
| membership | No info available | |
| Members – Membership & User Role Editor Plugin The best WordPress membership and user role editor plugin. User Roles & Capabilities editor helps you restrict content in just a few clicks. | members home | 3.0.8 2,035,953 April 30, 2020 5.4.1 |
Membership plugins
These appear to be the most popular plugins that you can use to manage user roles and access.
