| 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 1,286,550 March 1, 2020 5.4 |
| 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 | 3.3.2.2 2,227,670 March 5, 2020 5.3.2 |
| 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 | 1.1.6 148,747 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 | 4.0.13 155,665 September 19, 2014 4.0.29 |
| More Privacy Options Adds three more levels of privacy(visibility) to the Settings–>Reading page. | more-privacy-options home | 4.6 75,635 August 8, 2016 4.6.17 |
| membership | No info available | |
| User Role Editor by Members – Best User, Role and Capability Management Plugin for WordPress The most powerful user, role, and capability management plugin for WordPress. | members home | 2.2.0 1,761,402 November 14, 2019 5.3.2 |
Membership plugins
These appear to be the most popular plugins that you can use to manage user roles and access.
