Members vs Simple Membership After Login Redirection (October 2026)
Updated October 22, 2026 · Data from WordPress.org, refreshed daily · How this works
Both rank in the WordPress.org Membership Plugins top 10: Members at #1 and Simple Membership After Login Redirection at #9. Members leads on 5 of the 6 measures we track. Every number below comes straight from WordPress.org and is refreshed every day.
Members
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.
Simple Membership After Login Redirection
An addon for the simple membership plugin to configure after login redirection to a specific page based on the member's level.
Who leads on what
Members leads on 5 of the 6 measures we track.
Members ranks higher on WordPress.org: #1 against #9 in Membership Plugins.
Members has more users: 300,000+ active installs against 10,000+.
Not enough reviews to compare ratings fairly: Members has 1,280, Simple Membership After Login Redirection has 15. We compare ratings only above 50 reviews each.
Members has more reviews behind its score: 1,280 against 15.
Members was updated more recently, on October 21, 2026; Simple Membership After Login Redirection on August 21, 2026.
Members was downloaded more in the last 30 days: 47,987 times against 1,737.
Which one to pick
Each plugin is the better answer for the measure it actually leads on. Nothing here is a recommendation we invented.
Members
Pick Members if you go by where WordPress.org itself puts them, you want the plugin more sites already run, you want the score backed by more reviews, you want the one shipping releases most recently or you want the one being installed faster right now.
Simple Membership After Login Redirection
Simple Membership After Login Redirection does not lead on any measure we track, so pick it only for something these numbers cannot show, such as a feature you need.
Members vs Simple Membership After Login Redirection side by side
| Members | Simple Membership After Login Redirection | |
|---|---|---|
| Membership Plugins ranking | #1 | #9 |
| Rating | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| Reviews | 1,280 | 15 |
| Active installs | 300,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Total downloads | 7,765,412 | 241,637 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 47,987 | 1,737 |
| Last updated | Oct 21, 2026 | Aug 21, 2026 |
| First published | Sep 17, 2009 | Jun 17, 2014 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 7.1.3 | 7.1.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
| Pricing | Free on WordPress.org | Free on WordPress.org |
Downloads per day, last 48 days
Members ratings
Simple Membership After Login Redirection ratings
How we compare these two
Every figure here is pulled from the WordPress.org plugin API every day at 03:00 UTC, for both plugins in the same run, so the two are always read on the same day. We compare only what the directory reports: active installs, the rating and how many reviews stand behind it, the last release date and, once we have a month of history, downloads over the last 30 days. Ratings are only called a win above 50 reviews each, because a handful of five-star reviews is not evidence. Nothing is weighted into an overall score, no measure is worth more than another, and neither Members nor Simple Membership After Login Redirection can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the Membership Plugins top 10. Full methodology.
Members vs Simple Membership After Login Redirection: common questions
Is Members better than Simple Membership After Login Redirection?
Members leads on 5 of the 6 measures we track. Neither is better at everything, and the answer depends on which measure you weigh. Members ranks higher on WordPress.org: #1 against #9 in Membership Plugins.
Which has more users, Members or Simple Membership After Login Redirection?
Members ranks higher on WordPress.org: #1 against #9 in Membership Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Members or Simple Membership After Login Redirection?
Members has more users: 300,000+ active installs against 10,000+.
Are Members and Simple Membership After Login Redirection free?
Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Members may also sell a paid version or add-ons. Simple Membership After Login Redirection may also sell a paid version or add-ons.
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