Members vs Nav Menu Roles
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| Feature | Members v3.2.28 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Nav Menu Roles v2.1.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 300,000+ | 70,000+ |
| Last updated | October 25, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Members | Nav Menu Roles |
| Pros | Visual role and capability editor; Several roles per user and role cloning; Content restriction and private site mode | Per-item visibility by login state and role; Works in the menus screen and the customizer; Free with no paid tier |
| Cons | Role changes apply to every user who holds the role; Payments and memberships are not handled by this plugin; Add-on integrations depend on the other plugin being active | Hides menu items only, not the linked pages; Support is limited to the WordPress forums; Needs a separate access plugin to lock content |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Role and capability editor, Create and clone roles, Restrict posts by role, Private site mode redirects visitors to login, Login form and access check shortcodes, Role levels add-on, Category and tag capabilities add-on, Login widget | Per-item visibility by user role, Logged-in and logged-out visibility modes, Role settings in the Customizer menu editor, Importer for menus from other sites, Filter for the list of roles offered |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads | — |
| Plugins | Advanced Custom Fields | — |
| Other | GiveWP | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 | 6.6.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1.0 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | mbr.press, cspf-growth-tools.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com | — |
| Shortcodes | 11 | — |