83
New User Approve
A helpful bouncer that eventually demands a subscription for bulk control.
HealthyGrowing
83/100
The plugin works well for manual approvals but the free version is quite limited.
Active installs
~25,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 20k+
Rating
4.3★
130 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+47%
Growing fast
116 → 171 installs/day
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Growing fast · +47% in the last year
116/day a year ago→171/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayNew User Approve is a well-regarded plugin for managing user registration approvals, praised for responsive support, but a recurring complaint is that the free version is significantly limited compared to the paid tier.
What people like
- +Plugin works reliably for its core purpose of managing user registration and access control×7
- +Support team is responsive and helpful, often resolving issues quickly×8
- +Useful features like whitelist/blacklist domain options to combat spam registrations
- +Refund process is straightforward and handled without friction
Common complaints
- −Free version is heavily restricted — key features like bulk deny and disabling admin emails are locked behind the paid upgrade×4
- −At least one paid customer reported receiving no support response for weeks
- −Plugin does not work as expected for some users even when following the documentation
- −Duplicate email notifications (two alerts per new user) reported by at least one user
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.76★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.30★
- 12%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-07-202025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 130 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2025-12-19★★★★★Great Plugin & Supportjimk1416
- 2025-10-16★★★★★Great experience all the way throughtagteamcomputing
- 2025-10-07★★★★★Translation does not workedmondtv1-shot
- 2025-09-26★★★★★Outstanding supportMichael Kastler
- 2025-09-16★★★★★Excellent SupportLauraHartwigDesign
- 2025-08-29★★★★★The plugin does the job, and support is very helpfulUldis
- 2025-07-23★★★★★Looked promising butEarl_D
- 2025-07-11★★★★★Awesome product supportdsiv
- 2025-03-13★★★★★Access control1839lab
- 2025-01-08★★★★★Saved my sitedbluedude
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
236
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
123
Prior 7-day baseline
237
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
2,306
Mean release-day peak (30d)
236
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
+91.9%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
10%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
1.13
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
90%
5★ share in analyzed sample
12%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
-86%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.71 → 4.76★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered