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PublishPress Permissions: Control User Access for Posts, Pages, Categories, Tags
Precise access control that might cost you a little extra.
HealthyGrowing
84/100
This plugin offers reliable granular control and helpful support but some users find the Pro version expensive.
Active installs
~15,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 10k+
Rating
4.3★
65 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+12%
Growing
152 → 171 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MINORreviews unevenly distributed over time
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 · +12% in the last year
152/day a year ago→171/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayPublishPress Permissions is generally praised for its reliable, easy-to-use granular access controls and responsive support, though some users find it pricey and have encountered occasional bugs or settings issues.
What people like
- +Responsive and helpful support team×3
- +Reliable operation; works as expected×3
- +Easy to manage with a simple UI and straightforward setup×3
- +Granular permission controls for pages, categories, and media×3
- +Robust feature set
Common complaints
- −Pro version is considered expensive
- −Occasional bugs reported
- −Some options are not saved and settings have no effect
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.27★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.30★
- 5%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 · 65 total
Latest reviews · 65 analyzed
- 2026-05-28★★★★★Top Notch Supportdlitaker1-shot
- 2026-01-25★★★★★muito caro a versão prorudsonalex
- 2026-01-14★★★★★Robust Product, Excellent Supportsezgee
- 2025-12-22★★★★★This plugin has not been tested with your current version of WordPress.BɅJV
- 2025-12-08★★★★★greatburlamhack1-shot
- 2025-09-30★★★★★Super simple and effectivecclimente
- 2025-06-03★★★★★great helpbiege119
- 2025-04-23★★★★★So far so goodmyracat
- 2025-02-10★★★★★Good pluginskylabb
- 2024-11-14★★★★★Very usefull plugin. Very committed supportmkdes
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.
152
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
169
Prior 7-day baseline
184
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
1,357
Mean release-day peak (30d)
490
Latest day · 2026-06-03(spike)
-10.1%
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.
15%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
1.62
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
72%
5★ share in analyzed sample
5%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.29 → 4.27★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered