by wp.insider 4.6 (475 reviews)

Simple Membership

Name: Simple Membership
Rating: 4.6 (475 reviews)
Author: wp.insider

Simple membership plugin adds membership functionality to your site. Protect members only content using content protection easily.

Simple Membership ranks #874 among WordPress.org plugins with 40,000+ active installations, is #40 of 1,659 in the Authentication category, a 4.6/5 rating from 475 reviews, and was last updated Oct 21, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.4

v4.8.6 Current Version v4.8.6

Updated 1 week ago Last Update on 21 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 2 days ago Last Refreshed on

#40 of 1,659 in Authentication Top 1% by installs Downloads -72.8% this week Actively maintained

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Rank

#874

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Active Installs

40K+

-9.1%

KW Avg Position

3.6

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Downloads

3.6M

+99 today

Support Resolved

80%

— No change

Rating

92%

Review 4.6 out of 5

4.6 (475 reviews)

Next Milestone 50K

Total Progress 39.3%

40K+ 50K+

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Reviews & Ratings

4.6

475 reviews

Overall 92%

399 (84%)

25 (5%)

10 (2%)

9 (2%)

32 (7%)

Support Threads Overview

Resolved

Unresolved

Total Threads

Resolved

Unresolved

80%

Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

42 known vulnerabilities on record · 18 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Oct 11, 2026

Simple Membership [simple-membership] < 4.8.3

CVE-2026-88785 · Fixed in v4.8.3
Oct 2, 2026

Simple Membership [simple-membership] < 4.8.5

CVE-2026-103427 · Fixed in v4.8.5
Sep 16, 2026

Simple Membership [simple-membership] < 4.8.4

CVE-2026-97337 · Fixed in v4.8.4
Sep 11, 2026

Simple Membership [simple-membership] < 4.8.3

CVE-2026-74000 · Fixed in v4.8.3
Aug 31, 2026

Simple Membership [simple-membership] < 4.7.8

CVE-2026-88764 · Fixed in v4.7.8
Aug 6, 2026

Simple Membership [simple-membership] < 4.7.7

CVE-2026-14936 · Fixed in v4.7.7
Aug 5, 2026

Simple Membership [simple-membership] < 4.8.2

CVE-2026-77194 · Fixed in v4.8.2
Aug 5, 2026

Simple Membership [simple-membership] < 4.7.9

CVE-2026-66712 · Fixed in v4.7.9
Jul 24, 2026

Simple Membership [simple-membership] < 4.7.8

CVE-2026-15931 · Fixed in v4.7.8
Jul 24, 2026

Simple Membership [simple-membership] < 4.7.8

CVE-2026-15930 · Fixed in v4.7.8

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Plugin Details

Version: 4.8.6
Last Updated: Oct 21, 2026
Requires WP: 6.0+
Tested Up To: 7.1.4
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: wp.insider

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6
Reviews: 475
Support Threads: 10
Resolved: 80%

Keywords

member members members-only membership memberships

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to offer free and premium content to members. It solves the problem of restricting access to posts, pages, and other content based on configurable membership levels and payment plans.