Fixed Bottom Menu vs Simple Access Control — WordPress

Fixed Bottom Menu vs Simple Access Control

Name: Fixed Bottom Menu
Rating: 5 (11 reviews)

Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points

Fixed Bottom Menu

5.0·11reviews·5,000+installs

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1. Listing metadata

Field-level data

	Fixed Bottom Menu	Simple Access Control
Tagline	—	—
Description	2419 / 5000 chars48% used	1379 / 5000 chars28% used
Screenshots	—	—
Languages
Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	Katsushi Kawamori	Peter Wooster
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Feature comparison between Fixed Bottom Menu and Simple Access Control
Metric	Fixed Bottom Menu	Simple Access Control
Rating	5.0 ★	5.0 ★
Total reviews	★ 11	7
Active installs	5,000+	200+
Free plan	—	—

3. App details

Long-form description · keyword frequency

Fixed Bottom Menu

Add a fixed menu. The basic menu is at the bottom, but it can also be displayed on the top, left, and right. Links Five link destinations can be specified. Provides filters for icons, URLs, and text for each link. Options Can specify the number of columns from 1 to 5. Can specify the font size with px, rem and em. Can specify the menu height with px, rem and em. Can specify the line height with px, rem and em. Can specify the padding with px, rem and em. Can specify their class to remove the overlap for headers and footers overlap. Can specify the color of text, buttons, and overlay. Can specify the upper limit of the display width. Can specify the stack order of css elemental. The above options filters are provided. Other filters Provide a filter to erase the menu. How it works Live Demo Fixed Bottom Menu Live Icons Dashicons can be specified. Customize Template files allow for flexible customization. The default template file is template/fixedbottommenu-template-html.php and template/fixedbottommenu-template-css.php. Using this as a reference, you can specify a separate template file using the filters below. /** ================================================== * Filter for template file of html. * */ add_filter( 'fixed_bottom_menu_generate_template_html_file', function () { $wp_uploads = wp_upload_dir(); $upload_dir = wp_normalize_path( $wp_uploads['basedir'] ); $upload_dir = untrailingslashit( $upload_dir ); return $upload_dir . '/tmp/fixedbottommenu-template-html.php'; }, 10, 1 ); /** ================================================== * Filter for template file of css. * */ add_filter( 'fixed_bottom_menu_generate_template_css_file', function () { $wp_uploads = wp_upload_dir(); $upload_dir = wp_normalize_path( $wp_uploads['basedir'] ); $upload_dir = untrailingslashit( $upload_dir ); return $upload_dir . '/tmp/fixedbottommenu-template-css.php'; }, 10, 1 ); CSS files can be set separately. Please see the filters below. /** ================================================== * Filter for CSS file. * */ add_filter( 'fixed_bottom_menu_css_url', function () { $wp_uploads = wp_upload_dir(); $upload_url = $wp_uploads['baseurl']; if ( is_ssl() ) { $upload_url = str_replace( 'http:', 'https:', $upload_url ); } $upload_url = untrailingslashit( $upload_url ); return $upload_url . '/tmp/fixedbottommenu.css'; }, 10, 1 );

Top keywords

upload17×5.01%
dir11×3.24%
upload dir11×3.24%
wp11×3.24%
specify10×2.95%
template9×2.65%
menu8×2.36%
filter7×2.06%
css6×1.77%
upload url6×1.77%
uploads6×1.77%
url6×1.77%

Simple Access Control

This plugin allows authors to restrict the users’s access to individual pages, posts and menu items based on the user’s logged in status. Features for Authors You can restrict pages and posts while editing by using the “Simple Access Control” widget. You can set the message displayed when a visitor accesses a locked page using the “Simple Access Control” item in the Settings menu The locked status is shown in the admin page and post lists a “Loggedin Text” widget is available that only displays text to logged in users You can set an option to display the menu even when filtered You can set an option to force a 404 Not Found error on direct access to a restricted page Features seen by users Locked pages and posts are not displayed Locked items are removed from standard and custom menus A message asking you to log in is displayed if you access it directly using its address or using the next and previous links A 404 Not Found error may be displayed on access to a restricted page A login/logout link is displayed in the mesage Loggedin Text widgets are not visible Pages and posts can be hidden from either logged in or not logged in users Additional Features There are no additional features supported by Simple Access Control. The code is simple, small and well documented, so you can use it as a starting point for your own access control plugin.

Top keywords

access8×3.25%
displayed5×2.03%
access control4×1.63%
control4×1.63%
locked4×1.63%
logged4×1.63%
page4×1.63%
pages4×

Frequently asked

Common questions about this comparison

Which has better reviews, Fixed Bottom Menu or Simple Access Control?

Fixed Bottom Menu (5.0★, 11 reviews) and Simple Access Control (5.0★, 7 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.

Should I choose Fixed Bottom Menu or Simple Access Control?

AppRanks cannot separate these two on rating — both sit at 5.0★. Fixed Bottom Menu does carry the larger published review base (11 vs 7). Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Fixed Bottom Menu or Simple Access Control?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. Fixed Bottom Menu has the deeper published review base (11 vs 7), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Fixed Bottom Menu typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (11 reviews). Simple Access Control typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (7 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.

Can I migrate data between Fixed Bottom Menu and Simple Access Control?

Migration support varies by app and category. Fixed Bottom Menu and Simple Access Control both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Simple Access Control" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Fixed Bottom Menu vs Simple Access Control

Fixed Bottom Menu

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Simple Access Control

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3. App details

Frequently asked

Which has better reviews, Fixed Bottom Menu or Simple Access Control?

Should I choose Fixed Bottom Menu or Simple Access Control?

Which is faster to set up, Fixed Bottom Menu or Simple Access Control?

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Can I migrate data between Fixed Bottom Menu and Simple Access Control?

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