Side-by-side comparison
| Metric | Theme Editor | User Role Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | ★ 4.6 ★ | 4.5 ★ |
| Total reviews | 128 | ★ 288 |
| Active installs | 50,000+ | 700,000+ |
| Free plan | — | — |
On the measured data here, User Role Editor leads on more dimensions (2 vs 0). Pick Theme Editor if one of the points where it leads is what you need.
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Read each app's audit: Theme Editor audit • User Role Editor audit
| Keyword | Theme Editor | User Role Editor |
|---|---|---|
| contact | #313 | Not ranked |
| custom form | Not ranked | #468 |
| forms | Not ranked | #537 |
| form | Not ranked | #591 |
No tracked changes.
Theme Editor (4.6★, 128 reviews) and User Role Editor (4.5★, 288 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
Theme Editor holds the higher average rating (4.6★ vs 4.5★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; User Role Editor has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (288 vs 128).
AppRanks cannot say which fits a larger or smaller operation — there is no store-size measurement in the WordPress Plugin Directory data. What it can show: Theme Editor has 128 published reviews; User Role Editor has 288 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Migration support varies by app and category. Theme Editor and User Role Editor 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 Theme Editor" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.