ryanve

Access is a simple scalable plugin to control user access via the <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Taxonomies" rel="nofollow ugc">taxonomy API</a> and user <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities" rel="nofollow ugc">roles/capabilities</a>/IDs. It creates an Access taxonomy whose terms can be used on any post type to restrict access. Term slugs can match a role, capability, or user ID.
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<li><a href="https://github.com/ryanve/access" rel="nofollow ugc">Usage documentation</a></li>
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Access

Control content access via a taxonomy that accepts user IDs, roles, or capabilities.

jgrodgers

Highland Software Custom Roles Manager extends WordPress role management by allowing administrators to create custom roles, assign multiple roles to users, and manage capabilities through an intuitive interface.
This plugin follows WordPress best practices for role and capability management, including strict server-side validation and protection against unsafe capability assignment.
Version 1.0.3 improves role loading, synchronization, and compatibility with third-party plugins by automatically detecting and rendering dynamically registered WordPress roles.
The plugin now correctly displays existing user roles and automatically detects roles created by third-party plugins such as WooCommerce, LMS platforms, membership systems, CRM integrations, and other custom role providers — without requiring administrators to resave settings.
<h3>Features</h3>
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<li>Create and manage unlimited custom roles</li>
<li>Assign multiple roles to a single user</li>
<li>Automatic detection of third-party and plugin-created roles</li>
<li>Existing user roles automatically displayed and synchronized</li>
<li>Group roles for better organization</li>
<li>Drag-and-drop role ordering</li>
<li>Capability management with toggle interface</li>
<li>Role and capability change logging (audit trail)</li>
<li>Protection against unsafe capability assignment</li>
<li>Replace the default role dropdown with a checkbox-based interface</li>
<li>Support for WordPress core roles and custom plugin roles</li>
<li>Automatic synchronization with newly registered WordPress roles</li>
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Highland Software Custom Role Manager

Manage multiple user roles, create custom roles, and control capabilities with an intuitive role builder.

Access vs Highland Software Custom Role Manager