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<p>This plugin was originally developed by <a href="https://markwilkinson.me/" rel="nofollow ugc">Mark Wilkinson</a>.</p>
<p>An admin bar “Switch to User” option is provided which on hover provides a search box where you can query a user to switch to. The results are links to switch to that user. This plugin is great for when you are building sites for clients and it is beneficial to see the site as your logged in client see’s it.</p>
<p>And there is an optional mode where you can use a custom keyboard combination, say ‘su’, and it activates the form where you search for users, and then you can use keyboard arrows to navigate the list of results, and the return key to switch to the selected user. The same combo can be used to focus the ‘Switch Off’ link, following a return to simulate a click.</p>
<p>To activate this feature and set the custom keyboard combination, aka magic word, you need to use the <code>abus_ajax_args</code> and add a ‘magicWord’ variable.</p>
<p>Note that keyboard navigation is not dependant on the custom keyboard combination, and can be used out of the box.</p>


Admin Bar User Switching

The missing feature of "User Switching" plugin

Great

Suggestions:

	Option to show dropdown instead of text input (from personal experience, most of the time site only have 2~3 users)
Dropdown is loosing focus when trying to click on it, it's kinda annoying


Uninstalled it right away, but could be a good thing with some tweaks.

Could be better


It is easy to switch back from a switched to account, not so easy to switch away as a user list is not displayed, you have to search first.  Ideally I'd have an option to choose the accounts and have a button for each.


Switching Back Easy, Switching To Harder than need be

Extends the excellent User Switching plugin by John Blackbourn by adding a User Switching to the admin bar for quick and easy user switching.

David Parker

<p>ProfileSwitch Lite turns a single WordPress login into multiple profiles. The primary user switches between them with one click — no logout, no separate passwords to remember. Each profile is a real WordPress user, so course progress, orders, comments, and activity stay completely separate.</p>
<h4>Use cases</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Families</strong> — Kids and household members get their own profile without each needing a separate email and password</li>
<li><strong>Youth programs</strong> — Sports clubs, day camps, and after-school programs where one parent manages multiple kids’ registrations under a single login</li>
<li><strong>Online courses</strong> — Each profile tracks its own course progress, quizzes, and completions, so multiple learners in a household don’t overwrite each other</li>
<li><strong>Business accounts</strong> — Departments or team members get their own profile under one company login</li>
</ul>
<h4>Lite version features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Up to 10 profiles per primary account</li>
<li>One-click switching from a profile selector page</li>
<li>Edit, unlink, or delete sub-profiles</li>
<li>Color scheme customization (Light / Dark / Custom with primary + accent colors)</li>
<li>Custom heading text</li>
<li>Profile relationship management on the WordPress user edit page</li>
</ul>
<h4>Get more with the full version of ProfileSwitch</h4>
<p>The full version of ProfileSwitch adds:</p>
<ul>
<li>PINs to protect specific profiles (numeric or alphanumeric)</li>
<li>Parental controls to restrict pages behind the primary’s PIN</li>
<li>Forgot PIN email reset flow</li>
<li>Custom preset avatars (upload your own and let profiles pick)</li>
<li>Background customization (color, image, blur)</li>
<li>WooCommerce integration: orders across profiles</li>
<li>BuddyPress / BuddyBoss integration: xprofile fields and signup fields</li>
<li>Paid Memberships Pro integration: share membership levels across profiles, per-level profile limits</li>
<li>Profile managers to delegate management to sub-profiles</li>
<li>Custom credentials per profile (set a specific email and password)</li>
<li>Custom profile limits, including per-membership-level caps via Paid Memberships Pro</li>
<li>Email-verified Account Management UI</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="https://profileswitch.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Get the full version of ProfileSwitch</a></p>


ProfileSwitch Lite

One account. Multiple profiles. Built for families, youth programs, and any WordPress site where people need their own space under a shared login.

Admin Bar User Switching vs ProfileSwitch Lite