Plugin info

Total downloads: 127
Active installs: 0
Total reviews: 0
Average rating: 0
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 1
Last updated: 9/12/2025 (109 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 9/12/2025 (0 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 5.5
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.8.3
Minimum PHP version: f

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Maintained • Last updated 109 days ago

50/100

Is UserRoleSwitcher abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 109 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 5.5
Tested up to: 6.8.3
Requires PHP: f

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Description

UserRoleSwitcher – Role Impersonation for WordPress

This plugin allows administrators to log in as any non-admin user directly from the admin bar or the Users page. It’s perfect for testing user permissions, troubleshooting issues, or seeing exactly what your users experience without needing to log out and switch accounts manually.

Feature:

  1. Log in as any non-admin user directly from the admin bar.
  2. Access user accounts from the Users page without logging out.
  3. Quickly test permissions and troubleshoot issues.
  4. Experience your site exactly as your users do.
  5. Safe and secure: only admins can switch accounts.

Installation

  1. You can install the plugin either by searching for “UserRoleSwitcher” in the WordPress Plugin Directory or by manually uploading the extracted plugin folder to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.

Frequently Asked Questions

No FAQ available

Review feed

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Screenshots

  1. User Role Switcher includes a top search box in the user panel and an impersonate user button on the user detail page.

    User Role Switcher includes a top search box in the user panel and an impersonate user button on the user detail page.

  2. User Role Switcher includes an impersonate link on the users listing page.

    User Role Switcher includes an impersonate link on the users listing page.

  3. Switch back button allows returning to the admin panel after impersonation.

    Switch back button allows returning to the admin panel after impersonation.

Changelog

1.0 – 29/08/2025

  • Initial Release