Admin Bar User Switching

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 91% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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Reviewers keep calling it a time saver that does exactly what it promises, with the only gripes being interface requests like a user dropdown instead of a search box.

1. ★★★★★ Dennis Bareis

   2.2y ago

   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.

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2. ★★★★★ neon67

   4.2y ago

   10nx very so much

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3. ★★★★★ SimpleRick

   4.7y ago

   Fast fixing of errors 🙂 Plug-In works like it should

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4. ★★★★★ Сергей

   5.9y ago

   Чувак! Ты сделал идеально работающую вещь! :)))

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5. ★★★★★ lucasbustamante

   8.1y ago

   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. This topic was modified 7 years, 11 months ago by lucasbustamante.

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6. ★★★★★ smart.u

   9.4y ago

   Perfect! Thank you!

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7. ★★★★★ ok

   9.4y ago

   perfect customisation for a very useful plugin, does what it says on the tin

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8. ★★★★★ lriaudel

   9.5y ago

   The missing feature of “User Switching” plugin

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. 2020-02-11 Version 1.2 Update – WordPress 5.3 compatibility Tweak – Update and modernize the codebase 1.2
2. — Version 1.4 Fixed – Fixed Undefined Variable $port. 1.4
3. — Version 1.3 Fixed – Deprecated error. 1.3
4. — Version 1.1.1 Only enqueue js if the user is logged in Do not seperately enqueue jQuery as it is already stated as a dependency 1.1.1
5. — Version 1.1 Add keyboard navigation Add magic-word feature, keyboard-only usage of the plugin Focus search input on clicking the admin-bar button – thanks to @shadyvb for work on these features Allow search on any user fields rather 1.1
6. — Version 1.0.6 Make the capability (edit_users by default) needed to be able to switch to users be filterable. 1.0.6

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.8.2

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2024-11-30 3K+ → 2K+ down

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• User Switching 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
• U UM User Switching 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• Simple Local Avatars 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
• One User Avatar | User Profile Picture 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
• User Profile Picture 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
• Basic User Avatars 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag C

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Admin Bar User Switching: 2K+ active installs, 4.8★ (12 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/admin-bar-user-switching