Digages Role Manager – User Roles & Permissions
by Timileyin Olabajo · Admin & Utilities
Create custom WordPress roles, restrict admin menu access, manage allowed actions, and receive email alerts when restricted actions are attempted.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈20 estimated
Momentum
-41%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “admin access”, “capabilities” and “permissions” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
83 health vs 56 average across 5,895 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.9%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 682 lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,187 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 5 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 1 reviews to 2026-07-01The one review here is glowing, praising how easy it is to set up staff roles and limit WooCommerce access without handing out Administrator rights.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 49 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
40
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 8d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 8d
-0.5
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| admin access your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| capabilities your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| permissions your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| role manager your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| roles your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 7 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “admin access”, “capabilities” and “permissions” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 30 Jun 2026 · 124 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 210 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,300 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
5
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v1.0.4 · 12 Sep 2026
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 20.
Install history since 29 Jun 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Martins Ajewole4mo ago
Exactly what I needed. I had been looking for a modern plugin to manage staff permissions without the complexity of older role editors. This is intuitive, feels lightweight, and does the job perfectly. I had been searching for a simple way to control what different staff members could access in my WooCommerce store without giving everyone Administrator privileges. This Role Manager made the whole process straightforward. Creating roles is easy, and I was able to give each team member the permissions they needed without exposing sensitive settings or customer data. The interface is clean, easy to understand, and much less intimidating than manually editing capabilities. It has saved me a lot of time and given me peace of mind knowing that my staff only have access to the parts of the store they actually need. If you run a WooCommerce store with multiple employees, this plugin is definitely worth trying.
Read on wp.org ↗
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create custom WordPress roles, restrict admin menu access, manage allowed actions, and receive email alerts..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 10 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 10 of 10 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("who need"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Gravity Forms, Advanced Custom Fields, Easy Digital Downloads.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,928 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "admin access" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-27 10+ → 20+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2026-10-19 20+ → 10+ down after 21 days in tier
- 2026-09-28 30+ → 20+ down after 28 days in tier
- 2026-08-31 20+ → 30+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 30+ → 20+ down after 26 days in tier
- 2026-07-12 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-11 10+ → 20+ up
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).
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Members – Membership & User Role Editor Plugin 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Custom Access Roles 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Titanium User Role Manager, Capabilities & Access Control 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
EffortLess Advanced Role Manager — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Highland Software Custom Role Manager — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
RoleArchitect – Role & Permission Manager — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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