HM Multiple Roles
by Hossni Mubarak · Login & Users
Also makes 13 other plugins · 6.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
It hides the default role dropdown list and displays a list of role checkboxes to select multiple roles for a user.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+31%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “user” and “users” for “multiple authors” and “multiple”. “user” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “multiple authors” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “users” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “multiple” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 61 average across 2,203 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.3%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 29.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,476 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Login & Users plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
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 17 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.6★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.05★ 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.
44
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
34%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| multiple roles | #2 | #17 | up 8 |
| roles your tag | #7 | #19 | 0 |
| multiple authors | #5 | #20 | up 1 |
| multiple | #10 | #23 | down 1 |
| user roles your tag | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| role your tag | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| add multiple | #16 | #22 | 0 |
| multiple users | #17 | #23 | 0 |
| multiple page | #24 | #24 | down 1 |
| multiple plugins | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| users roles | #23 | #24 | 0 |
| user your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| users your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
50 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 11 listed. 39 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “user” and “users” for “multiple authors” and “multiple”. “user” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “multiple authors” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “users” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “multiple” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.6K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
1.7y ago
latest release · v2.1.1 · 6 Feb 2025
13
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 79% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago and the previous band took 3.6 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 2K.
Install history since 11 Aug 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ webpie3.2y ago
This plugin contains a cross-site-scripting vulnerability that was first discovered on July, 18th. Since then, me and other userts have tried to inform/ reach the plugin’s developer via the plugin’s support-forum, but never received a fix or reply. Therefore, i had to deactivate this plugin and would recommend others to do the same, due to mentioned security-issues mentioned above. This topic was modified 2 years, 11 months ago by webpie.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mattq3214.3y ago
thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rudsonalex4.8y ago
bof
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ilham Wahyudin Roma Dhoni5.1y ago
Hey, thanks for creating this awesome plugin! I am not someone who likes to code based on tutorials that was found on google, so this plugin very helpful for me! Thanks a lot Mubaarak! Baarakallahufiikum! 🙂 Indonesia.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ romanivanov5.6y ago
It works!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.1.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 1 at 90% or more
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "It hides the default role dropdown list and displays a list of role checkboxes to select multiple roles for..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use it"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Stripe, Facebook.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,765 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "user roles", "users" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-07 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1311 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 1K+ → 2K+ up after 175 days in tier
- 2022-04-12 400+ → 1K+ 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).
- U User Switcher 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
-
User Role Editor 700K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Controlled Admin Access 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
View Admin As 9K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Disable User Login 6K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
User Posts Limit 3K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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