Login as User or Customer — User Switching
by wp-buy · eCommerce
Also makes 16 other plugins · 345.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Instant user switching for WordPress — switch to any user account in one click, with full WooCommerce support for customer service teams.
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Health
B 71/100
Open vulnerability
Active installs
100+
≈180 estimated
Momentum
+16%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “login as user” for “switching”. “login as user” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “switching” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
71 health vs 71 average across 9,788 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 15.1K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,166 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other eCommerce 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 3 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
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 177 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11; the current branch is 7.1
3.0★ over 13 reviews, smoothed to 3.87★ 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
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| user switching your tag | #7 | #19 | down 2 |
| switching | #19 | #24 | down 2 |
| login as customer your tag | #20 | #23 | 0 |
| switching account | #14 | #24 | up 1 |
| instant user switch | #19 | #19 | up 1 |
| switch to customer | #24 | #22 | down 1 |
| user switch | #24 | #22 | 0 |
| login as user your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| switch user your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
13 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 6 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “login as user” for “switching”. “login as user” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “switching” sits at #19 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 618 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v4.1.0 · 9 May 2026
20
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 41% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 months ago and the previous band took 2.5 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 200.
Install history since 14 Apr 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ anjoid3.0y ago
would be nice if you include anything in the free version, scam.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ churongcon4.4y ago
It’s not free, limit first page, but easily to null and remove limited This topic was modified 4 years, 1 month ago by churongcon.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zavakz4.5y ago
Plugin states “The ability to access any user account without having the user password (Just click the button Login as in the user’s list)” I wanted to use this to test out permissions for certain groups.. Well that turned out to be a big waste of time. Gotta upgrade to the “Pro” version to do the very thing this plugin is claiming to do.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ worldwidewebsolution.com4.5y ago
after intalling pluing, you will have to purchase inoder to do any thing. so its no of use as free, I uninstalled it within 2 minutes.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ miata24.7y ago
No, not this way, this is not a plugin, this is begging for money.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Arul Prasad J5.4y ago
The description does not contain anything regarding paid version that needs to view all users or its free versions limitations.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stieranka5.6y ago
For only max 10 users, it is joke!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ srhog5.6y ago
Wanted to test it out with a customer who is having problems with his account but when I tried to use it it just said upgrade to pro. UPDATE: The trial lets you test the plugin with your last 10 customers. If you buy the Pro version it should be a very useful tool. This topic was modified 5 years, 3 months ago by srhog.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (4.1.0). 4 of 5 disclosed are patched.
- Open High · 8.1 Login as User or Customer <= 3.8 - Unauthenticated Limited Admin Account Compromise ↗2024-02-27 CVE-2023-7247 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Affects 3.8 No patch available
- Patched High · 8.8 Login as User or Customer <= 2.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Plugin Installation/Activation ↗2021-04-22 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 1.9 Patched in 2.1
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.
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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("built for", "ideal for", "perfect for").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 8 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,046 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "login as customer", "switch user" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-25 300+ → 100+ down after 899 days in tier
- 2023-10-08 400+ → 300+ down after 54 days in tier
- 2023-08-15 300+ → 400+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-08-13 400+ → 300+ 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).
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User Switching 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Google for WooCommerce 800K+ installs · 2.8★ · 1 shared tag C -
WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ installs · 2.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ installs · 3.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) 500K+ installs · 2.3★ · 1 shared tag B -
WooCommerce Legacy REST API 400K+ installs · 2.2★ · 1 shared tag C
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