User Access Manager
by gm_alex · Login & Users
Also makes 1 other plugin · 10K+ installs across the portfolio →
With the "User Access Manager"-plugin you can manage the access to your posts, pages and files.
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Health
A 85/100
no flags
Active installs
10K+
≈17K estimated
Momentum
+14%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “manage downloads access”, “switch user” and “user ip” to your wp.org tags. You rank #7, #7 and #8 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
85 health vs 61 average across 2,203 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 1.4M lifetime downloads are still running, in line with 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.
This plugin shipped 21 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 51 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.4★ over 112 reviews, smoothed to 4.31★
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
12%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| access manager | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| user access manager your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| user access | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| access your tag | #2 | #2 | down 1 |
| user access control | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| manage user access | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| member access your tag | #4 | #4 | down 1 |
| gm posts | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| access management | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| user management your tag | #10 | #10 | down 4 |
| post access | #4 | #5 | 0 |
| manage downloads access | #7 | #9 | — |
| switch user | #7 | #5 | down 1 |
| restrict access | #7 | #9 | down 3 |
| user count | #7 | #6 | down 1 |
| access control | #8 | #8 | down 2 |
| user ip | #8 | #7 | 0 |
| page access | #5 | #6 | 0 |
| user manager | #6 | #7 | 0 |
| user | #19 | #19 | down 7 |
238 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 193 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “manage downloads access”, “switch user” and “user ip” to your wp.org tags. You rank #7, #7 and #8 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 32.9K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
21
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v2.3.20 · 10 Sep 2026
135
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 39% 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; the previous band took 2.8 years to cross, which places it about 75% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Jun 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Jiri PILAT1.4y ago
Hello, the plugin is perfect, than you. Only one questions – is it possible to export all users of “group1” for example? It is useful for other plugins (Notification) what aren’t able to work with UAM groups. Thx J.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ale85213.9y ago
Thanks for this great plugin, you better be happy for this great job.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hanspeter7774.1y ago
This plugin has made 3 plugins superfluous for me. It can create and restrict new backend user roles. It can also hide menu items individually etc. Great work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cvonk4.7y ago
Easy to use. Restrict some categories went smooth. For me, it replaced PublishPress Capabilities.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jelleruben4.8y ago
Hello, This is a great plugin for WordPress. I am very curious if this plugin is still supported. I mean is the developer(s) still active? Because is it posible to set the inlog widget to dutch, and is it possible When user A logs in he sees menu A and when user B logs in he sees menu B. This topic was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by jelleruben.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ AJB Ferreira5.0y ago
Great plugin and running well on latest version of WordPress (5.8.1). Thank you Alexander for the good work and please… Keep it updated! This topic was modified 4 years, 9 months ago by AJB Ferreira.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ a3vd5.7y ago
We are using this great plugin in a learning enviroment, it is great to have the control over users in the six-years we are using this plugin never had any problem.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jenshagman5.7y ago
With new update they demand to have at least php 7.3 and then the site crashes. Why not just approve to use the plugin with 7.2 as well, not that big difference This topic was modified 5 years, 4 months ago by jenshagman.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 8 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.3.20). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.1 User Access Manager <= 2.3.18 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'tab_group_section' Parameter ↗2026-09-08 CVE-2026-19797 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.3.18 Patched in 2.3.19
- 2026-08-04 CVE-2026-15281 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 2.3.12 Patched in 2.3.13
- Patched High · 7.5 User Access Manager <= 2.3.15 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read via 'uamgetfile' Parameter ↗2026-08-01 CVE-2026-18352 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 2.3.15 Patched in 2.3.16
- 2017-09-05 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.2.14 Patched in 2.0.0
- 2017-09-05 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 2.0.9 Patched in 2.0.9
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 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 71 languages, 2 at 90% or more
Plus 47 more locales with partial translations.
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 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "With the "User Access Manager"-plugin you can manage the access to your posts, pages and files."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you need"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Twitter.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,131 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "member access", "user management" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-11 20K+ → 10K+ down after 1028 days in tier
- 2023-04-20 30K+ → 20K+ down after 1053 days in tier
- 2020-06-01 40K+ → 30K+ 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).
- B BU Section Editing 50+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B
-
Super Access Manager — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Loginizer 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
User Role Editor 700K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Remove Dashboard Access 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
New User Approve 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
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