User Role by BestWebSoft – Add and Customize Roles and Capabilities in WordPress

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 69% 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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1. ★★★★★ tolkodelo

   4.4y ago

   Plugin description reads, “Add new and manage existing user roles.” The plugin does not allow this unless you purchase a pro version. So… Better use the Force, Luke (or at least some other plugin). Unchecking the ‘Show pro options’ setting only hides the contents of the ‘Add new role’ page.

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2. ★★★★★ knofy

   5.8y ago

   after initial problems, the team solved all problems. Thank you for that.

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3. ★★★★★ deleted

   6.5y ago

   This plugin does not allow you to delete roles. At least not in 2020

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4. ★★★★★ askom99

   8.2y ago

   Well done! The only one that does not conflict with the other plugins!Great job!

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5. ★★★★★ peaksmedia

   9.8y ago

   If you want to create a new user role you need the pro version – this was the only reason I needed this plugin, hence the low rating.

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6. ★★★★★ ajawadger

   10.2y ago

   Very useful, thanks for the great job.

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7. ★★★★★ Valerio Souza

   10.4y ago

   Force use the Pro

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8. ★★★★★ ldream

   10.6y ago

   Perfect for my woocommerce b2b and b2c website thanks

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 7.2 Update : We updated all functionality for WordPress 6.7. Bugfix : Minor bugs fixed. 7.2
2. — Version 7.0 Update : Security fixes. Update : BWS Panel section was updated. Update : We updated all functionality for WordPress 6.5. 7.0
3. — Version 6.9 Bugfix : Notice and Warnings issues have been fixed. Bugfix : Save Changes issue have been fixed. 6.9
4. — Version 6.8 Update : We updated all functionality for WordPress 6.2. Update : BWS Panel section was updated. Bugfix : Notice and Warnings issues have been fixed. Bugfix : Multisite issues have been fixed. 6.8
5. — Version 6.7 Update : We updated all functionality for WordPress 6.1.1. Update : BWS Panel section was updated. Bugfix : Security issues have been fixed. 6.7
6. — Version 6.6 Update : We updated all functionality for WordPress 6.0. Update : BWS Panel section was updated. PRO : The issue with role recover has been fixed. Bugfix : The issue with role capabilities copy has been fixed. 6.6

2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. High · 8.8 User Role by BestWebSoft <= 1.6.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Privilege Escalation ↗
   2023-03-13 CVE-2023-0820 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 1.6.6 Patched in 1.6.7
2. Medium · 6.1 User Role <= 1.5.5 - Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2017-04-12 CVE-2017-18566 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.5.5 Patched in 1.5.6

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 134 languages, 2 at 90% or more

Plus 110 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-02-08 4K+ → 3K+ down after 2 days in tier
2. 2026-02-06 3K+ → 4K+ up after 3 days in tier
3. 2026-02-03 4K+ → 3K+ down after 964 days in tier
4. 2023-06-15 5K+ → 4K+ down after 188 days in tier
5. 2022-12-09 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2022-12-08 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
7. 2022-12-07 4K+ → 5K+ 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).

• WPFront User Role Editor 30K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
• Controlled Admin Access 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
• Hide This 2K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag D
• A Access Areas for WordPress 400+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag B
• Custom Role Creator (CRC) 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag C
• Digages Role Manager – User Roles & Permissions 20+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B

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User Role by BestWebSoft – Add and Customize Roles and Capabilities in WordPress: 3K+ active installs, 3.6★ (12 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/user-role