User Roles and Capabilities
by mahabub81 · Login & Users
Manage user roles and Capabilities, create new roles and change default role.
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Health
D 52/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Open vulnerability
Active installs
7K+
≈7.9K estimated
Momentum
-34%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “roles and capabilities”, “user capabilities” and “user roles” 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.
52 health vs 61 average across 2,204 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.4%
of downloads still active
At least 7K of 129.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,477 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.7.21.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2002 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.7.21; the current branch is 6.8
4.8★ over 21 reviews, smoothed to 4.31★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2002 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| roles and capabilities your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| user capabilities your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| user roles your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress capabilities your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress user roles your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 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
- “roles and capabilities”, “user capabilities” and “user roles” 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.2K · 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
5.5y ago
latest release · v1.2.6 · 9 May 2021
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% 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 “7K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 50 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 8K.
Install history since 18 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Cristian J. Hidalgo2.9y ago
There’s nothing like this out there. Recommended.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ felicesinger4.1y ago
I’ve tried many user role plugins…but this one is the easiest to use and straight forward…love it! Well done!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pixel5.6y ago
“Change roles and capabilities for user” in page, button is gone! Changes not saved 🙁
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Francisco_InstaTienda6.4y ago
Aunque no este actualizado, no es un problema cumple su función a la perfección, muchísimas gracias.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gohar27.5y ago
It’s supporting custom post types in free version. No one is offering this feature in free plugin. Highly recommended.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ htchr7.7y ago
Very helpful, thnx!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sabuj Kundu7.9y ago
I am writing this review from a developer’s perspective. For every plugin I develop whenever I need to check the role and capability I use this plugin. This is one of the plugins I always use in my development platform for debug purpose, even sometimes need to use in live environment where I need to use role and capability. To Developer: Can you please improve the admin panel performance ? it takes too much time to render the role manager plugin screen, it could be the js library you used. Thank you very much, this plugin is free but it’s value is priceless.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Gangsar Swapurba9.1y ago
great and it has such a nice UI so comfortable!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.2.6 Fix the plugin update versioning issue 1.2.6
- — Version 1.2.5 Fixed the missing save button for WordPress version 5.7 1.2.5
- — Version 1.2.4 Fixing UI rendering issue due to Javascript. Tested up to WordPress 5.6 1.2.4
- — Version 1.2.3 Fixing UI bugs 1.2.3
- — Version 1.2.2 Show Hide capabilities For multisite allow upload type txt file from admin panel ( Otherwise import options will not work) 1.2.2
- — Version 1.2.1 Fix the version number in code 1.2.1
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.2.6). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Manage user roles and Capabilities, create new roles and change default role."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 683 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "wordpress capabilities", "wordpress user roles" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-12 8K+ → 7K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-11 7K+ → 8K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-09-09 8K+ → 7K+ down after 184 days in tier
- 2026-03-09 9K+ → 8K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-08 8K+ → 9K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-07 9K+ → 8K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-06 8K+ → 9K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-05 9K+ → 8K+ down after 149 days in tier
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).
- W WP247 Body Classes 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
- E Editorial Access Manager 90+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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PublishPress Capabilities: User Role Access Control, Admin Area Permissions 90K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A - M Multiple Roles 5K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
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Different Menu in Different Pages – Conditional Menu 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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