User Specific Content
by Bainternet · Login & Users
Also makes 16 other plugins · 7.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
This Plugin allows you to select specific users by user name, or by role name who can view a specific post content or page content.
46 health vs 59 average across 1,442 Login & Users plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.0, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3196 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
145
now · peak 288
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
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
9.7y ago
latest release · v1.0.6
25
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-03-22 · 1,429 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Aleksandr Novik4.4y ago
The plugin works! Just look at the FAQ, everything is written there in clear language! The usernames may match (my case), so insert in functions.php code below to see user IDs: function true_user_id_column( $columns ) { $columns['user_id'] = 'ID'; return $columns; } add_filter('manage_users_columns', 'true_user_id_column'); function true_user_id_column_content($value, $column_name, $user_id) { if ( 'user_id' == $column_name ) return $user_id; return $value; } add_action('manage_users_custom_column', 'true_user_id_column_content', 10, 3); function true_user_id_column_style(){ echo '<style>.column-user_id{width: 5%}</style>'; } add_action('admin_head-users.php', 'true_user_id_column_style'); Then just select the ID of the desired user or users, use the plugin shortcode and that’s it! P.S. The code for displaying user IDs in the WP user menu is not mine. Unfortunately I can’t attach a link to the source. I will only say that this is the misha.agency website.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ munizasultan8.1y ago
It does not work correctly when user role name and role slug are different for example Role name is ‘Member’ and slug is ‘abc_member’.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ssiruguri8.2y ago
It does what I needed – restrict post read access to specific users
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ muttznutz8.6y ago
Initial problem, as my template wrote content from outside the the WP $content variable, which wasn’t secured. Sorted it out with output buffering. All is good now.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Fellipe Sanches9.2y ago
It’s all 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ holgerhubbs9.2y ago
Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fdecicco9.7y ago
it works great note that role name must match role id/slug or else no match – ideally slug should be used for matching and name for display only.maybe have 2 meta data fields and use one for display and one for compare. thank you for the plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dittox9.8y ago
works very good. I wish supports the whole custom post type for different user roles.
Read on wp.org ↗
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, 1 still affects the current version.
- Medium · 6.4 User Specific Content <= 1.0.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-12-31 CVE-2025-62749 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.0.6 No patch available
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 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-04 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-03 1K+ → 2K+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-01-29 2K+ → 1K+ down after 523 days in tier
- 2024-08-24 3K+ → 2K+ down after 372 days in tier
- 2023-08-18 4K+ → 3K+ down after 243 days in tier
- 2022-12-18 5K+ → 4K+ down
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