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View Admin As

by Jory Hogeveen · Admin & Utilities

Also makes 6 other plugins · 101K+ installs across the portfolio →

View the WordPress admin as a different role or visitor, switch between users, temporarily change your capabilities, set screen settings for roles.

⚠ Stale
How scoring works →
63 Health · C
Maintenance 32/100
Rating quality 94/100
Support 70/100

63 health vs 54 average across 3,790 Admin & Utilities plugins

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.

80 / 100

Well optimized

Biggest win: Update recency

Update recency 41/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 90/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Last updated 644 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+22% vs prior 30d
42Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

1.1K

now · peak 6.4K

1.1K30d downloads · Aug 26

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

View Admin As · #2300 you Fast User Switching · #5160 Sticky Posts · #2926 Restrict Media Libra · #5046

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

4.9Stars · Aug 26

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.

121per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

No release in a year
from wp.org release tags

How 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

1.8y ago

latest release · v1.8.10

40

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

1.8.10 · 1.8y ago1.8.9 · 1.8y ago1.8.8 · 2.4y ago1.8.7 · 3.9y ago1.8.6 · 5.7y ago1.8.5 · 6.8y ago1.8.4 · 7.3y ago1.8.3 · 7.7y ago1.8.2 · 7.9y ago1.8.1 · 8.1y ago1.8 · 8.3y ago1.7.6.1 · 8.4y ago1.7.6 · 8.6y ago1.7.5 · 8.8y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v1.8 100%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “9K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
9K–10K ≈9.9K

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2015-10-16 · 1,476 observations

9KInstalls · Aug 26

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

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

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

Version
1.8.10
Last updated
1.8y ago
Added
2015-09-28 · 10 yrs old
Requires WP
4.1
Tested up to
6.7.7
Requires PHP
5.2.4

Recent reviews

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  1. m4n0jkum4r
    2mo ago

    I tried some similar plugins but they were not as organized as this plugin.

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  2. MHM Development Team
    1.8y ago

    As a WordPress and YouTube content producer, thank you for the plugin you have prepared. I will definitely use your plugin in my WordPress work from now on. It gave me incredible use of time and authority. I wish you success in your work.Kind regardsMHM

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  3. shytiger
    2.0y ago

    Its usefulness and ease of use are impressive! Saves testing time and increases productivity.

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  4. hwuser
    2.2y ago

    It works like a charm. Fast and without any errors. Essential if you use multiple roles and want to see how each user views the web page immediately. Thank you!! Funciona de maravilla, rápido y sin ningún fallo. Imprescindible si usas varios roles y quieres ver como cada usuario ve la página web de forma inmediata. Gracias!!

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  5. Kenny
    2.3y ago

    Works immediately. Works as I would expect. 100% Perfect. Huge thank you to the dev.

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  6. James Joseph Finn
    3.4y ago

    I’ve installed this plugin on a woocommerce build, to help me with setting capabilites and access for the client. This plugin does it all, and is meticulously designed. Thank you to the developer. I can only imagine the herculean effort that went into this. I will donate towards continued development as soon as I’m able. Happy devving!

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  7. Marc Lacroix
    3.8y ago

    Super useful, does what it says and does it well. Thank you for your work on this. Marc.

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  8. Enuz
    4.4y ago

    Simply had to check the website from other point of view. Work like a charm.

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Latest updates

via wp.org changelog

Recent releases and news for this plugin

  1. Version 1.8.10 Compatibility: Move label initialization to fix _load_textdomain_just_in_time notice since WP 6.7. Fix: Clear view in current session when resetting manually. Fix: URE Integration: Fix the level at which the View Admin A 1.8.10
  2. Version 1.8.9 Fix: Event bubbling for select elements #130 Fix: Check if removable query args exists before adding removal script on front-end Detailed info: PR on GitHub 1.8.9
  3. Version 1.8.8 Enhancement: RTL support. #122 Enhancement: User context for checking the edit_user capability. Enhancement: Enhance front-end CSS by preventing theme overrides. #120 Enhancement/Fix: JSON/REST call checks. Detailed info 1.8.8
  4. Version 1.8.7 Enhancement: Added hooks vaa_view_admin_as_reset_all_views , vaa_view_admin_as_cleanup_views , vaa_view_admin_as_reset_view , vaa_view_admin_as_update_view . Enhancement/Compatibility: Fix compatibility issue with MetaSl 1.8.7
  5. Version 1.8.6 Compatibility: WordPress 5.4 apply_shortcodes() function. #111 Compatibility: Add Google Site Kit capabilities. #110 Compatibility: User Role Editor capability filter format. #112 Enhancement: Always show force-ajax-user 1.8.6
  6. Version 1.8.5 Compatibility: CSS compatibility for WP 5.3 Compatibility: Roles are now translated in all cases since WP 5.2. Enhancement: JS performance. Enhancement: Enhance AJAX checks. Detailed info: PR on GitHub 1.8.5

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.2

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 63 languages, 18 at 90% or more

Arabic 100%
Dutch 100%
Dutch (Belgium) 100%
Dutch (Formal) 100%
English (Canada) 100%
English (South Africa) 100%
English (UK) 100%
French (France) 100%
German 100%
German (Formal) 100%
German (Switzerland) 100%
German (Switzerland) Informal 100%
Spanish (Chile) 100%
Spanish (Spain) 100%
English (Australia) 99%
English (New Zealand) 99%
Greek 99%
Czech 91%
Russian 84%
Portuguese (Brazil) 25%
Cebuano 5%
Japanese 4%
Romanian 4%
Amharic 3%

Plus 39 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2024-01-29 8K+ → 9K+ up

Competes with

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