WP User Groups

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How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 75% 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. ★★★★★ Knut Sparhell

   5.0y ago

   When you need to group your many users beyond just their role, this is the pluging. Works very well, properly coded.

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2. ★★★★★ Galen Gidman

   9.7y ago

   I’ve been using this for a fairly complex WP build and I’ve been very impressed. The back-end is easy for users and there’s a nice API for devs. Two thumbs up.

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3. ★★★★★ Chris Reynolds

   10.5y ago

   This plugin is tremendously solid. Used it to build a complex system of content teams who could only create or edit content within their own team. WP User Groups handled the “teams” of users which corresponded with taxonomy terms associated with the content. Works like a charm. Plugin itself is lightweight and simple to grasp.

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4. ★★★★★ alxh28

   10.5y ago

   After installing but NOT activating this plugin, other plugin we have called Appointments+ completely vanished from our backend.

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5. ★★★★★ Julian P

   10.9y ago

   I am a fan of John’s plugin. This plugin works great

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6. ★★★★★ Bill

   10.9y ago

   Dead-simple to get set up and start using. Works great in combination with BuddyPress too. Filter site members into as many different groups and/or types as you need in the admin backend. I haven’t yet tried doing anything front-end wise with it, but I’m sure there’s potential there for devs. If, like me, you need to filter down long lists of members for occasional admin tasks, this is for you.

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

1. High · 8.8 WP User Groups <= 2.1.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2018-05-11 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 2.1.0 Patched in 2.1.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.7

Translated into 3 languages, 3 at 90% or more · development strings

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-04-17 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-04-16 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-04-15 700+ → 600+ down after 4 days in tier
4. 2026-04-11 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2026-04-10 700+ → 600+ down after 303 days in tier
6. 2025-06-11 800+ → 700+ down after 193 days in tier
7. 2024-11-30 900+ → 800+ down after 154 days in tier
8. 2024-06-29 1K+ → 900+ down after 3 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).

• Term Management Tools 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B
• Taxonomy Images 9K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
• WP Term Order 6K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• Taxonomy Switcher 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• WP Term Images 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B
• Enhanced Category Pages 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D

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WP User Groups: 600+ active installs, 4.3★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-user-groups