WP User Profiles

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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.

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.

22 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 15 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

Directory rank

Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.

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. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 300.

1. ★★★★★ mark ball

   4.4y ago

   I thought I had finally found a plugin that was so simple and clean and worked right out of the box, then previous reviewer pointed out missing bill to / ship to addresses, this may be a Woo thing, but can you add the script to incorporate this, it would be the cherry on top 🙂

   Read on wp.org ↗
2. ★★★★★ martenti

   5.0y ago

   User profile page as it should be. EDIT: No billing and shipping address?? Why? (subtracted 1 star) This topic was modified 4 years, 5 months ago by martenti. This topic was modified 4 years, 5 months ago by martenti.

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3. ★★★★★ laymonk

   5.6y ago

   No entanglements into some profile system … just simple access to all user available fields with modern-ui, seamlessly in edit screens (and available to users directly in their admin profile section). I use Ultimate Member, and it tries to force people to some straight-jacket ways of managing profiles and profile fields. Trouble is that quite a few standard wp user profile stuff is left out by UM. This plugin plugs that hole superbly and makes me ponder about my continued usage of UM

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4. ★★★★★ Knut Sparhell

   6.0y ago

   This is a plugin that transforms WP User Profiles to what it should be. Highly recommended.

   Read on wp.org ↗
5. ★★★★★ fotkin

   6.2y ago

   Hey, Great idea to organize items to tabs, but this thing didn’t work with Members (https://wordpress.org/plugins/members/) plugin. Ability to select multiple roles just wasn’t there, only ability to select one role, plus pressing Update would give an error.

   Read on wp.org ↗
6. ★★★★★ 247web

   8.3y ago

   Works perfectly including on multisite. Brings some logic and layout to the wordpress user profile. Hope it gets updated soon.

   Read on wp.org ↗
7. ★★★★★ twinpictures

   8.6y ago

   So Happy I Found This. I had spend a day testing plugins such as Ultimate Member, BuddyPress, Types to get me at least 70% to my goal. This plugin is best in class when it comes to cleaning up user profiles. Very lightweight, only deals with user profiles, and does not add in all the ‘member’ or ‘social’ aspects of other plugins. Wish I discovered this plugin sooner. Have since forked it on GitHub and look forward to contributing. Great job!

   Read on wp.org ↗
8. ★★★★★ Mizner

   9.1y ago

   I could have implemented this on 20+ sites and it would have been a far better solution than the hackery I’ve been doing. JJJ you’re awesome.

   Read on wp.org ↗

1 open vulnerability affects the current version (2.7.4). 1 of 2 disclosed are patched.

1. Patched Medium · 6.3 WP User Profiles <= 2.7.3 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation ↗
   2026-10-05 CVE-2026-105058 Improper Privilege Management Affects <= 2.7.3 Patched in 2.7.4
2. Open High · 8.8 WP User Profiles <= 2.6.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation ↗
   2025-04-08 CVE-2025-31524 Improper Privilege Management Affects <= 2.6.2 No patch available

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.8.1

Translated into 8 languages, 2 at 90% or more

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.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-08-07 300+ → 200+ down after 351 days in tier
2. 2025-08-21 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2025-08-20 300+ → 400+ up after 3 days in tier
4. 2025-08-17 400+ → 300+ down after 4 days in tier
5. 2025-08-13 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2025-08-12 400+ → 300+ down after 12 days in tier
7. 2025-07-31 300+ → 400+ up after 2 days in tier
8. 2025-07-29 400+ → 300+ down after 485 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).

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WP User Profiles: 200+ active installs, 4.3★ (19 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-user-profiles