User Role Switcher
by Dhanendran Rajagopal · Login & Users
Instant switching between user roles in WordPress.
84 health vs 67 average across 434 Login & Users 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
289
now · peak 1.0K
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-27 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-26 100+ → 90+ down after 5 days in band
- 2026-06-21 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-20 100+ → 90+ down after 819 days in band
- 2024-03-23 200+ → 100+ down after 3 days in band
- 2024-03-20 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-03-19 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-03-18 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Advanced Access Manager – Access Governance for WordPress 100K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
PublishPress Capabilities – User Role Editor, Access Permissions, User Capabilities, Admin Menus 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles 20K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
New User Approve 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
User Access Manager 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
FakerPress 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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