WP User Switch

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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

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 · 87% 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. ★★★★★ merzakabderrahim

   2.7y ago

   It shut down my whole multisite installation

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2. ★★★★★ shanguo122

   3.3y ago

   I can’t switch user on the dashboard or front end.

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3. ★★★★★ charlsouma

   3.6y ago

   Thank you for this tool. It’s very handy. I use it to switch to customer accounts in order to load orders for them. Certain of my customers have different pricing. so this allows me to load an order with their pricing applied. I would like to be able to configure the admin dashboard feature to only show a particular user profile subset. other than this it is very good as it is.

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4. ★★★★★ Gennady

   4.1y ago

   Very useful plugin!

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5. ★★★★★ pedrodigitalgreen

   4.5y ago

   Very useful plugin. In my case I’m using it with a B2B solution to make orders for my clients. In the future would be great if we could manage the users that are showed in the switching dropdown. Best Regards

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6. ★★★★★ pagrob

   4.9y ago

   simple and functional!

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7. ★★★★★ jatacid

   5.1y ago

   I’m a huge fan of these micro productivity plugins. Just note – there seems to be a bug or error where there is a console log spitting out some erroneous details into the console on the FRONT END of the site when not even logged in. There shouldn’t be a need to load the plugin files on the front end and the console log error could be patched if possible. If that’s done then otherwise fantastic job

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8. ★★★★★ Niloy - Codeixer

   5.6y ago

   perfect for testing users This topic was modified 5 years, 6 months ago by Niloy - Codeixer.

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2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, 1 still affects the current version.

1. High · 8.8 WP User Switch <= 1.1.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation ↗
   2024-07-09 CVE-2024-37560 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.1.0 No patch available
2. High · 8.8 WP User Switch <= 1.0.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Authentication Bypass via Cookie ↗
   2023-06-04 CVE-2023-2546 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Affects <= 1.0.2 Patched in 1.0.3

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 9 languages, 8 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

No tier crossings observed yet.

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).

• Login as User or Customer — User Switching 100+ installs · 3.4★ · 2 shared tags B
• UserMorph – Instant User Switching & Account Impersonation for WordPress 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• Icegram User Switching – Switch Users Instantly — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• User Switching 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
• Admin Bar User Switching 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag D
• Subaccounts for WooCommerce 200+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A

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WP User Switch: 1K+ active installs, 4.1★ (9 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-user-switch