WPFront User Role Editor
by Syam Mohan · Security
Also makes 3 other plugins · 270K+ installs across the portfolio →
Easily allows you to manage WordPress user roles. You can create, edit, delete and manage capabilities, also copy existing roles.
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Health
A 88/100
no flags
Active installs
30K+
≈35K estimated
Momentum
-15%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “capability manager”, “security” and “user access” for “role”, “wordpress user roles” and “user roles”. “capability manager” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “role” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “security” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wordpress user roles” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “user access” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #14. “user roles” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
88 health vs 66 average across 1,776 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.0%
of downloads still active
At least 30K of 1M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,059 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Security plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 73 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 65 reviews, smoothed to 4.33★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
Search visibility
How it's tracked →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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
7%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.6
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| role editor your tag | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| user role editor | #4 | #5 | 0 |
| user role | #4 | #5 | 0 |
| user permissions your tag | #5 | #6 | up 1 |
| role | #5 | #6 | down 1 |
| user role switch | #2 | #3 | down 1 |
| wordpress user roles | #8 | #11 | up 2 |
| new role | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| user roles | #11 | #11 | up 1 |
| change user role | #5 | #7 | down 2 |
| user access your tag | #14 | #14 | up 1 |
| user role plugin | #6 | #8 | 0 |
| by role | #6 | #7 | — |
| roles | #16 | #14 | down 2 |
| user roles and permission | #7 | #8 | 0 |
| create custom user role | #7 | #9 | down 1 |
| user roles create | #7 | #7 | 0 |
| role access | #8 | #11 | 0 |
| capability editor | #8 | #9 | down 1 |
| editor | #24 | #19 | down 2 |
| capability manager your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
129 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 83 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “capability manager”, “security” and “user access” for “role”, “wordpress user roles” and “user roles”. “capability manager” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “role” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “security” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “wordpress user roles” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “user access” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #14. “user roles” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “user access”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 21.1K · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v4.2.5 · 19 Aug 2026
35
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 62% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “30K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; the previous band took 18 months to cross, which places it about 51% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Sep 2019
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 4.2.4 Security issue fix. WP 6.9 compatibility fix. 4.2.4
- — Version 4.2.3 WP compatibility fix. 4.2.3
- — Version 4.2.2 Security issue fix. 4.2.2
- — Version 4.2.1 Set ‘Administrator’ role permissions in navigation menu permissions. ACF, Woo and bbPress compatibility fixes. 4.2.1
- — Version 4.2.0 Term level permissions. Navigation menu permissions compatibility fixes. Multisite settings defect fix. Multisite propagate users defect fix. Performance improvements. 4.2.0
- — Version 4.1.1 Bug fix – Comment capabilities. Bug fix – Export roles. 4.1.1
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 5 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (4.2.5). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 WPFront User Role Editor <= 4.2.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-09-26 CVE-2025-60102 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 4.2.3 Patched in 4.2.4
- 2024-04-01 CVE-2024-2931 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 3.2.1.11184 Patched in 4.1.0
- 2021-11-23 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 3.2.1.11184 Patched in 3.2.1.11184
- 2021-11-23 CVE-2021-24984 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.2.0 Patched in 3.2.1
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 64 languages, 1 at 90% or more
Plus 40 more locales with partial translations.
AI assistants
How it's measured →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.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Easily allows you to manage WordPress user roles. You can create, edit, delete and manage capabilities, als..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Multisite.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 899 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("capability manager", "security", "User Access", "user permissions" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-11 40K+ → 30K+ down after 530 days in tier
- 2024-08-30 50K+ → 40K+ down after 559 days in tier
- 2023-02-18 60K+ → 50K+ down after 44 days in tier
- 2023-01-05 50K+ → 60K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-01-03 60K+ → 50K+ down after 1574 days in tier
- 2018-09-12 50K+ → 60K+ up after 887 days in tier
- 2016-04-08 40K+ → 50K+ up after 122 days in tier
- 2015-12-08 30K+ → 40K+ up
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