WordPress plugin comparison

Author Admin View Archive Link vs User Switching

Author Admin View Archive Link

by Topher

10+ installs5.0

User Switching

by John Blackbourn

200K+ installs4.9

At a glance

User Switching has more active installs: 200K+, against 10+ for Author Admin View Archive Link.
On a typical day, User Switching is downloaded about 3,110 times, Author Admin View Archive Link about 1.
Author Admin View Archive Link is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.9 from 238 reviews.
User Switching was updated more recently: Aug 29, 2026, against May 13, 2019 for Author Admin View Archive Link.
User Switching is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.2.30 for Author Admin View Archive Link.
User Switching has been around longer: since 2009, against 2015 for Author Admin View Archive Link.

User Switching leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Author Admin View Archive Link	User Switching
Popular rank	#48,112	#242
Active installs	10+	200K+
Downloads, last 30 days	37	80.9K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.9(238)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	5.2.30	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.47
Last release	7 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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