Best capability manager plugins for WordPress
The most popular capability manager plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WPFront User Role Editor leads with 30K+ active installs, ahead of User Role by BestWebSoft (3K+) and 🔐 Access Control (10+). All 3 plugins tagged “capability manager” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 capability manager plugins
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WPFront User Role EditorThe most installed capability manager plugin, with 30K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 65 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
User Role by BestWebSoft3K+ active installs. Rated 3.6 from 12 reviews, updated 3 months ago.
- 3.
🔐 Access Control10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
All 3 plugins tagged “capability manager”
WPFront User Role Editor
Down in the last 7 days:2#977by Syam Mohan2 months ago
Easily allows you to manage WordPress user roles. You can create, edit, delete and manage capabilities, also copy existing roles.
- Installs
- 30K+
- Rating
- 4.5(65)
- Downloads
- 178/day
User Role by BestWebSoft
Down in the last 7 days:24#3,873by bestwebsoft3 months ago
Powerful user role management plugin for WordPress websites. Easily create, customize, and manage user roles and capabilities without writing code.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 3.6(12)
- Downloads
- 22/day
🔐 Access Control
Up in the last 7 days:795#43,532by Rizvi11 months ago
Easily manage WordPress user roles and capabilities from a clean, modern interface. No coding required.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day