Best custom roles plugins for WordPress
The most popular custom roles plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. MIPL WP User Forms leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of ATD Custom Role & Access Control (fewer than 10) and DominoRole (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “custom roles” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 custom roles plugins
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MIPL WP User FormsThe most installed custom roles plugin, with 10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.
- 2.
ATD Custom Role & Access ControlFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
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DominoRoleFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
All 3 plugins tagged “custom roles”
MIPL WP User Forms
Down in the last 7 days:3,263#47,635by Mulika Team5 months ago
Create custom WordPress login & registration forms on the front-end for any user role. Secure with reCAPTCHA, extend with 2FA, social logins, impo …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
ATD Custom Role & Access Control
Up in the last 7 days:3,344#65,930by atdsoftlabs3 months ago
Easily create custom user roles, manage capabilities, hide admin menus, and restrict access to specific plugins and appearance settings.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
DominoRole
#70,339by Dominopress3 months ago
Complete WordPress role, permission, and user management system with smart detection, presets, temporary permissions, and menu visibility control.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day