Best permissions plugins for WordPress

Resonanz User Role Permissions for Gravity Forms

Up in the last 7 days:10,927#61,447

by Resonanz Digital8 days ago

Give the Editor role access to Gravity Forms settings — per-capability checkboxes, no role manager required.

Arabdown Permissions

Down in the last 7 days:2,467#62,750

by asemalkamel3 months ago

Visual control over what each user role sees in WordPress: hide admin menus, plugins, widgets, and admin-bar items per role — with toggles, no code.

Permissions Plus

Down in the last 7 days:7,635#63,417

by digbodhi3 years ago

A plugin to manage access of the menus in wordpress/woocommerce admin view by role. This also allows non-admin roles to create lesser users.

DD Admin Visibility Manager

Down in the last 7 days:8,872#63,473

by Marin Horvat27 days ago

DD Admin Visibility Manager controls WordPress admin menu, submenu and admin bar visibility by user role.

Leadovation Aero Users

Down in the last 7 days:8,872#63,482

by wptechnology1 month ago

The people file of a flight school: who is who, what each may do, and the credentials and expiry dates that say who may fly.

EffortLess Advanced Role Manager

Up in the last 7 days:2,425#63,607

by domclic28 days ago

The most beautiful, fast and modular role manager for WordPress. Control roles, capabilities, menus, widgets, and more.

RuleFence

Down in the last 7 days:14,720#64,005

by RuleFence1 month ago

See what Claude, ChatGPT and MCP agents can do on your site - then allow, hold or block each ability, with a signed audit trail.

Multigovernance

Up in the last 7 days:7,246#64,192

by MULTIDOTS Inc3 months ago

Govern Gutenberg block visibility and settings by user role for a cleaner editor and fewer publishing mistakes.

Resonanz Secure Downloads

#65,005

by Resonanz Digital8 days ago

This plugin allows users to mark a file in the Media Library for secure download. You can specify which user roles should have access to the file.

Capveriq

Down in the last 7 days:8,132#65,113

by Muhammad Mujahid Sarfraz1 month ago

Find out why a WordPress user cannot access an admin page by inspecting roles, capabilities, menu requirements and runtime permission checks.

RoleArchitect

Down in the last 7 days:11,698#65,542

by byzgl3 months ago

Professional WordPress role and permission management. Design, build and control user access with architectural precision.

BTN Admin Restrictor

Down in the last 7 days:4,114#65,935

by btninfosolution8 months ago

Dynamically restrict access to dashboard menus for specific Admin users without changing their roles.

Rolevault for Ninja Forms

#66,885

by Faisal Ahammad1 month ago

Per-user and per-role access control for Ninja Forms admin sections.

WPSwings Role Permission Editor

Up in the last 7 days:601#67,089

by WP Swings1 month ago

A modern, single-plugin replacement for legacy role editors with visual capability matrix, audit log, and AI-powered features.

TATEPE

Up in the last 7 days:2,440#67,244

by Marco Milesi1 month ago

Choose the taxonomy terms in which specific roles or users cannot publish.

Sobol Safe Save

#67,751

by lsobolew1 month ago

Warns you before saving when WordPress is about to strip part of your content, and shows which blocks.

Trilobita Editor Remit

Down in the last 7 days:13,561#69,225

by trilobita5 months ago

Restrict editors and authors to specific categories for posts, and optionally pages. Simple, focused, no bloat.

HDWebmobile Media Folder Roles

#70,771

by HDWebMobile27 days ago

Manage media folders and set role-based permissions for your WordPress Media Library. Compatible with PublishPress Capabilities.

AdBear Roles and Admin Access Manager

Down in the last 7 days:1,246#70,781

by Secil Kars4 months ago

Manage WordPress roles, admin menus, dashboard widgets, login redirects, ACF access, and wp-login branding by user role.

DraftFence AI Review

#71,040

by Faraz Shoaib11 days ago

Govern AI agent access to WordPress with approvals, scoped content actions, rate limits, and audit logs.

DominoRole

Down in the last 7 days:16,125#71,204

by Dominopress3 months ago

Complete WordPress role, permission, and user management system with smart detection, presets, temporary permissions, and menu visibility control.

PlugSeal

#71,854

by Marc Armengou12 days ago

Control what each active plugin is allowed to do. Allow or deny specific permissions per plugin, with immediate effect.

Highland Software Custom Role Manager

#72,118

by jgrodgers6 days ago

Manage multiple user roles, create custom roles, and control capabilities with an intuitive role builder.

JMDL Booking Role Access Manager

Down in the last 7 days:23,520#72,627

by jmarck5 days ago

Control admin menus, runtime capabilities, redirects, and supported booking-plugin navigation by WordPress user role.

Mool Role Restrictor

Down in the last 7 days:219#73,265

by mool9 months ago

Restrict WordPress admin access per role using one clean settings page.