Best user permissions plugins for WordPress
The most popular user permissions 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 Permissions Editor for Ninja Forms (1K+) and Editorial Access Manager (90+). All 7 plugins tagged “user permissions” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 7 user permissions plugins
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WPFront User Role EditorThe most installed user permissions plugin, with 30K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 65 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
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Permissions Editor for Ninja Forms1K+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 3.
Editorial Access Manager90+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 8 reviews, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 4.
All-in-One Content Restriction50+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 5 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 5.
WPSAL (Simple Access List)Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
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BBA User Role ManagerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
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Limited EditorFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
All 7 plugins tagged “user permissions”
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
Permissions Editor for Ninja Forms
Down in the last 7 days:53#6,411by Rapidweb8 years ago
Edit user permissions for Ninja Forms.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Editorial Access Manager
Up in the last 7 days:24#17,355by Taylor Lovett9 years ago
Allow for granular editorial access control for all post types in WordPress
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 4.9(8)
- Downloads
- 0/day
All-in-One Content Restriction
#20,363by HalalBrains5 months ago
Take control of your content. Restrict any post, page, or custom content based on user roles, login state, or custom rules. No code needed.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
WPSAL (Simple Access List)
Down in the last 7 days:14,528#68,444by VERYA Inc.24 days ago
We have ONE goal in mind: making it easy to control access to pages and posts.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
BBA User Role Manager
Down in the last 7 days:6,711#70,344by Amit Sharma2 months ago
Create custom WordPress user roles, manage selected capabilities, and safely review every registered role from one dashboard.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Limited Editor
#71,984by Gerard Blanco2 months ago
Adds a new user role \"Limited editor\" to WordPress when the plugin is activated. After that, the plugin can be removed.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day