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Best user roles plugins for WordPress

The most popular user roles plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Access Governance for WordPress (aka AAM) leads with 100K+ active installs, ahead of PublishPress Capabilities (90K+) and User Roles and Capabilities (7K+). All 110 plugins tagged “user roles” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

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Top 10 user roles plugins

  1. 1.
    Access Governance for WordPress (aka AAM)

    The most installed user roles plugin, with 100K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 421 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.

  2. 2.
    PublishPress Capabilities

    90K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 144 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.

  3. 3.
    User Roles and Capabilities

    7K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 21 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.

  4. 4.
    Multiple Roles

    5K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 15 reviews, updated 3 months ago.

  5. 5.
    Different Menu in Different Pages

    3K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 19 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  6. 6.
    Admin Bar Editor

    3K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 24 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.

  7. 7.
    HM Multiple Roles

    1K+ active installs. Rated 3.6 from 5 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.

  8. 8.
    Menu By User Roles

    1K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 3 weeks ago.

  9. 9.
    Post Lockdown

    1K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 9 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  10. 10.
    RoleMaster Suite

    700+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.

All 110 plugins tagged “user roles”