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.
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.
PublishPress Capabilities90K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 144 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 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.Multiple Roles
5K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 15 reviews, updated 3 months ago.
- 5.
Different Menu in Different Pages3K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 19 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 6.Admin Bar Editor
3K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 24 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 7.
HM Multiple Roles1K+ active installs. Rated 3.6 from 5 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 8.
Menu By User Roles1K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 9.
Post Lockdown1K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 9 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 10.RoleMaster Suite
700+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
All 110 plugins tagged “user roles”

Access Governance for WordPress (aka AAM)
Down in the last 7 days:1#396by AAM Plugin20 days ago
Access Governance for WordPress. Understand, control, and continuously govern who and what can access your WordPress website.
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 4.2(421)
- Downloads
- 1.1K/day

PublishPress Capabilities
Up in the last 7 days:1#463by PublishPress25 days ago
User role editing for WordPress. Manage user roles, control capabilities and permissions, and restrict admin access for any role.
- Installs
- 90K+
- Rating
- 4.7(144)
- Downloads
- 1.2K/day
User Roles and Capabilities
#2,528by mahabub815 years ago
Manage user roles and Capabilities, create new roles and change default role.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 4.8(21)
- Downloads
- 33/day
Multiple Roles
Up in the last 7 days:6#3,054by Christian Neumann3 months ago
Allow users to have multiple roles on one site.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.7(15)
- Downloads
- 73/day

Different Menu in Different Pages
Down in the last 7 days:9#3,660by recorp1 year ago
Easily assign different menus to pages, posts, user roles, devices, and custom URLs using advanced conditional menu visibility rules.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.2(19)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Admin Bar Editor
Up in the last 7 days:3#3,867by Pixar Labs24 days ago
Take full control of your WordPress admin bar: hide items, reorder menus, and design a cleaner toolbar for every user.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.4(24)
- Downloads
- 66/day

HM Multiple Roles
Down in the last 7 days:26#5,335by Hossni Mubarak24 days ago
It hides the default role dropdown list and displays a list of role checkboxes to select multiple roles for a user.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.6(5)
- Downloads
- 22/day

Menu By User Roles
Down in the last 7 days:21#6,237by kahnu04425 days ago
Menu By User Roles allows you to control the visibility of menu items based on user roles.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 26/day

Post Lockdown
Up in the last 7 days:19#6,367by andyexeter1 month ago
Stop non-admin users trashing, deleting or unpublishing your site-critical posts and pages. Lock content down in seconds - no code required.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.6(9)
- Downloads
- 65/day
RoleMaster Suite
Down in the last 7 days:72#8,026by Pixar Labs1 month ago
Create, manage, and assign WordPress user roles and capabilities with precision — ideal for e-commerce and membership sites.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 17/day
Premmerce User Roles
Down in the last 7 days:13#8,194by Premmerce8 days ago
This plugin has been developed for creating user roles from the WordPress admin area and assigning the arbitrary access rights to them.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 30/day
Membership & User Roles for WooCommerce (Automatic Role Changer)
Down in the last 7 days:25#9,958by David Marín Carreño (DaveFX)1 month ago
Sync user roles with memberships and subscriptions. Grant access on purchase, revoke on expiry, and restrict your store by role.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.3(6)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Enable Contributor Uploads
Down in the last 7 days:1#10,525by Equalize Digital8 months ago
Easy plugin which adds the capability for contributors to upload images to their blog posts.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
WP247 Body Classes
Down in the last 7 days:39#11,654by wescleveland2 years ago
Add unique classes to the body tag for easy styling based on various attributes (archive, user, post, mobile, scrolling) and WordPress "is" …
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.5(6)
- Downloads
- 0/day

WPC Price by User Role for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:143#12,448by WPClever22 days ago
WPC Price by User Role helps you configure discounts and adjust prices in bulk based on user roles.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 2.5(2)
- Downloads
- 12/day
Hide Menu Items by Role
Down in the last 7 days:7#15,588by Mahfuzur Rahman14 days ago
Hide or show WordPress menu items by user role and login status, item by item, without creating duplicate menus.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
User Role Switcher
Down in the last 7 days:16#15,649by Dhanendran Rajagopal4 months ago
Instant switching between user roles in WordPress.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Editorial Access Manager
Up in the last 7 days:34#17,369by 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

Gou Manage My Account Menu
Down in the last 7 days:996#18,732by Aslam Khan Gouran10 months ago
Extension for WooCommerce to manage my account menus. Functionality to add/update/rename, show/hide, build multi-level menus.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 6/day

Coupons Role Restriction for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:91#19,179by runthings.dev10 months ago
Restrict the usage of WooCommerce coupons based on user roles.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Groups Discount for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:65#19,412by ablancodev5 months ago
Automatic per-audience pricing for WooCommerce — discounts driven by WordPress roles, the Groups plugin and other membership sources.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 3.5(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

User Management
#19,620by Saad Iqbal15 days ago
User Import Export plugin allows you to export and import WordPress Users and Roles.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 13/day

Role Based Hide Adminbar
Up in the last 7 days:155#19,656by Yasar Khalifa5 months ago
A simple plugin to hide the WordPress admin bar based on user roles. Clean, fast, and easy to use.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day

File Manager, Code Editor, and Backup by Managefy
Down in the last 7 days:501#21,150by softdiscover7 months ago
Manage your folder and files , backup, user roles and database easily
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Domain Based Role Assignment
Down in the last 7 days:236#24,408by We Are Volume1 year ago
Automatically assign WordPress user roles based on email domains during registration with an easy-to-use domain management interface.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

User Profile Fields Control
Up in the last 7 days:101#25,494by Priyank Sukhadiya2 months ago
The User Profile Fields Control plugin allows you to manage WordPress user profile fields with role-based customization.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 4/day

EditX
Up in the last 7 days:1,724#28,388by SoftTent4 months ago
A powerful WordPress plugin to customize admin menus and admin columns with ease
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 3/day
Hide Product Prices Until Login
Up in the last 7 days:405#29,068by nelegines1 year ago
Hide WooCommerce product prices and Add to Cart buttons unless customers are logged in or from allowed countries or roles.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Menu Ghost
Down in the last 7 days:697#29,168by Reza Sarailoo11 months ago
Target menu items by role, device, schedule, and campaign rules using a fast, native conditions interface inside the menu editor.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Login Terms Acceptance
#29,369by XTND1 year ago
Restrict access for selected user roles unless they accept the Terms and Conditions. Ensure users accept your terms before accessing the site.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Custom Tabs for BuddyPress
#29,666by Tycoonverse1 year ago
Add custom tabs to BuddyPress user profiles with role-based visibility and shortcode content, managed from the admin panel. Requires BuddyPress.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 2.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Restrict Password Change for Non-Administrators
Down in the last 7 days:570#31,573by sabareeshr1 year ago
Short Description: Prevents non-administrator users from changing their passwords without admin approval.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.8(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day

RoleGuard
#31,626by Ravinthranath A7 months ago
Assign time-limited roles to freelancers, contractors, and guest authors. Roles expire automatically and revert — zero cleanup needed.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Role Based User Deleter
#32,729by Sakib Hasan1 year ago
Easily delete users based on their roles with Role Based User Deleter. Manage your WordPress users efficiently and securely.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 2.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Titanium User Role Manager, Capabilities & Access Control
#34,380by Admin Plugins1 month ago
Modern role editor, multiple roles, content control and smart role rules for WordPress.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 3/day

Product Roles Manager for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:917#34,622by Igor Radovanov4 months ago
Control WooCommerce product visibility based on user roles. Restrict products and variations to specific user roles.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Restrictly
#34,755by bobbyalcorn10 months ago
Performance-focused access control for WordPress, enforcing rule-based visibility across content, menus, and blocks with a clean core.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Admin Menu Restrictor
#36,496by Ram Vaithia Nathan1 year ago
Restricts the WordPress admin menu for non-admin users, showing only the \"Posts\" menu to simplify the interface and enhance security.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Rename groups
Up in the last 7 days:2,313#38,021by tpoxa16 years ago
That plugin provides easy renaming of user roles.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Hide Editor For Page Templates
Up in the last 7 days:6,708#40,715by Rupash Das1 month ago
A simple and nice plugin to hide classic editor or gutenberg editor from specific page templates, optionally restricted to selected user roles.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WD Restrictions
#41,955by WolfDevs1 month ago
Comprehensive WordPress access control for dashboard, admin bar, pages, and post types with role-based permissions.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Shortcode Content
#43,252by ELO7 years ago
A simple shortcode-based content editing panel with separate login for editors. Make managing your content a breeze!
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

RoleMatrix
Down in the last 7 days:3,365#43,271by Mohammadreza Maghsoudipour2 months ago
A powerful plugin to manage user roles, capabilities, and admin menu access with advanced URL restrictions.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
A Staff List Plugin
#44,483by bythegram14 years ago
A simple plugin that creates a widget area and a widget that helps you display your staff names and roles
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
GM Site Admin
Down in the last 7 days:12,644#48,426by ashlealanier10 years ago
This plugin creates a Site Administrator user role.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day

SmartWay Suite
#48,850by SmartWay Designs3 days ago
Restrict content by role, manage roles, sort media into folders and replace files without breaking links. Switch on only what you need.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 46/day

Techholds UserLock for Elementor
Up in the last 7 days:14,440#49,456by Techholds12 days ago
Let clients edit text, images and links in Elementor while layout, styling and site settings stay locked. Set it per role or per user.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Capveriq
#50,577by 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.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

AR RolePilot for WooCommerce
#51,008by Ariful Razib3 months ago
Automatically assign WordPress user roles when customers purchase specific WooCommerce products.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
LangDesk
Up in the last 7 days:16,241#51,721by Wolinka4 months ago
Assign languages to editors so each translator works only in their own language, with a clean per-language view. Built for Polylang.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day