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users plugins
342 plugins in the directory carry the users tag. This page leads with what has moved in the last 90 days, because a ranked list of the biggest ones is available anywhere.
342
plugins
632,820+
combined reach
53
released in 90 days
71%
quiet 18 months+
2
movements in 90 days
What moved
Ownership changes, closures and long-silent plugins that shipped again, over a rolling 90-day window recomputed daily. Events older than 90 days drop off as new ones arrive. The part of this category that a directory listing cannot show. Nothing here says anything about intent.
| Date | Plugin | Installs | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Sep 2026 | Property Permissions For RealHomes | 10+ | released after a long silence |
| 21 Aug 2026 | Simple Membership Form Shortcode | 2,000+ | released after a long silence |
Most installed
The 50 most installed plugins carrying this tag, ordered by install band, which WordPress.org rounds to one significant digit. Ordering is adoption only. Nothing here is a recommendation, and no link on this page earns anything. The full directory, all categories together, is in the master list.
| Plugin | Installs | Rating | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|
| User Switching Instant switching between user accounts in WordPress and WooCommerce. | 200,000+ | 4.9★ | 8 days ago |
| One User Avatar | User Profile Picture Use any image from your WordPress Media Library as a custom user avatar or user profile picture. Add your own Default Avatar. | 100,000+ | 4.7★ | 16 days ago |
| Simple Local Avatars Adds an avatar upload field to user profiles. Generates requested sizes on demand just like Gravatar! | 100,000+ | 4.6★ | 18 days ago |
| User Profile Picture Set a custom profile image (avatar) for a user using the standard WordPress media upload tool. | 40,000+ | 4.6★ | 2 months ago |
| Basic User Avatars Add an avatar upload field on frontend pages and Edit Profile screen so users can add a custom profile picture. | 20,000+ | 4.7★ | 22 months ago · quiet |
| Co-Authors Plus Assign multiple bylines to posts, pages, and custom post types with a search-as-you-type input box. | 20,000+ | 3.5★ | 2 months ago |
| New User Approve WordPress user approval plugin to moderate registrations. Approve or deny real users and prevent fake signups to control who registers on site. | 20,000+ | 4.3★ | 18 days ago |
| Import Users from CSV Import users from a CSV into WordPress | 10,000+ | 4.1★ | 1 month ago |
| Posts 2 Posts Efficient many-to-many connections between posts, pages, custom post types, users. | 10,000+ | 4.8★ | 6 months ago |
| Starbox – the Author Box for Humans Starbox is the Author Box for Humans. Professional Themes to choose from, HTML5, Social Media Profiles, Google Authorship | 10,000+ | 4.5★ | 16 months ago |
| Password Strength Settings for WooCommerce Help secure your WooCommerce site by enforcing stronger passwords and taking additional control of your strength requirements. | 10,000+ | 4.5★ | 2.5 years ago · quiet |
| View Admin As View the WordPress admin as a different role or visitor, switch between users, temporarily change your capabilities, set screen settings for roles. | 9,000+ | 4.9★ | 21 months ago · quiet |
| Simple Membership Custom Messages Simple Membership Addon to customize various content protection messages. | 7,000+ | 5.0★ | 16 days ago |
| Avatar Manager Avatar Manager for WordPress is a sweet and simple plugin for storing avatars locally and more. Easily. | 5,000+ | 4.9★ | 5.5 years ago · quiet |
| BP Profile Search Member search and member directories for BuddyPress and the BuddyBoss Platform. | 5,000+ | 5.0★ | 9 days ago |
| Disable User Login Disable user accounts without deleting them. One-click enable/disable, bulk actions, force logout, and customizable disabled message. | 5,000+ | 5.0★ | 5 months ago |
| Simple Login Log This plugin keeps a log of WordPress user logins. Offers user and date filtering, and export features. | 5,000+ | 4.5★ | 24 days ago |
| Change Username Change WordPress usernames from the user edit screen, with validation for existing users, illegal logins, and Multisite admins. | 4,000+ | 4.6★ | 17 days ago |
| Simple Membership WP user Import An addon for importing existing WordPress users to the Simple Membership plugin as members | 4,000+ | 5.0★ | 16 days ago |
| User Profile Picture Set a custom profile image for a user using the standard WordPress media upload tool. | 4,000+ | 5.0★ | 3 months ago |
| Expire User Passwords Require certain users to change their passwords on a regular basis. | 3,000+ | 4.2★ | 7 months ago |
| JSM Show User Metadata Show user metadata in a metabox when editing users - a great tool for debugging issues with user metadata. | 3,000+ | 5.0★ | 15 days ago |
| Smart User Slug Hider Hide usernames in Author Pages URLs to enhance Security | 3,000+ | 4.9★ | 2 years ago · quiet |
| User Photo Allows a user to associate a photo with their account and for this photo to be displayed in their posts and comments. | 3,000+ | 4.3★ | 8.5 years ago · quiet |
| Admin Bar User Switching Extends the excellent User Switching plugin by John Blackbourn by adding a User Switching to the admin bar for quick and easy user switching. | 2,000+ | 4.8★ | 4 years ago · quiet |
| Disable Users This plugin gives you the ability to disable specific user accounts via a profile setting. | 2,000+ | 4.7★ | 8.5 years ago · quiet |
| Restrict Media Library Access Restricts access for Authors and Contributors so they can only see their own Media Library uploads. | 2,000+ | 5.0★ | 2.5 years ago · quiet |
| Simple Membership Form Shortcode Simple Membership Addon to generate registration form shortcode for specific membership access level. | 2,000+ | 5.0★ | 16 days ago |
| Export Users With Meta Export Users to CSV file (with their meta data). | 2,000+ | 5.0★ | 3.5 years ago · quiet |
| Bulk Edit and Create User Profiles – WP Sheet Editor Modern Bulk Editor for Users and Profiles, create and edit hundreds of users in a spreadsheet inside wp-admin. Quick edits. | 1,000+ | 5.0★ | 15 days ago |
| Fast User Switching Fast user switching between users and roles directly from the admin bar - switch from a list or search for users/roles by id, username, email, etc. | 1,000+ | 4.1★ | 19 months ago · quiet |
| HM Multiple Roles It hides the default role dropdown list and displays a list of role checkboxes to select multiple roles for a user. | 1,000+ | 3.6★ | 19 months ago · quiet |
| Index WP Users For Speed Do you have thousands of users on your WordPress site? Look them up fast. Find authors more easily. Speed up your laggy dashboard. | 1,000+ | 5.0★ | 2 days ago |
| Manage User Columns This plugin allows you to manage columns under the users page in the WordPress admin area. | 1,000+ | 4.2★ | 3 months ago |
| Post Notification by Email Send an email to all users whenever a new post is published on your WordPress. | 1,000+ | 4.8★ | 7 years ago · quiet |
| Resend Welcome Email Quickly send a new welcome email and password reset link for a user through the user's profile edit area. | 1,000+ | 3.7★ | 8.5 years ago · quiet |
| User Access Shortcodes The simplest way of controlling who sees what in your posts/pages. Restrict content to logged in users only (or guests, or by roles) with simple short … | 1,000+ | 4.9★ | 7 months ago |
| Users by Date Registered Allows you to see the dates users registered on and filter the users by date. | 1,000+ | 5.0★ | 7 years ago · quiet |
| User Spam Remover Automatically removes spam user registrations and other old, unused user accounts. Blocks annoying e-mail to administrator after new registrations. | 1,000+ | 4.1★ | 2.5 years ago · quiet |
| Prevent Concurrent Logins Prevents users from staying logged into the same account from multiple places. | 900+ | 5.0★ | 10 years ago · quiet |
| Simple User Listing A shortcode for displaying paginated lists of users. | 900+ | 5.0★ | 18 months ago · quiet |
| Support Me Allows you to generate expireable user accounts for support purposes. | 900+ | 5.0★ | 2.5 years ago · quiet |
| Better User Search Better User Search is a must have plugin if you're running WooCommerce. Without it, you're stuck trying to remember every | 700+ | 5.0★ | 10 years ago · quiet |
| Email as Username for WP-Members Requires WP-Members to be in use. Uses members' emails as their usernames. Removes the need to create a username (if wp-members is in use). | 700+ | 5.0★ | 11 years ago · quiet |
| User Session Control View and manage all active user sessions in a custom admin screen. | 600+ | 4.7★ | 9.5 years ago · quiet |
| BuddyPress Default Data Plugin will create lots of users, messages, friends connections, groups, topics, activity items, profile data - useful for testing purpose. | 400+ | 3.9★ | 21 months ago · quiet |
| Force Password Change Require users to change their password on first login. | 400+ | 4.0★ | 6 years ago · quiet |
| Products Restricted Users for WooCommerce Restrict product visibility by user or role. Enable per product. | 400+ | 4.3★ | 5 months ago |
| LH User Taxonomies Simplify the process of adding support for custom taxonomies for Users. Just use register_taxonomy and everything else is taken care of. | 300+ | 5.0★ | 5.5 years ago · quiet |
| Site Announcements Site Announcements allows you to broadcast site-wide messages to your visitors, as well as set custom parameters for the messages, such as the backgro … | 300+ | 4.5★ | 7.5 years ago · quiet |
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