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Live from WordPress.org · Sep 27, 2026

Best Users Plugins for WordPress

312 plugins are tagged “users” on WordPress.org. We rank them by active installs and score every one on update freshness, compatibility, ratings and support — so you can pick a safe one in seconds. The most popular right now is User Switching with 200K+ active installs.

Plugins in category312
#1 by installsUser Switching
Top-30 installs619K+
Avg. health (this page)64/100

312 Users plugins

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Best Users Plugins for WordPress
Rank Plugin Active installs Rating Updated Health
1 User Switching User Switching Instant switching between user accounts in WordPress and WooCommerce. by John Blackbourn 200K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (238) 4 weeks ago 91
2 Simple Local Avatars Simple Local Avatars Adds an avatar upload field to user profiles. Generates requested sizes on demand just like… by 10up 100K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (89) 1 month ago 90
3 One User Avatar | User Profile Picture One User Avatar | User Profile Picture Use any image from your WordPress Media Library as a custom user avatar or user profile… by One Designs 100K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (41) 1 month ago 76
4 User Profile Picture User Profile Picture Set a custom profile image (avatar) for a user using the standard WordPress media upload… by Cozmoslabs 40K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (59) 3 months ago 80
5 Basic User Avatars Basic User Avatars Add an avatar upload field on frontend pages and Edit Profile screen so users can add a… by Jared Atchison 20K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (42) 2 years ago 49
6 Co-Authors Plus Co-Authors Plus Assign multiple bylines to posts, pages, and custom post types with a search-as-you-type… by Automattic 20K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.5 (77) 3 months ago 62
7 New User Approve New User Approve WordPress user approval plugin to moderate registrations. Approve or deny real users and… by Saad Iqbal 20K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (131) 6 days ago 76
8 Import Users from CSV Import Users from CSV Import users from a CSV into WordPress by WP All Import 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (44) 2 months ago 77
9 Starbox – the Author Box for Humans Starbox – the Author Box for Humans Starbox is the Author Box for Humans. Professional Themes to choose from, HTML5, Social… by SEO Squirrly 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (203) 1 year ago 43
10 Password Strength Settings for WooCommerce Password Strength Settings for WooCommerce Help secure your WooCommerce site by enforcing stronger passwords and taking additional… by Danny Santoro 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (24) 3 years ago 45
11 Posts 2 Posts Posts 2 Posts Efficient many-to-many connections between posts, pages, custom post types, users. by scribu 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (101) 7 months ago 61
12 View Admin As View Admin As View the WordPress admin as a different role or visitor, switch between users, temporarily… by Jory Hogeveen 9K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (49) 3 weeks ago 89
13 SMNTCS Disable REST API User Endpoints SMNTCS Disable REST API User Endpoints Hides the list of user accounts that the WordPress REST API shows to visitors who are not… by Niels Lange 8K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 1 day ago 79
14 Simple Membership Custom Messages Simple Membership Custom Messages Simple Membership Addon to customize various content protection messages. by wp.insider 7K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (4) 1 month ago 75
15 Disable User Login Disable User Login Disable user accounts without deleting them. One-click enable/disable, bulk actions, force… by Saint Systems 6K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (6) 6 months ago 51
16 Simple Login Log Simple Login Log This plugin keeps a log of WordPress user logins. Offers user and date filtering, and… by Joris Le Blansch 5K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (27) 2 months ago 87
17 Avatar Manager Avatar Manager Avatar Manager for WordPress is a sweet and simple plugin for storing avatars locally and… by Cătălin Dogaru 5K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (39) 6 years ago 46
18 BP Profile Search BP Profile Search Member search and member directories for BuddyPress and the BuddyBoss Platform. by Andrea Tarantini 5K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (71) 4 weeks ago 93
19 User Profile Picture User Profile Picture Set a custom profile image for a user using the standard WordPress media upload tool. by Dew Technolab 4K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 4 months ago 64
20 Change Username Change Username Change WordPress usernames from the user edit screen, with validation for existing users… by Danny van Kooten 4K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (7) 1 month ago 78
21 Simple Membership WP user Import Simple Membership WP user Import An addon for importing existing WordPress users to the Simple Membership plugin as members by wp.insider 4K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 1 month ago 75
22 User Photo User Photo Allows a user to associate a photo with their account and for this photo to be displayed in… by Weston Ruter 3K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (20) 9 years ago 42
23 Expire User Passwords Expire User Passwords Require certain users to change their passwords on a regular basis. by Matt Miller 3K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (5) 7 months ago 52
24 JSM Show User Metadata JSM Show User Metadata Show user metadata in a metabox when editing users - a great tool for debugging issues with… by JS Morisset 3K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 1 week ago 78
25 Smart User Slug Hider Smart User Slug Hider Hide usernames in Author Pages URLs to enhance Security by Peter Raschendorfer 3K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (55) 2 years ago 34
26 Simple Membership Form Shortcode Simple Membership Form Shortcode Simple Membership Addon to generate registration form shortcode for specific membership… by wp.insider 2K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 1 month ago 74
27 Disable Users Disable Users This plugin gives you the ability to disable specific user accounts via a profile setting. by Jared Atchison 2K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (18) 9 years ago 39
28 Export Users With Meta Export Users With Meta Export Users to CSV file (with their meta data). by Daniel Loureiro 2K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (15) 4 years ago 40
29 Admin Bar User Switching Admin Bar User Switching Extends the excellent User Switching plugin by John Blackbourn by adding a User Switching… by Saad Iqbal 2K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (12) 4 years ago 28
30 Restrict Media Library Access Restrict Media Library Access Restricts access for Authors and Contributors so they can only see their own Media Library… by Alvaro Gómez 2K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (6) 3 years ago 40

Top Users plugins, head to head

All comparisons →
User SwitchingUser Switching vs Simple Local AvatarsSimple Local Avatars User SwitchingUser Switching vs One User Avatar | User Profile PictureOne User Avatar User SwitchingUser Switching vs User Profile PictureUser Profile Picture Simple Local AvatarsSimple Local Avatars vs One User Avatar | User Profile PictureOne User Avatar Simple Local AvatarsSimple Local Avatars vs User Profile PictureUser Profile Picture One User Avatar | User Profile PictureOne User Avatar vs User Profile PictureUser Profile Picture

How we rank

Popularity first, then a health check you can trust

Plugins are ordered the way WordPress.org ranks them for this category. Next to each one you’ll see its health score, so a popular-but-neglected option never sneaks into your stack.

  • 25 Update freshness
  • 20 Works with the latest WordPress
  • 25 Rating, weighted by review count
  • 15 Support threads resolved
  • 15 Active installs

Popular plugins categories

woocommerce 11.9Kwidget 5.1Kseo 3.5Kadmin 3Kpost 2.8Kshortcode 2.4KAI 2.3Kposts 2.2Ksecurity 2.1Kcomments 2.1Kecommerce 2Kimages 1.8Kemail 1.8Kimage 1.7Kgoogle 1.6Kanalytics 1.6Kgutenberg 1.5Kfacebook 1.5Kelementor 1.5Ktwitter 1.5Kgallery 1.5Klogin 1.5Ksidebar 1.3Kcontent 1.3Kpayment gateway 1.3Kblock 1.2Ksocial 1.2Kperformance 1.2Kpayment 1.2Kvideo 1.2Kpage 1.2Kmedia 1.1Kwidgets 1.1Kslider 1.1Ke-commerce 1.1Kcontact form 1Kspam 1Kchatbot 1Ksearch 992links 977

FAQ

Quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 27, 2026

What is the most popular users plugin for WordPress?

User Switching is the most popular users plugin with 200K+ active installs and a 4.9/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many users plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 312 plugins tagged “users” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which users plugin has the best rating?

Among the most-installed options, BP Profile Search has the highest rating at 5/5 from 71 reviews.

Are these users plugins actively maintained?

6 of the top 30 users plugins were updated in the last 30 days. Check each plugin’s health score for update freshness, WordPress compatibility and support responsiveness.

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