Protect Admin
by KeystrokeClick 5 (5 reviews)

Protect Admin

Protect admin accounts from being deleted or modified by other users. This plugin will always be hidden from all users other than the admin who instal …

Protect Admin ranks #4,444 among WordPress.org plugins with 2,000+ active installations, is #331 of 4,499 in the Security category, a 5/5 rating from 5 reviews, and was last updated Mar 3, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9 (Current: 7.1)
v2.1.6 Current Version v2.1.6
Updated 6 months ago Last Update on 03 Mar, 2026
Refreshed 6 hours ago Last Refreshed on
#331 of 4,499 in Security Top 10% by installs Downloads +13.8% this week
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#4,444
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Active Installs
2K+
-31.8%
KW Avg Position
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Downloads
28K
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Support Resolved
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Rating
100%
Review 5 out of 5
5 (5 reviews)

Next Milestone 3K

Total Progress 94.9%
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Active Installs 0,000,000+
Growth +0.0%
Peak 0,000,000

Downloads Growth

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Reviews & Ratings

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Overall 100%
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

  1. Protect Admin [protect-admin-account] < 2.0.2

    CVE-2023-33999 · Fixed in v2.0.2

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for site owners or developers who share WP Admin access with other users, such as an IT team, while wanting to protect specific admin accounts from being altered. It solves the problem of protected admin accounts and their posts being deleted, edited, or having their role or email changed by other users.

  • Protects selected Admin accounts
  • Hides plugin from other users
  • Prevents deletion of protected Admins
  • Blocks profile edit access
  • Prevents role changes
  • Reverts unauthorized email changes
  • Logs attempted modification attempts
  • Blocks bulk action selection

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Protect Admin

You have to upgrade to the PRO version.
Login to your site, and then go to Users > User Protection. The details are shown at the bottom of the option page.
Yes! Since version 0.2.0, you can protect more than just one admin account.
Yes! You can find .pot file inside the /languages directory in the plugin's root folder.
This plugin has not been tested on WordPress multisite. It may or may not work on WordPress multisite.
At this time, only user with administator role can be protected. This might change in future updates.

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