by bestwebsoft 3.6 (12 reviews)

User Role by BestWebSoft - Add and Customize Roles and Capabilities in WordPress

Name: User Role by BestWebSoft - Add and Customize Roles and Capabilities in WordPress
Rating: 3.6 (12 reviews)
Author: bestwebsoft

Powerful user role management plugin for WordPress websites. Easily create, customize, and manage user roles and capabilities without writing code.

User Role by BestWebSoft ranks #3,917 among WordPress.org plugins with 3,000+ active installations, a 3.6/5 rating from 12 reviews, and was last updated Jul 15, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1)

v1.7.3 Current Version v1.7.3

Updated 2 months ago Last Update on 15 Jul, 2026

Refreshed 14 hours ago Last Refreshed on

Top 5% by installs Downloads +15.6% this week

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Rank

#3,917

-5 this week

Active Installs

3K+

-23%

KW Avg Position

5.8

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Downloads

98.8K

+8 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

72%

Review 3.6 out of 5

3.6 (12 reviews)

Next Milestone 4K

Total Progress 89%

3K+ 4K+

269

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Reviews & Ratings

3.6

12 reviews

Overall 72%

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3 (25%)

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

5 known vulnerabilities on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 3 days ago

Mar 13, 2023

User Role by BestWebSoft – Add and Customize Roles and Capabilities in WordPress [user-role] < 1.6.7

CVE-2023-0820 · Fixed in v1.6.7
May 16, 2017

User Role by BestWebSoft – Add and Customize Roles and Capabilities in WordPress [user-role] < 1.5.6

CVE-2017-2171 · Fixed in v1.5.6
Apr 25, 2017

User Role by BestWebSoft – Add and Customize Roles and Capabilities in WordPress [user-role] < 1.5.2

Fixed in v1.5.2
Apr 12, 2017

User Role by BestWebSoft – Add and Customize Roles and Capabilities in WordPress [user-role] < 1.5.6

CVE-2017-18566 · Fixed in v1.5.6
User Role by BestWebSoft – Add and Customize Roles and Capabilities in WordPress [user-role] < 1.5.6

Fixed in v1.5.6

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.7.3
Last Updated: Jul 15, 2026
Requires WP: 5.6+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: N/A
Author: bestwebsoft

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 3.6
Reviews: 12
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

capability capability editor capability manager change capabilities role manager

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TL;DR

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This plugin is for WordPress site owners and administrators who need to manage user roles and permissions. It lets them create, edit, copy, and rename user roles with custom capabilities without writing code.

Add, edit, copy, remove roles
Modify role capabilities and permissions
Copy capabilities from other roles
Rename existing roles
Recover original WordPress role settings
Multilingual and RTL support
Create unlimited custom roles (Pro)
Restrict access to plugins and menus (Pro)

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about User Role by BestWebSoft - Add and Customize Roles and Capabilities in WordPress

The role’s capabilities will be reset to what they were when the plugin was first activated. If the role was created afterward, it will be restored to the initial capabilities set during its creation.

Yes, roles will revert to their original capability settings.

Please check our support center first. If the issue hasn’t been addressed, include the following in your request: The URL where the issue occurs Plugin name and version (include order number if using Pro) Your WordPress version Your system status report (See: System Status Instructions)