by Vladimir Garagulya 4.5 (288 reviews)

User Role Editor

Name: User Role Editor
Rating: 4.5 (288 reviews)
Author: Vladimir Garagulya

User Role Editor WordPress plugin makes user roles and capabilities changing easy. Edit/add/delete WordPress user roles and capabilities.

User Role Editor ranks #89 among WordPress.org plugins with 700,000+ active installations, is #8 of 1,141 in the Editor & Writing category, a 4.5/5 rating from 288 reviews, and was last updated Aug 25, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v4.66.1 Current Version v4.66.1

Updated 3 weeks ago Last Update on 25 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 11 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#8 of 1,141 in Editor & Writing Top 1% by installs Downloads -42.2% this week Actively maintained

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Rank

#89

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Active Installs

700K+

-4.1%

KW Avg Position

24.6

5.6 better

Downloads

21.4M

+5,461 today

Support Resolved

50%

— No change

Rating

90%

Review 4.5 out of 5

4.5 (288 reviews)

Next Milestone 800K

Total Progress 12.5%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.5

288 reviews

Overall 90%

244 (85%)

10 (3%)

6 (2%)

4 (1%)

24 (8%)

Support Threads Overview

Resolved

Unresolved

Total Threads

Resolved

Unresolved

50%

Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

6 known vulnerabilities on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Dec 16, 2024

User Role Editor [user-role-editor] < 4.64.4

CVE-2024-12293 · Fixed in v4.64.4
Apr 5, 2016

User Role Editor [user-role-editor] < 4.25

Fixed in v4.25
Apr 4, 2016

User Role Editor [user-role-editor] < 4.25

Fixed in v4.25
May 26, 2013

User Role Editor [user-role-editor] < 3.13

Fixed in v3.13
User Role Editor [user-role-editor] < 4.25

Fixed in v4.25
User Role Editor [user-role-editor] < 3.14

Fixed in v3.14

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Plugin Details

Version: 4.66.1
Last Updated: Aug 25, 2026
Requires WP: 4.6+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Vladimir Garagulya

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5
Reviews: 288
Support Threads: 2
Resolved: 50%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site administrators who need to manage user roles and capabilities. It solves the problem of editing, adding, and deleting roles and capabilities without manual code changes, including per-user capability assignment and multisite setups.