by Jory Hogeveen 4.9 (49 reviews)

View Admin As

Name: View Admin As
Rating: 4.9 (49 reviews)
Author: Jory Hogeveen

View the WordPress admin as a different role or visitor, switch between users, temporarily change your capabilities, set screen settings for roles.

View Admin As ranks #2,299 among WordPress.org plugins with 9,000+ active installations, is #19 of 624 in the Accessibility category, a 4.9/5 rating from 49 reviews, and was last updated Sep 10, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v1.8.10 Current Version v1.8.10

Updated 1 week ago Last Update on 10 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 8 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#19 of 624 in Accessibility Top 5% by installs Actively maintained

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#2,299

-1 this week

Active Installs

9K+

-3.1%

KW Avg Position

0.2 better

Downloads

123K

+53 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

98%

Review 4.9 out of 5

4.9 (49 reviews)

Next Milestone 10K

Total Progress 28%

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.8.10
Last Updated: Sep 10, 2026
Requires WP: 4.1+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 5.2.4 or higher
Author: Jory Hogeveen

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9
Reviews: 49
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress admins and developers who need to check how their site appears to different user roles or capabilities. It solves the problem of testing role- and capability-specific views without creating test users or repeatedly logging out and in.

Switch between user accounts
Switch between roles
Temporarily change capabilities
View as unregistered visitor
Switch language/locale
Set default screen settings for roles
Import/Export role defaults
Add, edit or delete roles

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about View Admin As

Just click on the link in the toolbar! If the amount of users and roles combined is more than 15 you can find the users under their roles or you can search for them. If the amount of users is more than 100 the plugin will switch to AJAX search and won't load users in advance for performance. This limit can be changed through the filter: view_admin_as_user_query_limit

Only the capabilities that are allowed for your user are shown. You can deselect the capabilities by clicking on them. When you would like to see the results just click the apply button on the upper left. Please note that as an administrator you don't have all capabilities marked as enabled by default. This is because WP overrules some capability checks for super admins. This does not happen when you are in a view! You can also filter the roles by name or select/deselect all capabilities. Note: When you select/deselect capabilities while you've filtered them only the capabilities shown by your filter are affected!

3. I can't switch back!

If you get a 403 page of WordPress you can return with the link that this plugin will add to those pages. And if even that doesn't work just add "?reset-view" in the address bar and you're good to go! This will work on all pages as long as you are logged in. Example: http://www.your.domain/wp-admin/?reset-view

Click here for Role Defaults documentation Click here for Role Manager documentation 5. I can't find a user!

If so, these are filtered. Viewing Admins can only be done when you are a Super Admin within a network installation.

Unless you are a superior admin... Read more If this is not the case, please make sure you aren't overlooking something. If that is not the case, please contact me! See next item. 6. It's not working! / I found a bug! Please let me know through the support and add a plugins and themes list! :)

You have nothing to worry about. All the plugin functionality is only run if the user is logged in AND is allowed to use this plugin (website admin or custom capabilities). This plugin will do absolutely nothing if the above requirements are not met. Your view is stored separately so your user will keep the normal roles and capabilities. All settings, views, capabilities, etc. are verified before applied. Passwords are not (and cannot be) revealed. Fully written with the WordPress coding and security standards. Full support for SSL (https). So basically if your admin users are safe, this plugin will be safe. Note: if your admin users aren't safe, this plugin is the last one to worry about ;)

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