Description
UserRoleSwitcher – Role Impersonation for WordPress
This plugin allows administrators to log in as any non-admin user directly from the admin bar or the Users page. It’s perfect for testing user permissions, troubleshooting issues, or seeing exactly what your users experience without needing to log out and switch accounts manually.
Feature:
- Log in as any non-admin user directly from the admin bar.
- Access user accounts from the Users page without logging out.
- Quickly test permissions and troubleshoot issues.
- Experience your site exactly as your users do.
- Safe and secure: only admins can switch accounts.
Screenshots
User Role Switcher includes a top search box in the user panel and an impersonate user button on the user detail page. 
User Role Switcher includes an impersonate link on the users listing page. 
Switch back button allows returning to the admin panel after impersonation.
Installation
- You can install the plugin either by searching for “UserRoleSwitcher” in the WordPress Plugin Directory or by manually uploading the extracted plugin folder to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
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Contributors & Developers
“UserRoleSwitcher” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.0 – 29/08/2025
- Initial Release