Hi @tdechangy
Thank you for reaching out, I appreciate your feedback and understand that your use case might require a bit more flexibility than what’s currently available out of the box.
The security measures in place are designed to ensure accountability and maintain a secure environment for all users. While I can see how this might feel restrictive, these safeguards are intentional and help prevent misuse.
That said, I’d love to help you find a solution that works for your needs. Here are two possible approaches:
Option 1: Developer Access
If you’re the developer and need full access to other administrators, the GitHub snippet you mentioned is indeed the way to go.
Just a quick reminder: this code should be added as an MU plugin in wp-content/mu-plugins/, as outlined in the gist. If you’ve already tried this and it didn’t work, let me know, I’d be happy to help troubleshoot.
Option 2: Team-Wide Access
If you’d like to allow all users to switch between roles, I could explore adding a code-level solution to opt out of the security mechanism. Since this is a free, non-commercial plugin, I don’t currently have the resources to prioritize this, but I’d welcome a feature request on GitHub! You can submit it here: GitHub Issues.
From your message, it sounds like Option 1 might be what you’re looking for. If the code isn’t working as expected, it’s possible there was a misplacement, let me know how it goes, and I’ll do my best to assist further.
Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.
Cheers! Jory
Hi, thanks for the reply.
It seems that I had an FTP issue while loading the plugin. After reconnecting it was not there, so i put the plugin back in the mu-plugins folder, reactivated the plugin, and yes, it works as a charm.
Personally I don’t need a team wide access, so this was a simple optional solution.
One of your screenshots (7) is showing something that I d”ont see, which is “disable super admin” capability. I don’t know how this is related or not to this topic. Did you delete that feature or the website needs a super admin .. ?
At least it works for me, so I close the ticket.
Thanks.
Hi @tdechangy
Good to hear it worked for you as well!
The “Disable super admin” option is only available for networks (WP Multisite). In such an installation there is a separate network-wide setting which defines the “super admins” in a network, which is different from a role.
This setting will temporarily disable super admins while switched to another view for better compatibility.
Cheers, Jory
