As a blogger, you know how important it is to keep your blog running smoothly. One of the most common things that can cause trouble with your blog is managing users and permissions. With so many different WordPress plugins out there, which one should you choose? Luckily for you, we have compiled a list of the best user management plugins for WordPress! Read on to learn more about our top picks.
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#1. WP User Frontend
WP User Frontend is a free plugin for creating and managing your blog’s users. It was created by WebRoots , which is one of our favorite WordPress plugin developers here at TheBlogStarter. Here are some of the great features that come with this user management plugin:
Create, edit, delete, and view all registered blog users Add multiple levels of access to each user (subscriber/ contributor/ editor/ author) Assign multiple roles per user Specify minimum required role in front-end Manage all roles in the same place Define labels for users Create registration requirements Track number of registrations Allow guest posting Hide certain tools Display custom sidebars Only display specific categories in the blog only mode Specify CSS style for each role Display User’s info on User Profile Page Import/Export Users by CSV File
#2. UserPro User Management Plugin
UserPro is a popular plugin with over 160,000 users. It allows you to create and manage your blog’s users with ease. Here are some of the features that come with this user management plugin:
Create multiple levels of access for each user ( Administrator / Editor / Author / Contributor ) Assign multiple permissions per user Select URL based login Restrict access to specific categories or tags Create registration requirements Allow guest posting Disable certain tools Add custom side-bars Password Protected User Profiles Stop Spammer from creating accounts Delete inactive and unused accounts Track number of registrations and activity Import/Export UserPro User Profiles and User Data
#3. John’s Role Editor User Management Plugin
John’s Role Editor is a free plugin that allows you to be more specific with your user roles. Tumblr, YouTube, and Myspace all offer custom roles for users which is what inspired the creation of this plugin. Some of the great features include: Assign multiple permissions per role Create registration requirements Customize labels Add side-bars Set minimum required role in front-end Track number of registrations Allow guest posting Manage all roles from one page Import/Export Roles by CSV File
#4. WP User Manager Pro User Management Plugin
WP User Manager Pro was created by WebRoots as well! This plugin offers advanced user management features and is perfect for medium-sized sites. Some of these features include: Create, edit, delete & view registered blog users Allow guest posting Track number of registrations Customize labels Display User’s info on User Profile Page Password Protected User Profiles Stop Spammer from creating accounts Delete inactive and unused accounts Import/Export Users by CSV File
#5. User Switching Pro User Management Plugin
User Switching Pro was designed to help users switch back and forth between admin and non-admin modes so you can change your role quickly and easily. This plugin has a ton of great features such as: Assign multiple roles per user Specify minimum required role in front-end Restrict access to specific categories or tags Add custom sidebars Multiple Admin User Roles User Activity Tracking User Profiles Password Protected User Profiles Delete inactive and unused accounts Import/Export User Admin Users
#6. WP User Role Editor User Management Plugin
WP User Role Editor is a free plugin that allows you to change your roles in WordPress. This plugin is quite simple but it does exactly what it says! Some of these features include: Change user role based on user ID Specify minimum required role in front-end Add custom sidebars Allow guest posting Track number of registrations Manage all roles from one page Import/Export Roles by CSV File
#7. User Access Pro User Management Plugin
User Access Pro was created by WebRoots as well! This plugin offers advanced user management features and is perfect for medium-sized sites. Some of these features include: Assign multiple permissions per role Create registration requirements Customize labels Password Protected User Profiles Stop Spammer from creating accounts Delete inactive and unused accounts Import/Export User Access Pro User Profiles User Data
#8. User Gate User Management Plugin
User Gate is a free plugin that allows you to restrict access to your site by login, roles, categories or tags. This plugin is really simple but it does the job! Some of the great features include: Restrict access with one basic rule Allow guest posting Track number of registrations Manage all roles from one page Customize front-end “Please log in” message Add custom sidebars Import/ Users by CSV File
#9. User Role Editor User Management Plugin
User Role Editor is a free plugin that allows you to edit and view WordPress roles. This plugin does exactly what it says! Some of the features include: Assign multiple permissions per role Specify minimum required role in front-end Add custom sidebars Allow guest posting Track number of registrations Manage all roles from one page Import/Export Roles by CSV File
#10. WP User Manager User Management Plugin
WP User Manager was created by WebRoots as well! This plugin offers advanced user management features and is perfect for medium-sized sites. Some of these features include: Create, edit, delete & view registered blog users Allow guest posting Track number of registrations Customize labels Display User’s info on User Profile Page Password Protected User Profiles Stop Spammer from creating accounts Delete inactive and unused accounts Import/Export Users by CSV File
#11. WP User Control User Management Plugin
WP User Control was created by WebRoots as well! This plugin offers advanced user management features and is perfect for medium-sized sites. Some of these features include: Create, edit, delete & view registered blog users Allow guest posting Track number of registrations Customize labels Display User’s info on User Profile Page Password Protected User Profiles Stop Spammer from creating accounts Delete inactive and unused accounts Import/Export Users by CSV File
Conclusion:
Management Plugins for WordPress User management can be a bit of a pain and these plugins certainly make things easier. The User Role Editor and User Gate are great choices if you need something simple while WP User Role Editor and User Access Pro offer more features so they’re good too! User Control and the User Profile Option plugin look really promising but we haven’t tested them yet so we’ll let you know what we think when we try them out.
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