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Extended Super Admins

This plugin allows you to create multiple levels of Super Admins in a multi-site configuration.

By Curtiss Grymala·Wpmu·Free
5(1 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 12 years ago
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As of April 2026, Extended Super Admins is a WordPress wpmu plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 12K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 12 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Admin Menu Editor.

5/51 reviews
10active installs
12K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011

Overview

The way that WordPress roles and capabilities are set up, there is only level of Super Admin available. Without this plugin, the only way to grant a user control over certain aspects of the network, you have to grant that user control over all aspects.

This plugin allows you to revoke specific privileges from any Super Admin on the network. You can create new roles within the site, then assign any Super Admin to that role; effectively removing the appropriate privileges.

This plugin does not grant any new privileges (with the possible exception of the ability to manage the settings for this plugin itself) to any users. It is only capable of removing privileges.

This plugin is also built to be compatible with the WordPress Multi Network plugin and the Networks for WordPress plugin. If eith…

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Ratings & Reviews

51 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.6.1
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

0.7

  • Added multi-network support for Networks+ plugin
  • Wrote custom function to switch networks in a multi-network setup
  • Optimized the way Codex information is retrieved, stored and displayed
  • Further optimized JavaScript
  • Minified JavaScript and CSS files used in the plugin (non-minified source files are still included in the package)

…and 7 more changes

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Curtiss GrymalaCurtiss Grymala
Plugin Info
Version
0.7b
Last Updated
Sep 3, 2013
WP Requires
3.0+
Tested Up To
3.6.1
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
12K+
Added
Feb 3, 2011
Business
Free

Tags

wpmumultisitesite adminrole managersuper admins

Developer

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Curtiss Grymala
8 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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