Role-based active plugins manager. Choose which plugins should be active for each WordPress role in the backend and in the frontend.
As of April 2026, Plugins Genius is a WordPress role plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 9 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: User Role Editor.
Plugins Genius allows you to choose which plugins should be active in the frontend and in the backend.
Some plugins affects only the frontend, some only the backend of WordPress and some of them make WordPress slow.
Now you can tune your WordPress site, actvating plugins only where you need.
| WordPress | 3.0.0+ requiredTested up to 4.6.30 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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