Share user roles when sharing the user table between multiple installations.
As of April 2026, Shared User Table Roles is a WordPress user plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 12 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: User Role Editor.
When sharing the user and usermeta table between multiple wordpress
installations using the same database, any role given to the user is only valid
for a single wordpress installation.
This plugin ensures user roles, user capabilities and user settings are
shared between the multiple installations. This is configured using a wp-config
constant.
Any role set in any of the installations will be reflected in all other
installations.
Caveats:
| WordPress | 3.5+ requiredTested up to 3.5.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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