User Hierarchy
Control user management on a per-role basis. Allow users of a certain role to only add, edit or delete users from specific other roles.
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·20 active installs·Updated 12 years agoAs of April 2026, User Hierarchy is a WordPress role plugin with 20 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 12 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: User Role Editor.
5/51 reviews
20active installs
3.3K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013
Overview
Ever since the WordPress roles and capabilities system implemented in WordPress verion 2.0 back in 2005, there has been no easy way to implement a user hierarchy.
With the User Hierarchy plugin, you can control which user roles can edit which other user roles. For example, you can add a new user role called “Manager” that can view all users, but only create and edit users with the “Author” user role. This plugin gives you full control over your user management, even when you are using a complex role hierarchy.
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.1+ requiredTested up to 3.5.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
0.1.2
- Removed functionality for listing users due to a slow query that can currently not be properly fixed
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