Manage user roles and Capabilities, create new roles and change default role.
As of April 2026, User Roles and Capabilities is a WordPress user roles plugin with 8.0K+ active installations and a 4.8/5 rating from 21 reviews. It has been downloaded 125K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 4 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are down 47% this week. Top alternative: PublishPress Capabilities – User Role….
manage user roles and capabilities. Create new roles and delete existing roles. Using this plugin you will not be able to modify any capabilities for administrator user role.
WordPress built in roles cant be deleted.
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There’s nothing like this out there. Recommended.
I’ve tried many user role plugins…but this one is the easiest to use and straight forward…love it! Well done!
“Change roles and capabilities for user” in page, button is gone! Changes not saved 🙁
Aunque no este actualizado, no es un problema cumple su función a la perfección, muchísimas gracias.
It’s supporting custom post types in free version. No one is offering this feature in free plugin. Highly recommended.
| WordPress | 3.5+ requiredTested up to 5.7.15 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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