User Switching
Instant switching between user accounts in WordPress and WooCommerce.
4.9(238 reviews)
·200K+ active installs·Updated 1 month agoAs of April 2026, User Switching is a WordPress users plugin with 200K+ active installations and a 4.9/5 rating from 238 reviews. It has been downloaded 5.5M+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.1+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Downloads are down 13% this week. Support resolution rate: 100%. Top alternative: One User Avatar | User Profile Picture.
4.9/5238 reviews
200K+active installs
100%resolved
17 yearssince 2009
Overview
This plugin allows you to quickly swap between user accounts in WordPress at the click of a button. You’ll be instantly logged out and logged in as your desired user. This is handy for helping customers on WooCommerce sites, membership sites, testing environments, or for any site where administrators need to switch between multiple accounts.
Features
- Switch user: Instantly switch to any user account from the Users screen.
- Switch back: Instantly switch back to your originating account.
- Switch off: Log out of your account but retain the ability to instantly switch back in again.
- Compatible with Multisite, WooCommerce, BuddyPress, and bbPress.
- Compatible with most membership and user management plugins.
- Compatible with most two-factor authentication solutions (see the FAQ for more inf…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Wonderful!
by CJW·3 months ago
What a great plug in! Made my life so much easier – thank you!
Dont work front
by readysite·4 months ago
Dont work front
Great timesaving plugin
by Zrenjaninac·7 months ago
A real timesaver that I install every time I need to test out different user type roles.
Super Useful for sites with Members/Portal/etc
by Brandon Hubbard·9 months ago
Super great plugin for any WordPress site using members, portal, or similar experience.
Exactly as expected!
by phantasmix·10 months ago
Had to test what multiple user roles see after logging in and User Switching plugin helped tremendously. No fussing with fake/temp accounts needed.
Download Trends
Today: 2KYesterday: 3KThis week: 15KPeriod total: 1.1M
Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.1+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.11
67.5%
Other
14.1%
v1.7
9.5%
v1.9
9.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.11.2 (27 February 2026)
- Fixes an expired nonce on the switch back link after the user session is destroyed
- Fixes a potential undefined cookie constant warning in the wp_die handler
1.11.1 (4 December 2025)
- Confirms support for WordPress 6.9
1.11.0 (15 October 2025)
- Adds a Switch Back link to all
wp_die()screens when you’re switched into another account.
1.10.0 (27 July 2025)<…
Contributors
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