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Fast User Switching

by Tikweb Management · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Avoid1 Critical2 Warnings

Avoid: vulnerability published 25 Dec 2025 still has no fix after 14 days.

39/ 100 Canary Score

Capped at 39: a vulnerability has no patch.

Sub-scores for Fast User Switching
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security35
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Fast User Switching still maintained?
No. Last release 30 Jan 2025, over 1 year ago. 30 Jan 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns Fast User Switching, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer tikweb since Jan 2025. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Fast User Switching removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Fast User Switching safe?
No. 1 known vulnerability has no fix in the current version. 25 Dec 2025 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Fast User Switching update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.4.10. No one-star spike after it. 30 Jan 2025 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • CriticalSEC-2Vulnerability published 25 Dec 2025 still has no fix after 14 days. Disable or replace the plugin. No fix has been released.8 Jan 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.5.14, 6 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 21 months (last release 30 Jan 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.30 Jan 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
ehsantikweb26 Sep 2017 to 1 Oct 2020, 32 commits
tikweb30 Jan 2025 to 30 Jan 2025, 1 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2017.

Maintenance

Last release
21 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.5 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Fast User Switching
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 30 Jan 2025. Tested up to 6.5, 6 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.1.

Rating distribution
5 star7
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star2

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months, 1 with no fix in the current version.

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
25 Dec 2025Fast User Switching <= 1.4.10 - Cross-Site Request Forgery4.3<= 1.4.10No fixn/a

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Fast User Switching
4 May 202630
11 May 202653
18 May 202660
25 May 202673
1 Jun 202661
8 Jun 202657
15 Jun 202663
22 Jun 202646
29 Jun 202652
6 Jul 202656
13 Jul 202644
20 Jul 202656
27 Jul 202669
3 Aug 202690
10 Aug 202678
17 Aug 2026101
24 Aug 202677
31 Aug 202686
7 Sep 202687
14 Sep 2026124
21 Sep 2026118
28 Sep 2026109
5 Oct 2026117
12 Oct 2026115
19 Oct 2026167
26 Oct 2026170
2 Nov 202623

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 47% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

User SwitchingScore 91 · 200,000+Login as UserScore 91 · 30,000+

Facts

Version1.4.10
AuthorTikweb Management
Added24 Sep 2017
Last updated30 Jan 2025
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress5.2
Tested up to6.5.14
Requires PHP7.0
CategoryUser Management & Authentication > User Registration & Login
Tagsuser, admin, users, switch, switching

Other plugins by this author: Add-on Contact Form 7 - MailPoet 3, Add-on Gravity Forms - MailPoet 3, Add-on WooCommerce - MailPoet 3

Questions

Is Fast User Switching still maintained?

No. Last release 30 Jan 2025, over 1 year ago.

Who owns Fast User Switching, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer tikweb since Jan 2025.

Was Fast User Switching removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Fast User Switching safe?

No. 1 known vulnerability has no fix in the current version.

Is the latest Fast User Switching update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.4.10. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue