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User Role Editor

by Vladimir Garagulya · 700,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: User Role Editor is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

89/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for User Role Editor
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security90
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
shinephp22 Mar 2010 to 4 Nov 2026, 691 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
9 days ago
Releases, 24 months
9
Tested up to
7.2 current
Requires PHP
8.2 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for User Role Editor
Q1 20241
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20242
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20261
Q3 20263
Q4 20261

Last release 26 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

50% of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
16 Dec 2024User Role Editor <= 4.64.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Privilege Escalation8.8<= 4.64.34.64.40
4 Apr 2016User Role Editor <= 4.24 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation8.8< 4.254.250

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for User Role Editor
Q1 20243.7
Q2 20245.0
Q3 20243.0
Q4 20245.0
Q1 20252.0
Q2 20253.7
Q3 20265.0

Average rating rose from 3.7 to 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star244
4 star10
3 star6
2 star4
1 star24
Latest low reviews

Momentum

700,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for User Role Editor
4 May 20266,470
11 May 202613,218
18 May 2026217,047
25 May 202660,369
1 Jun 202639,757
8 Jun 202630,540
15 Jun 202627,589
22 Jun 202623,662
29 Jun 202622,086
6 Jul 202620,541
13 Jul 202619,910
20 Jul 202623,722
27 Jul 202620,033
3 Aug 202618,870
10 Aug 202617,222
17 Aug 2026233,101
24 Aug 2026240,060
31 Aug 202660,794
7 Sep 202639,154
14 Sep 202645,382
21 Sep 2026201,955
28 Sep 202681,891
5 Oct 202665,270
12 Oct 202634,670
19 Oct 202647,553
26 Oct 2026231,795
2 Nov 202613,708

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 19% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

Members - Membership & User Role Editor PluginScore 93 · 300,000+Controlled Admin AccessScore 93 · 10,000+Access Governance for WordPress (aka AAM)Score 90 · 100,000+PublishPress Permissions: Access Control, Content Permissions, User AccessScore 90 · 10,000+Post LockdownScore 90 · 1,000+

Facts

Version4.66.3
AuthorVladimir Garagulya
Added22 Mar 2010
Last updated26 Oct 2026
Active installs700,000+
Requires WordPress4.7
Tested up to7.2
Requires PHP8.2
CategoryUser Management & Authentication > User Registration & Login
Tagsrole, user, access, editor, security

Other plugins by this author: Plugins Garbage Collector (Database Cleanup)

Questions

Is User Role Editor still maintained?

User Role Editor was last updated on 26 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is User Role Editor safe?

User Role Editor has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 1 vulnerability was published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns User Role Editor?

The wordpress.org author is Vladimir Garagulya. Recent committers: shinephp, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of User Role Editor?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Members - Membership & User Role Editor Plugin, Controlled Admin Access, Access Governance for WordPress (aka AAM), PublishPress Permissions: Access Control, Content Permissions, User Access, Post Lockdown.

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