LeanRoles — WordPress User Profile Plugin
LeanRoles – User Tags & Role Performance Audit
by David Marín Carreño (DaveFX) · WordPress.org page · Website
LeanRoles has fewer than 10 active installs on WordPress.org and 163 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 29, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.
LeanRoles at a glance
Is LeanRoles well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- The auditor, with real measurements and wp leanroles audit --format=json
- User tags: create, assign individually or in bulk, filter, a users-list column, CSV import and export
- The tag engine as a standalone library, libraries/user-tags/, that any plugin can bundle so tags cost them nothing to adopt
- WP-CLI: create a tag, assign it in bulk by role, edit or delete a role with reassignment, move a role configuration between sites, take and restore role-option…
Details
Audits what your user roles cost on every request, and adds user tags: label users without creating roles that grant nothing and weigh nothing.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings LeanRoles competes in
Tags
- capabilities
- multisite
- user management
- user roles
- user tags
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- Version
- 0.6.1
- Last updated
- Aug 29, 2026
- First published
- Aug 25, 2026
- Requires WordPress
- 5.9
- Tested up to
- 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
LeanRoles FAQ
What does LeanRoles do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, LeanRoles offers The auditor, with real measurements and wp leanroles audit --format=json, User tags: create, assign individually or in bulk, filter, a users-list column, CSV import and export, The tag engine as a standalone library, libraries/user-tags/, that any plugin can bundle so tags cost them nothing to adopt and WP-CLI: create a tag, assign it in bulk by role, edit or delete a role with reassignment, move a role configuration between sites, take and restore role-option.
How many active installs does LeanRoles have?
WordPress.org reports fewer than 10 active installs for LeanRoles as of September 7, 2026.
Is LeanRoles still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 29, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Is LeanRoles free?
LeanRoles is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.