Login as User — WordPress Login Plugin

Name: Login as User: See the Site as Any User
Rating: 4.8 (41 reviews)
Author: Web357

by Web357 · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.7.3 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 7.4+

Login as User has 30,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 614,773 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on September 5, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Active installs

30,000+

Total downloads

614,773

Downloads, last 30 days

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available after 30 days of tracking

30-day growth

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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Login as User well maintained?

Support threads resolved

0 of 1

recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum

WordPress compatibility

Current

tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1

One-star reviews

1 of 41 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

Login from the Users list: a “Login as…” button next to every user. How to use it »
Login from the user profile: same button at the top of the Edit User screen
One-click switch back: frontend message bar plus an optional link in the WordPress admin bar. Frontend message settings »
Redirect after login / logout: send yourself to /my-account, an order page, or back to Users when the session ends. Configuration »
WooCommerce cart preservation: keep the customer’s cart intact while you troubleshoot checkout. Cart preservation »
Custom login button label: show nickname, first name, last name, full name, or icon only, and optionally limit the number of characters. Login button »
Message bar position: top, bottom, or hidden. Optional attention animation on the “Go back to admin” button
WordPress Multisite: log in as users across the network without Super Admin privileges
User Insights compatible: add a custom field named loginasuser to show the button in User Insights
Developer hooks: filter login/logout redirects and WooCommerce cart behaviour. Developer hooks »

Login as User reviews and ratings

41 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews

4.8 out of 5

41 reviews

5★: 36
4★: 3
3★: 0
2★: 1
1★: 1

Jul 19, 2026

Very usefull Plugin

Thank you

Sociality
Nov 4, 2025

Fantastic product with great customer service

For development and testing, login as user is an essential tool. The pro version offers even more utility and flexibility. The best part is the development team behind it; only a few hours after reporting a bug that caused our site trouble, they had a PR for us to try.

sckewbie
Oct 4, 2025

Vital plugin for our company. Excellent support

Our company's support team uses this plugin every day to assist customers who don't always have access to their accounts. Support is fantastic! Recently, we had an issue with a plugin conflict and the developers put the time/effort in to fix it for us.

raidenluke
Sep 14, 2025

Excellent Support

Although I only contacted the support one time on the weekend, I was impressed firstly by the fact they replied on the weekend and how accurate their diagnostic was. The issue was a simple settings that I had overlooked in the plugin but it was resolved on the same day. Not to mention its a great plugin.

CamZL1
Jun 13, 2025

Game changing plugin for directory and eCommerce sites!

WOW! You have no business making a plugin THIS GOOD! I have a growing directory website where making changes to a listing is like administrative acrobatics or a phone-based tech support endurance challenge. NO MORE! Now I can just log in as the user having the issue and do it myself! This saves me SO MUCH TIME! Thank you thank you THANK YOU!

radraze2kx
Jun 3, 2025

can't go back to admin

After logging in as a user, tried to go back to admin by clicking on the "Go back to admin as xxxxxx" but nothing happens, just a white box appears on the screen. Have to click on log out in that user admin and log back in as admin.

bperd

Where Login as User ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Login as User appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking	WordPress.org placement	Position	30 days
Best Login Plugins	#24 by tag, #36 in search	#18	–

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Details

Log in as any WordPress user with one click. Troubleshoot issues and support customers without asking for their password.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Login as User competes in

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Login as User FAQ

What does Login as User do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Login as User offers Login from the Users list: a “Login as…” button next to every user. How to use it », Login from the user profile: same button at the top of the Edit User screen, One-click switch back: frontend message bar plus an optional link in the WordPress admin bar. Frontend message settings », Redirect after login / logout: send yourself to /my-account, an order page, or back to Users when the session ends. Configuration » and WooCommerce cart preservation: keep the customer’s cart intact while you troubleshoot checkout. Cart preservation ».

How many active installs does Login as User have?

WordPress.org reports 30,000+ active installs for Login as User as of September 7, 2026.

Is Login as User still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on September 5, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Does Login as User have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 0 of 1 recent support threads for Login as User are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.