85
Login as User
An admin superpower that might accidentally disrupt your mobile layout.
HealthyDeclining
85/100
The plugin provides reliable user impersonation and great support despite some intrusive layout issues.
Active installs
~35,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 30k+
Rating
4.8★
40 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-5%
Declining
196 → 186 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MINORreviews unevenly distributed over time
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Declining · -5% in the last year
196/day a year ago→186/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayLogin as User is a well-regarded admin utility that reliably delivers on its core promise of impersonating WordPress users, backed by notably responsive developer support, though the persistent toolbar it injects can disrupt site layouts — especially on mobile.
What people like
- +Core functionality works reliably — lets admins log in as any user to debug issues or assist customers×7
- +Developer and support team are fast and responsive, often resolving issues within hours or a day×7
- +Free version covers most use cases without requiring an upgrade
- +Pro version adds useful extras such as a shortcode for placing login-as buttons anywhere on the site×2
Common complaints
- −The plugin injects a large toolbar/header/footer bar that can disrupt page layouts×2
- −The toolbar covers a significant portion of the screen on mobile devices
- −"Return to admin" button can fail — clicking it produces only a white box, forcing a manual logout and re-login
- −Pro upsell links appear throughout the site interface, which users find intrusive if they don't intend to pay
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.72★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.80★
- 10%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-07-202025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 40 total
Latest reviews · 40 analyzed
- 2025-11-04★★★★★Fantastic product with great customer servicesckewbie
- 2025-10-04★★★★★Vital plugin for our company. Excellent supportraidenluke1-shot
- 2025-09-15★★★★★Excellent SupportCamZL1
- 2025-06-14★★★★★Game changing plugin for directory and eCommerce sites!radraze2kx
- 2025-06-03★★★★★can't go back to adminbperd
- 2024-10-29★★★★★Great supporthollosipeter
- 2024-10-18★★★★★Working wellSarankumar
- 2024-10-02★★★★★Great plugintriskelionindustries
- 2024-06-28★★★★★Bad UXumoekagodman0
- 2024-06-26★★★★★Does the job, excellent supportgiordanidis
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
410
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
215
Prior 7-day baseline
446
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
3,345
Mean release-day peak (30d)
554
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
+90.7%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
13%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
1.63
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
88%
5★ share in analyzed sample
10%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
-100%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.75 → 4.72★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered