Controlled Admin Access for WordPress Plugin Directory
Controlled Admin Access is a WordPress app, with a 4.8 average rating from 44 reviews, as of July 9, 2026.
Controlled Admin Access is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Waseem Senjer. With a rating of 4.8★ from 44 reviews.
AppRanks data: Controlled Admin Access ranks #0 in Access on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 1% of that category.
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Controlled Admin Access is a category-leading WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the User category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 44 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (4.8★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Waseem Senjer — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (44) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Controlled Admin Access works
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Give a temporary limited admin. access to themes designers, plugins developers and support agents.
The plugin is simple and clean, it helps the administrator to create a user with a temporary access and choose which pages in your admin area which you don’t want the user to access. send the details to the user and when he finished his task, you can easily deactivate the account and activate it later.
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Documentation
Features Menu Filter The plugin will allow you to select admin menu items that you want to restrict for the created admin. Not only the plugin will hide the menu item from the admin but it also will block the page if they access it in some other way.
Expiration Time You may don’t want to give access indefinitely, the plugin allows you to set an expiration time for the restricted admin account. After the account expires, the account will no longer be able to login into the admin dashboard. Moreover, you can always extend the expiry time or change it.
Hide Admin Bar WordPress offers an admin bar to provide quick access to some pages or to perform some actions. Using the plugin, you can hide the admin bar links at the top of the page will be hidden in both the frontend and admin areas.
Disable Access You can always disable the restricted admin account at any time. For example, if you gave a developer access to fix a bug or install a theme, when they finish the task you can disable their account. This will block login in using the account but it will retain the account’s information in case you wanted to give them access in the future.
Pro Features Plugins Internal Pages Take more control and restrict access to plugins’ internal pages. For example, you would like to give access to the WooCommerce Settings page, but you do not want the account to see the Payments Gateways tab. Currently, the plugin supports WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads and BuddyPress. In the future, we will add support for more plugins.
No Password Login Add some convenience when sending access to the user, you can generate a secure login URL for the user, and the user will use the link to login into the dashboard without the need for a password. You can also disable login by a password for restricted admins, this will restrict the admin from login in using a password or sending a reset password email.
Activity Log Keep track of what restricted admins have done while logged in, the plugin will log more than 20 actions such as activating/deactivating/deleting a plugin, switching a theme, deleting a theme, exporting data, publishing/deleting a post and uploading a file.
Remote Logout At any given time, you can force logging out any restricted admin if you no longer need them logged in the admin dashboard. This action will log them out on all logged-in devices and locations.
Category rankings
As of Jul 9, 2026- Access#0of 16Top 1%
- Access Manager#0of 1Top 1%
- Capability#0of 3Top 1%
- Role#0of 15Top 1%
- User#0of 40Top 1%
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Keyword rankings
Controlled Admin Access ranks for 1 keywords across WordPress Plugin Directory. Here are the top 1:
- Rank #810
Competitors & alternatives
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Where Controlled Admin Access stands in the User category
Controlled Admin Access ranks #0 of 40 apps in the User category, placing it in the top 1% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Controlled Admin Access?
Controlled Admin Access is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.8-star rating from 44 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on a daily refresh cycle. It is listed under the User category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Waseem Senjer.
Who uses Controlled Admin Access?
Currently around 10,000 active stores have installed Controlled Admin Access. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the User category on WordPress.