View Admin As for WordPress Plugin Directory
View Admin As is a WordPress app, with a 4.9 average rating from 49 reviews, as of Jul 15, 2026.
View Admin As is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Jory Hogeveen. With a rating of 4.9★ from 49 reviews.
AppRanks data: View Admin As ranks #0 in Roles on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 1% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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View Admin As is a category-leading WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Users category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 49 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 (4.9★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Jory Hogeveen — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (49) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How View Admin As works
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The ultimate User switcher and Role manager This plugin will add a menu item to your admin bar where you can change your view in the WordPress admin.
Switch to other users without the need to login as that user or even switch roles and temporarily change your own capabilities.
When you’re viewing as a different user, you can also change this user’s preferences; like screen settings on various admin pages.
With the “Role defaults” module you can set default screen settings and metabox locations for roles and apply them to users through various bulk actions.
It also features a “Role manager” module to add, edit or remove roles and grant or deny them capabilities.
Overview / Features
Switch between user accounts
Edit this user’s screen preferences and settings
Switch between roles
Temporarily change your own capabilities (non-destructively)
View your site as an unregistered visitor
Switch language/locale on backend and frontend
Make combinations of the above view types
Easily switch back anytime
Completely secure (see Security below)
Do all the above without logging out!
Module: Role defaults (screen settings)
Set default screen settings for roles
Apply defaults to a user
Apply defaults to all users of a role
Apply defaults when registering a new user (in a multisite this is done when a user is added to its first blog)
Copy defaults from one role to another (or multiple)
Import/Export role defaults, can also download (and upload) setting files
Disable the “screen settings” option and/or lock the meta boxes for all users that don’t have access to this plugin
Click here for Role Defaults documentation
Module: Role manager (role editor) Note: Changes made with the Role Manager are permanent!
Add, edit or delete roles
Grant and/or add capabilities to roles
Rename roles
Clone roles
Import/Export roles, can also download (and upload) setting files
Update role capabilities from current view
Automatically migrate users to another role after deleting a role
Click here for Role Manager documentation
Compatibility & Integrations This plugin will work with most other plugins but these are tested:
Advanced Access Manager (Pro version not verified)
bbPress
BuddyPress
Genesis Framework (and probably other theme frameworks)
Google Site Kit
Gravity Forms
Groups 2.1+ (Custom integration: adds a view type for groups. Pro version not tested)
Pods Framework 2.0+
Members
Restrict User Access 0.13+ (Custom integration: adds a view type for access levels)
User Roles and Capabilities
User Role Editor (Pro version not verified)
User Switching (Not sure why you’d want this but yes, switch-ception is possible!)
WPFront User Role Editor
WP Admin UI Customize 1.5.11+
Yoast SEO
Full list of tested plugins and details: Compatibility & Integrations
I can’t switch back! See item 3 at FAQ.
It’s not working! / I found a bug! Please let me know through the support and add a plugins and themes list! 🙂
Security This plugin is completely safe and will keep your users, passwords and data secure.
For more info see item 7 at FAQ!
Developer notes This plugin will only be useful for admins (network super admins or regular admins). It will not add functionalities for other roles unless you specifically apply custom capabilities for those users.
Also keep in mind that switching to users that have equal roles is disabled. (regular admins to regular admins + super admins to super admins)
I’ve created this at first for myself since I’m a developer and often need to see the outcome on roles which my clients use.
So, when you are developing a plugin or theme that does anything with roles or capabilities you can use this plugin to easily check if everything works.
No more hassle of creating test users and constantly logging out and in anymore!
This plugin is also useful to support your clients and/or users. For example; make screen display presets of the edit and overview pages before you let them log in.
You can find me here:
Keraweb
GitHub
Translations Please help translating this plugin on translate.wordpress.org!
Actions & Filters
Click here for Action documentation
Click here for Filter documentation
Plugin capabilities Click here for documentation
Ideas? Please let me know on GitHub!
Category rankings
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Keyword rankings
View Admin As ranks for 1 keywords across WordPress Plugin Directory. Here are the top 1:
- 1.faqRank #581
Competitors & alternatives
View Admin As doesn't have curated competitor matchups yet. Other tracked users apps on WordPress:
CompareWhere View Admin As stands in the Users category
View Admin As ranks #0 of 64 apps in the Users category, placing it in the top 1% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is View Admin As?
View Admin As is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.9-star rating from 49 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Users 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 Jory Hogeveen.
Who uses View Admin As?
Currently around 9,000 active stores have installed View Admin As. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Users category on WordPress.