UserFlow – Disable Dashboard Access for Non Admin
Remove dashboard access to non-admin users and easily control who can access your WordPress dashboard with simple configuration. By default, only administrators are allowed, but you can now whitelist specific trusted users by username—perfect for developers, VAs, or contractors. Features include: Whitelist specific users by username Session expiration controls (1-24 hours) Option to apply session timeout to administrators Custom redirect URL for blocked users Secure, validated, and sanitized settings Hide admin toolbar for non-authorized users Developer-friendly filters for advanced customization Why Choose UserFlow? Maximum Protection: Instantly block unauthorized users from accessing sensitive dashboard areas. Effortless Whitelisting: Grant dashboard access to trusted users (developers, VAs, contractors) without changing their roles. Just add their usernames! Session Security: Automatically log out users after a set period for bulletproof session management. Choose from multiple timeout intervals and apply to all users or just non-admins. Custom Redirects: Guide blocked users to a branded page or helpful resource instead of the generic homepage. Zero Configuration Needed: Works out of the box—only administrators can access the dashboard until you customize settings. Perfect For: Website owners who want peace of mind Agencies and developers managing multiple sites Teams needing granular dashboard access Anyone serious about WordPress security Protect your site, empower your workflow, and deliver a professional experience—all with one lightweight plugin. Read more detail
User Role Editor
User Role Editor WordPress plugin allows you to change user roles and capabilities easy. Just turn on check boxes of capabilities you wish to add to the selected role and click “Update” button to save your changes. That’s done. Add new roles and customize its capabilities according to your needs, from scratch of as a copy of other existing role. Unnecessary self-made role can be deleted if there are no users whom such role is assigned. Role assigned every new created user by default may be changed too. Capabilities could be assigned on per user basis. Multiple roles could be assigned to user simultaneously. You can add new capabilities and remove unnecessary capabilities which could be left from uninstalled plugins. Multi-site support is provided. To read more about ‘User Role Editor’ visit this page Do you need more functionality with quality support in a real time? Do you wish to remove advertisements from User Role Editor pages? Buy Pro version. User Role Editor Pro includes extra modules: Block selected admin menu items for role. Hide selected front-end menu items for no logged-in visitors, logged-in users, roles. Block selected widgets under “Appearance” menu for role. Show widgets at front-end for selected roles. Block selected meta boxes (dashboard, posts, pages, custom post types) for role. “Export/Import” module. You can export user role to the local file and import it to any WordPress site or other sites of the multi-site WordPress network. Roles and Users permissions management via Network Admin for multisite configuration. One click Synchronization to the whole network. “Other roles access” module allows to define which other roles user with current role may see at WordPress: dropdown menus, e.g assign role to user editing user profile, etc. Manage user access to editing posts/pages/custom post type using posts/pages, authors, taxonomies ID list. Per plugin users access management for plugins activate/deactivate operations. Per form users access management for Gravity Forms plugin. Shortcode to show enclosed content to the users with selected roles only. Posts and pages view restrictions for selected roles. Admin back-end pages permissions viewer Pro version is advertisement free. Premium support is included. Additional Documentation You can find more information about “User Role Editor” plugin at this page I am ready to answer on your questions about plugin usage. Use plugin page comments for that.
