Login as User or Customer vs Passe-partout, login as a different user

Login as User or Customer is a powerful user switching plugin that lets admins and support staff instantly switch into any user account — without knowing their password. It’s the fastest way to see exactly what your customer sees, troubleshoot issues, and provide hands-on support directly from your WordPress dashboard. WooCommerce store owners: This plugin is purpose-built for you. Switch to a customer from the Orders screen, manage their cart, and create orders on their behalf — ideal for phone orders and assisted sales. WooCommerce features require the Pro version. Who is this for? WooCommerce stores — assist customers with orders, cart issues, and account problems without asking for their password Membership sites — verify what members see after logging in Agencies & developers — test roles and permissions across any user account instantly Support teams — reproduce customer-reported bugs in one click Free Features One-click user switching — switch to any non-admin account from the Users screen Switch from user profile — Login As button on the Edit User screen Go Back in one click — a persistent bar on the front end returns you to your original account instantly No password needed — access any account without exposing credentials Role-based access control — choose which roles are allowed to use the switch feature 2FA compatible — works alongside most two-factor authentication plugins Multisite compatible — works on WordPress network installations Nonce-protected — every switch action is verified with a WordPress nonce Secure session storage — switch state stored server-side using WordPress transients, not exposed cookies Pro Features ⭐ WooCommerce Orders page — Login As button next to every order ⭐ WooCommerce Order detail — switch to the customer from the single order screen ⭐ Cart management — add, remove, and edit products in the customer’s cart ⭐ Create orders on behalf of customers — perfect for phone and assisted sales ⭐ Advanced role management — granular control over who can switch to whom ⭐ Custom redirect URL — choose where you land after switching ⭐ Activity log — track every switch action for auditing purposes ⭐ Shortcode support — place Login As buttons anywhere on your site Upgrade to Pro → How It Works Go to Users in your WordPress admin Click Login as this user next to any non-admin account You are instantly switched into that account — no password required Browse the site as that user Click Go back in the bar at the bottom of the screen to return to your admin account Security Security is the foundation of this plugin. Every action is protected by multiple layers: Nonce verification on every switch and return action Capability checks — only users with edit_users, manage_options, or manage_woocommerce can switch Admin account protection — switching into administrator accounts is blocked Server-side session storage — switch state stored in WordPress transients with a 1-hour TTL that refreshes on every page load HttpOnly + SameSite=Lax cookies — session tokens protected against XSS and CSRF No data sharing — no data is sent to any external service Security vulnerabilities are managed through the Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program. All reported issues are reviewed, patched, and disclosed responsibly. Privacy This plugin does not send data to any third party, does not include any third-party resources, and never will. The plugin uses a single browser cookie (loginas_session_token) to identify the current switch session. The cookie stores only a random 64-character token — no user data. The actual session data (user IDs) is stored server-side in WordPress transients. Compatibility WordPress 5.0+ WordPress Multisite WooCommerce (Pro) PHP 7.4, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3 Compatible with most 2FA and security plugins Security This plugin is enrolled in the Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program. To report a security vulnerability, please use the Patchstack mVDP link above. Do not report security issues through the WordPress support forum.

The administrators having the email which is set in Settings => General => Administration Email Address, using their own password will be able to log in with whatever username that is registered on the website. This is useful if you are the main administrator and want to see the website with the eyes of other logged users, but without knowing their passwords. Pass-partout isn’t a user switcher plugin. Once you have logged in you can’t switch to a different user. If you need it, you have to log out and log in again with a different user. We suggest you use different browsers for the different users. If you need a plugin to switch the user while you are logged in, you can use User Switching, or Login As User. However, with User Switching and Login As User you will not be able to test the login form submission as a different user. Only with Pass-partout you can log in as a different user starting from the login form submission. You may need it if for example you want to test a learning management system, or the account of a user who bought on your shop, or in whatever situation you need to see what other logged-in users see when they log in. How a main administrator can test the login of different users without knowing their password Install Passe-partout Log in with the password of the main administrator Done! Features Extremely lightweight. The current version of the plugin has 15 lines of PHP code and nothing else. No JavaScript, no CSS, no database queries. It just accepts the password of the main administrator when you log in with a different user. Totally safe even though the main administrators will be able to log in as different users, they will never know their password. Perfect if you want to test the login form submission and what other users see when they are logged in. Security Passe-partout is totally safe. If you are the main administrator you could in any case see what other users see. This plugin just simplifies everything. Users who aren’t the main administrator are absolutely not able to log in with a different user. The main administrator will never know the password of other users because of this plugin.