Roles & Capabilities

71 Quality Score

Active Installs

14/30

A small install base of 1,000 active sites is well below the category leaders and limits how much real-world feedback exists in the wild.

Update Freshness

20/25

A release on 2025-12-19 keeps the plugin very fresh, and compatibility with WordPress 6.9.4 plus a low PHP 7.4 floor signals active upkeep.

User Rating

15/15

A perfect 100 from 7 reviewers is encouraging but the sample size is too small to be statistically meaningful.

Support Health

8/15

Zero support threads is a yellow flag since it means there is no public track record of how the author handles troubleshooting or bugs.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Full marks for compatibility reflect tested support up to WordPress 6.9.4 and a 4.1 minimum, which covers essentially every current site.

Scores higher than 26% of indexed plugins

About

Take full control of user roles and capabilities in WordPress with an intuitive, powerful interface.

Active Installs 1k+

Rating ★★★★★ 5/5

Last Updated 2025-12-19 12:22am GMT

Requires WordPress 4.1+

Tested Up To 6.9.7

Requires PHP 7.4+

Security History

1 known vulnerability, all patched

1 Medium

Most recent: September 12, 2024

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What It Does

Roles & Capabilities by Leira lets administrators create, clone, rename, and delete WordPress user roles while finely tuning which capabilities each role has. It works on top of the native WordPress roles and capabilities system, so changes persist in the database even if the plugin is later deactivated. The interface also supports capability grouping and bulk assignment for faster role building.

Who It's For

This plugin fits site owners who need custom roles beyond what WordPress ships with, such as agencies giving clients limited dashboard access, membership sites with tiered permissions, or internal teams separating editorial, moderation, and support duties. It is also a good match for non-technical admins who want a friendlier UI than the default user screen provides.

Who Should Skip It

If you only need to tweak a single capability on one role, the built-in WordPress user editor or a quick line of code in a must-use plugin will do the job. Large enterprises with complex, code-controlled permission systems or those already standardized on a plugin like User Role Editor should not introduce a second role editor.

The Bottom Line

Roles & Capabilities by Leira is a tidy, well-maintained role editor that earns strong scores on freshness and compatibility, but its tiny install base and lack of public support traffic mean you are betting on a single author. For a small site with straightforward custom role needs it is a fine choice, yet most admins will feel safer with Members or User Role Editor given their track records. Our overall quality score of 74.66/100 reflects solid maintenance dragged down by limited adoption and unproven support.

Pick Members if you want a vastly larger user community, more frequent updates, and a richer feature set beyond role editing.

Loginizer 89/100

Pick Loginizer when your priority is brute-force login protection rather than detailed role management, since it treats capabilities only as a side feature.

Redux Framework 87/100

Choose Redux Framework if you are building custom admin pages or options panels, which is a different problem from editing roles.

User Role Editor 87/100

Pick User Role Editor for a far more battle-tested role editor with 700,000 installs, broader integrations, and a longer support history.

Admin Menu Editor 86/100

Choose Admin Menu Editor when your real need is to hide or rearrange menu items rather than to reshape roles and capabilities.