WPFront User Role Editor v4.2.5
Easily allows you to manage WordPress user roles. You can create, edit, delete and manage capabilities, also copy existing roles.
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- Audit coverage Not yet audited newest version pending
- On Plugin Auditor since Sep 9, 2026
- Last audited Sep 9, 2026
Compatibility & requirements
The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.
- Requires PHP 7.0+
- Requires WordPress 5.1+
- Tested up to WP 7.1 WP 7.1.3 is current
- Version adoption 63% run the current version
Audit scores by category
125 checksHow this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.
- 85 Passed
- 27 Warnings
- 13 Failed
24 of 37 checks passed.
43 of 61 checks passed.
8 of 12 checks passed.
5 of 6 checks passed.
2 of 3 checks passed.
3 of 6 checks passed.
Code footprint
How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.
ZIP file size
252.2 KB
955.3 KB unzipped
Total files
112
across all file types
Lines of PHP
22,476
in 99 files Medium
File types
- PHP
- CSS
- JS
- PNG
- Other
Top issues
The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.
- 36 Critical
- 554 High
- 406 Medium
- 154 Low
This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.
View full reportHow scores changed across versions
Across 30 audited versions of WPFront User Role Editor, The largest regression was in Privacy (-33). The codebase grew 716% in size.
Audited 1.2 → 4.2.4 · 30 versions
How issues changed across versions
Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.
Download momentum
How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.
Last 7 days
1,850
downloads
Today
344
downloads
Week over week
−14%
vs previous week
Month over month
+495%
vs previous month
Download trend: Growing. Abandonment risk: Low.
Version intelligence
37% of installs run an older version
≈ 11.2K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.
- Other
- v2.14
- v3.2
- v4.1
- v4.2
Maintenance & history
How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.
Last updated
This month
May 20, 2026
Actively maintainedRelease cadence
~ every 74 days
average between releases
Total releases
34
since Mar 2014 · 12 yrs
Contributors & developers
The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.
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