Description
At a glance
Looking for User Role Editor v4.66.2? It is available here as a free GPL download for WordPress — 700K+ active installs · 4.5/5 rating from 288 reviews · updated September 25, 2026 · requires WordPress 4.7+ & PHP 7.4+.
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.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
What do I get when I download User Role Editor?
User Role Editor 4.66.2 is the latest version. It is a WordPress plugin you can download here free of charge under the GPL license, with the complete feature set included and no trial limitations. It holds a 4.5/5 rating from 288 user reviews.
Does User Role Editor cost anything?
No. User Role Editor 4.66.2 is 100% free — the full GPL version, not a trial or demo. There are no download limits, no accounts to create, and no upsells during the download.
How do I install User Role Editor 4.66.2?
Download the ZIP file from this page, then in your WordPress dashboard go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin, choose the file, click Install Now, then Activate. The plugin works immediately after activation — no license key or extra setup is required for the core features.
What are the requirements for User Role Editor?
User Role Editor 4.66.2 requires WordPress 4.7 or higher and PHP 7.4 or higher. Most modern WordPress hosts already meet these versions. Running older versions may cause features to break, so update WordPress and PHP first if your site is behind.
When was User Role Editor last updated?
Version 4.66.2 was last updated on September 25, 2026. This page is refreshed automatically, so the download here always matches the newest version we have verified.
Is the User Role Editor download safe?
The file is sourced directly from the official WordPress.org repository — the same file the developer published. It is served unmodified, so what you install here is byte-identical to the official release.
Version: 4.66.2
Updated: October 1, 2026
Technical details
| Version | 4.66.2 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 25, 2026 |
| Active installs | 700,000+ |
| Rating | ★★★★★ 4.5/5 (288 reviews) |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7 or higher |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 or higher |
| Author | Vladimir Garagulya |
| Tags | access, editor, role, security, user |
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