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Free Plugin by Deryck v1.2.4

User Toolkit

The missing user tools and activity data that you need and don't have by default.

User Toolkit

The facts

Rating
5★ from 4
Active installs
100+
Price
Free
Last updated
28 Oct 2024
Added
Nov 2022
Requires WP
5.9.5
Tested up to
WP 6.6.7
Requires PHP
7.4
Downloads
3,838

Our analysis

AI-assisted

User Toolkit is a WordPress plugin designed to enhance user management capabilities. It provides features such as tracking user activities, including last login and registration dates, and allows administrators to disable users without deleting their data. This is particularly useful for maintaining ownership of past user activity and content.

The plugin supports user switching for administrators and super admins, enabling them to switch between user accounts while ensuring security through cookie authentication and nonce systems. It also includes REST API support for retrieving user information, making it suitable for developers looking to integrate user management features into their applications.

Best for: This plugin is suitable for site administrators who need enhanced user management features.

What it does well

  • Tracks last login and registration dates
  • Allows disabling users without data loss
  • Supports user switching for administrators
  • Includes REST API support for user data
  • Maintains security with nonce and cookie systems

Where it falls short

  • Limited to administrators and super admins for user switching
  • No ability to reveal passwords

Verdict

User Toolkit offers valuable tools for managing user accounts effectively, particularly for those who require detailed user activity tracking and flexible account management.

From the developer

Deryck's own description of User Toolkit, lightly tidied.

User Tools adds missing features to user management, such as basic user activities, including last login, registration dates and user switch from the User administration screen. You can deactivate users without deleting them, allowing you to maintain your ownership of past user activity and content.

Security

Disabled user

Your own user or the first created used cannot be disabled. Disabled user will not lost data or be deleted under any circumstances.

User switching

Only users with the ability to edit other users can switch user accounts. Unless you create new roles with this capabilities, this is only Administrators on single site installations, and Super Admins on Multisite installations.
Passwords are not (and cannot be) revealed.
Uses the cookie authentication system in WordPress for user switching.
Implements the nonce security system in WordPress, meaning only those who intend to switch users can switch.
Full support for user session validation where appropriate.
Full support for administration over SSL (if applicable).

REST API Support

The field last_login is included as a result in endpoint wp/v2/users/.
Filtering the endpoint wp/v2/users/ using parameter last_login is also supported.

Usage

Disable user

  1. Visit the Users menu in WordPress and you will see a enable/disable switch in the list of each user.
  2. Click on the “Activate” switch to disable (gray) or to enable (blue).
  3. Visit every user profile and check/uncheck “Activate user login” to enable/disabled the user.

Switch user

  1. Visit the Users menu in WordPress and you will see a “Switch to” link in the list of each user.
  2. Visit every user profile and click on the “Switch to {user}” to switch to the user.
  3. You will be able to switch back using the message that will appear in every admin screen.
  4. You will be able to switch back using the “Switch back to {user}” located in the User menu in the admin bar.
  5. If the user you switched to does not have access to the admin screens you will be able to switch back using the link located in the right bottom corner of the screen.

User Columns

  1. Visit the Users menu in WordPress and you will see a “Last Login”, “Registered” and “ID” columns by default in the list of each user.
  2. Disable all or any column clicking “Screen Options” on the right top corner of the screen.

Retrieve Last Login info using REST API

Read the full description on the official page →

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