Title: UM User Switching
Author: SuitePlugins
Published: <strong>March 20, 2017</strong>
Last modified: June 7, 2026

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# UM User Switching

 By [SuitePlugins](https://profiles.wordpress.org/suiteplugins/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/um-user-switching.1.0.2.zip)

 * [Details](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/um-user-switching/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/um-user-switching/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/um-user-switching/#installation)
 * [Development](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/um-user-switching/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/um-user-switching/)

## Description

Adds a link to member profile header section of Ultimate Member for switching to
a user.

#### Compatibility

 * Tested up to 1.4.0 of User Switching
 * Tested up to 2.0.35 of Ultimate Member

## Installation

 1. Download and extract the zip archive
 2. Upload `um-user-switching` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`
 3. Activate the plugin through the \’Plugins\’ menu in WordPress

## FAQ

### Do I need another plugin for this?

This plugin requires both [Ultimate Member](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-member/)
and [User Switching](https://wordpress.org/plugins/user-switching/)

### Where can I learn more about User Switching?

This plugin compliments User Switching, you can find more details about [User Switching here](https://wordpress.org/plugins/user-switching/)

### Where can I find the switch button/link?

A link is placed inside of the Ultimate Member profile header.

### Can a regular user switch to another user account?

This plugin uses the same role and access permission as User Switching and will 
adjust accordingly.

### Does this gives the option to create child accounts?

No, UM User Switching doesn’t grant the ability to create and manage child accounts.

### Is there a Pro version to this?

No. This plugin is free and open-sourced like Ultimate Member and User Switching

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“UM User Switching” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ SuitePlugins ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/suiteplugins/)

[Translate “UM User Switching” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/um-user-switching)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/um-user-switching/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/um-user-switching/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/um-user-switching/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/um-user-switching/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.2

 * Security: Added ABSPATH guard.
 * Security: Escaped admin requirement notice output.
 * Removed duplicate trunk/ SVN folder.
 * Tested with WordPress 6.8.
 * Requires PHP 7.4.

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release.

#### 1.0.1

 * Made Ultimate Member 2.0 compatible

#### 1.0.1.1

 * Fixed: Plugin is not backwards compatible with Ultimate Member

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.2**
 *  Last updated **4 weeks ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.7 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.8.5**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/um-user-switching/)
 * Tags
 * [fast user switching](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/fast-user-switching/)
   [multisite](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/multisite/)[profiles](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/profiles/)
   [user switching](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/user-switching/)[users](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/users/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://scn.wordpress.org/plugins/um-user-switching/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ SuitePlugins ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/suiteplugins/)

## Support

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 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/um-user-switching/)

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