Title: PinSwitch User Switcher
Author: Nowshad Jawad
Published: <strong>1 ਸਤੰਬਰ 2026</strong>
Last modified: 1 ਸਤੰਬਰ 2026

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# PinSwitch User Switcher

 [Nowshad Jawad](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jawad0501/) ਵੱਲੋਂ

[ਡਾਊਨਲੋਡ ਕਰੋ](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/pinswitch-user-switcher.1.2.1.zip)

 * [ਵੇਰਵਾ](https://pan.wordpress.org/plugins/pinswitch-user-switcher/#description)
 * [ਸਮੀਖਿਆਵਾਂ](https://pan.wordpress.org/plugins/pinswitch-user-switcher/#reviews)
 *  [ਸਥਾਪਤੀਕਰਨ](https://pan.wordpress.org/plugins/pinswitch-user-switcher/#installation)
 * [ਵਿਕਾਸ](https://pan.wordpress.org/plugins/pinswitch-user-switcher/#developers)

 [ਸਹਿਯੋਗ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/pinswitch-user-switcher/)

## ਵੇਰਵਾ

PinSwitch User Switcher helps plugin developers test role-based behavior without
repeatedly hunting through the Users screen.

When you are building a plugin, you often need to jump between an admin account 
and a handful of fixed test users (Editor, Subscriber, Customer, etc.). Existing
user switching plugins work, but they still make you find the same accounts in the
user list every time. PinSwitch User Switcher adds a pinning layer on top of a complete,
standalone switching implementation.

#### Switching

 * **Switch To** — log in as another user instantly
 * **Switch Back** — return to your original account
 * **Switch Off** — log out while keeping the ability to switch back
 * Standalone auth-cookie and session-token implementation (no dependency on User
   Switching or similar plugins)
 * Smart redirects after switching — if the target user cannot access the page you
   were on, they are sent to the dashboard or homepage instead of an unauthorized
   error

#### Pinning

 * Pin or unpin users from the **Users** list row actions or the admin bar **All
   users** tab
 * Pins are stored per admin in usermeta (no custom database tables)

#### Admin bar panel

 * **Switch User** menu on all wp-admin screens — opens on hover
 * **Pinned** and **All users** tabs
 * Search all users by username or email
 * Infinite scroll loading (20 users at a time)
 * Each row shows avatar, name, role, login, email, and a **Switch To** action
 * Click a user row to open their profile; use **Switch To** to switch accounts
 * Fixed-height, scrollable panel (no full-screen dropdown)

#### Profile & user screens

 * **Switch To** button on every user edit screen (next to **Add User**)
 * **Switch To** button in the Personal Options section of user profiles

#### Permissions

Users with the `edit_users` capability can pin users and switch accounts. Switch
back uses cookie authentication and does not require the switched-in user to have
elevated capabilities.

PinSwitch User Switcher is intentionally small: no audit log, no multisite-specific
code, no CLI, no REST API layer, and no dependency on other switching plugins.

## ਸਕਰੀਨਸ਼ਾਟ

[⌊Admin bar Switch User panel with Pinned and All users tabs⌉⌊Admin bar Switch User
panel with Pinned and All users tabs⌉[

Admin bar Switch User panel with Pinned and All users tabs

[⌊Switch To button on user edit screen⌉⌊Switch To button on user edit screen⌉[

Switch To button on user edit screen

[[

## ਸਥਾਪਤੀਕਰਨ

 1. Upload the plugin files to `/wp-content/plugins/pinswitch-user-switcher`, or install
    through the WordPress plugins screen.
 2. Activate the plugin through the **Plugins** screen.
 3. Go to **Users**, pin your test accounts using the **Pin** row action.
 4. During testing, open **Switch User** from the admin bar and click a pinned account.

## ਅਕਸਰ ਪੁੱਛੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਸਵਾਲ

### Who can use PinSwitch User Switcher?

Users with the `edit_users` capability can pin users, open the Switch User panel,
and switch into other accounts.

### Does this replace User Switching?

Yes. PinSwitch User Switcher is standalone. It implements its own switch-to, switch-
back, and switch-off flow using WordPress auth cookies and session tokens, so you
do not need another switching plugin installed.

### What happens if I switch to a user who cannot access the current admin page?

PinSwitch User Switcher checks whether the switched-in user can access the page 
you were on. If not, they are redirected to the admin dashboard (if they have admin
access) or the site homepage — not an “Sorry, you are not allowed” error screen.

### Are pins shared between admins?

No. Pins are stored against your own user account and are visible only to you.

### Does PinSwitch User Switcher work on Multisite?

Multisite is not a priority for v1. It may work incidentally but is not tested or
supported.

## ਸਮੀਖਿਆਵਾਂ

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## ਯੋਗਦਾਨੀ ਤੇ ਵਿਕਾਸਕਾਰ

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

ਯੋਗਦਾਨੀ

 *   [ Nowshad Jawad ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jawad0501/)

[“PinSwitch User Switcher” ਦਾ ਆਪਣੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਕਰੋ।](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/pinswitch-user-switcher)

### ਵਿਕਾਸ ਕਾਰਜ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੁਚੀ ਰੱਖਦੇ ਹੋ?

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

## ਤਬਦੀਲੀ-ਚਿੱਠਾ

#### 1.2.1

 * Enqueue user-edit Switch To script via wp_enqueue_script instead of an inline
   script tag

#### 1.2.0

 * Rename plugin to PinSwitch User Switcher (slug: pinswitch-user-switcher)
 * Migrate pinned users from the former QuickSwitch usermeta key

#### 1.1.5

 * Fix admin bar panel JavaScript error that showed “No users found”

#### 1.1.4

 * Show login and email on separate lines so long addresses are not truncated

#### 1.1.3

 * Open Switch User panel on hover instead of click
 * Compact admin bar panel layout with email and role per user
 * Click a user row to open their profile; use Switch To to switch accounts

#### 1.1.2

 * Add Switch Off to the admin bar profile menu when logged in as admin (not while
   switched)

#### 1.1.1

 * Show Switch Off for any switched user, not only accounts with edit_users
 * Add switch-back links on the login screen, site footer, and Meta widget after
   Switch Off
 * Allow switch back while logged out via admin-post nopriv handler

#### 1.1.0

 * Remove Users  PinSwitch User Switcher settings page; pin and unpin from the Users
   list or admin bar panel
 * Show pin/unpin success notices globally in wp-admin

#### 1.0.6

 * Place Switch To header button to the right of Add User on user edit screens

#### 1.0.5

 * Add Switch To button on user profile edit screens (header and Personal Options
   table)

#### 1.0.4

 * Redirect switched-in users to a safe fallback when they cannot access the current
   admin page

#### 1.0.3

 * Fix expired nonce / “link has expired” errors on switch links from the admin 
   bar panel

#### 1.0.2

 * Clear list immediately on tab switch and search; show loading state only while
   fetching

#### 1.0.1

 * Replace native admin bar submenu with custom scrollable panel (tabs, search, 
   infinite scroll)
 * Redesign Users  PinSwitch User Switcher settings page empty state and pin table
 * Fix admin bar layout conflicts with WordPress core styles

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release: standalone switching, pinning, admin bar menu, settings page,
   Users list row actions

## ਮੈਟਾ

 *  Version **1.2.1**
 *  Last updated **3 ਦਿਨ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ**
 *  Active installations **10 ਤੋਂ ਘੱਟ**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.2 ਜਾਂ ਇਸ ਤੋਂ ਉੱਚਾ **
 *  Tested up to **7.1**
 *  PHP version ** 8.0 ਜਾਂ ਇਸ ਤੋਂ ਉੱਚਾ **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/pinswitch-user-switcher/)
 * Tags
 * [capabilities](https://pan.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/capabilities/)[development](https://pan.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/development/)
   [roles](https://pan.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/roles/)[testing](https://pan.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/testing/)
   [user switching](https://pan.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/user-switching/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://pan.wordpress.org/plugins/pinswitch-user-switcher/advanced/)

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## ਯੋਗਦਾਨੀ

 *   [ Nowshad Jawad ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jawad0501/)

## ਸਹਿਯੋਗ

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