WP User Groups

Description

WP User Groups allows users to be categorized using custom taxonomies & terms.

• “Groups” & “Types” are created by default, and can be overridden
• More user group types can be registered with custom arguments
• Edit users and set their relationships
• Bulk edit many users to quickly assign several at once
• Filter the users list to see which users are in what groups
• Not destructive data storage (plugin can be enabled & disabled without damage)
• Works great with all WP User & Term plugins (see below)

Also checkout

• WP Chosen
• WP Pretty Filters
• WP Media Categories
• WP Term Order
• WP Term Authors
• WP Term Colors
• WP Term Icons
• WP Term Visibility
• WP User Activity
• WP User Avatars
• WP User Profiles

Screenshots

Installation

1. Download and install using the built in WordPress plugin installer.
2. Activate in the “Plugins” area of your admin by clicking the “Activate” link.
3. Visit “Users > Groups” and create some groups
4. Add users to groups by editing their profile and checking the boxes

FAQ

Does this create new database tables?

No. There are no new database tables with this plugin.

Does this modify existing database tables?

No. All of the WordPress core database tables remain untouched.

Does this plugin integrate with user roles?

No. This is best left to plugins that choose to integrate with this plugin.

Where can I get support?

• Community: https://www.ads-software.com/support/plugin/wp-user-groups
• Development: https://github.com/stuttter/wp-user-groups/discussions

Where can I find documentation?

https://github.com/stuttter/wp-user-groups/

Reviews

Very useful

Knut Sparhell August 18, 2021

When you need to group your many users beyond just their role, this is the pluging. Works very well, properly coded.

Very well-executed

Galen Gidman December 8, 2016

I’ve been using this for a fairly complex WP build and I’ve been very impressed. The back-end is easy for users and there’s a nice API for devs. Two thumbs up.

Solid foundation for development

Chris Reynolds September 3, 2016

This plugin is tremendously solid. Used it to build a complex system of content teams who could only create or edit content within their own team. WP User Groups handled the “teams” of users which corresponded with taxonomy terms associated with the content. Works like a charm. Plugin itself is lightweight and simple to grasp.

Appointments plugin completely vanished from backend

alxh28 September 3, 2016 1 reply

After installing but NOT activating this plugin, other plugin we have called Appointments+ completely vanished from our backend.

Useful plugin

Julian P September 3, 2016

I am a fan of John’s plugin. This plugin works great

Great way to group your site members.

Bill September 3, 2016

Dead-simple to get set up and start using. Works great in combination with BuddyPress too. Filter site members into as many different groups and/or types as you need in the admin backend. I haven’t yet tried doing anything front-end wise with it, but I’m sure there’s potential there for devs. If, like me, you need to filter down long lists of members for occasional admin tasks, this is for you.

Contributors & Developers

Changelog

[2.5.0] – 2021/03/23

• Improve compatibility with WP User Profiles plugin (props John Blackbourn)

[2.4.0] – 2018/10/04

• Simplify get and set functions for user terms
• Add support for advanced WP_User_Query arguments
• Fix custom column support in user taxonomies

[2.3.0] – 2018/10/03

• More descriptive text for bulk actions
• Fix bulk actions not working

[2.2.0] – 2018/06/05

• Add “Managed” taxonomy type, so users cannot assign their own groups

[2.1.0] – 2018/04/16

• Add a dedicated nonce for each user taxonomy (thanks Tom Adams!)

[2.0.0] – 2017/10/24

• Fix bug with user filtering
• Fix bug with setting user terms
• Add exclusive group argument to use radios instead of checkboxes

[1.1.0] – 2017/03/28

• Change default taxonomy to user-group in wp_get_users_of_group()

[1.0.0] – 2016/12/07

• WordPress 4.7 compatibility
• Improved bulk actions (requires WordPress 4.7)
• Official stable release

[0.2.1] – 2016/05/25

• Fix bug with user list
• Introduce wp_get_users_of_group() helper function
• Add unique class to administration forms

[0.2.0] – 2015/12/23

• Support for WP User Profiles 0.2.0

[0.1.9] – 2015/12/21

• Fix bug with User Profiles integration

[0.1.8] – 2015/11/11

• Support for WP User Profiles 0.1.9

[0.1.7] – 2015/11/09

• Update assets & meta

[0.1.6] – 2015/10/23

• Add support for WP User Profiles

[0.1.5] – 2015/10/13

• Added user_group property to taxonomies
• Added functions for retrieving only user-groups from taxonomies global

[0.1.0] – 2015/09/10

• Refactor
• Improve asset management
• Styling tweaks

[0.1.2] – 2015/09/01

• Namespace default taxonomy IDs

[0.1.1] – 2015/08/24

• User profile UI uses a mock list-table

[0.1.0] – 2015/08/19

• Initial release