Title: Disable Users Author: Jared Atchison Published: Eost 21, 2013 Last modified: miz Du 11, 2015 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/disable-users/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=1181236) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/disable-users/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1181236) # Disable Users By [Jared Atchison](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jaredatch/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/disable-users.zip) * [Details](https://bre.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-users/#description) * [Reviews](https://bre.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-users/#reviews) * [Installation](https://bre.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-users/#installation) * [Development](https://bre.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-users/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-users/) ## Description This plugin gives you the ability to disable specific user accounts via a profile setting. Once installed and activated, a checkbox appears on the user profile settings (only for admins). When checked, the users account will be disabled and they will be unable to login with the account. If they try to login, they are instantly logged out and redirected to the login page with a message that notifies them their account is disabled. This can be useful in a few situations. * You are working on a site for a client who has an account, but do not want him to login and/or make changes during development. * You have a client who has an unpaid invoice. **[This plugin is on GitHub!](https://github.com/jaredatch/Disable-Users/)** Pull requests are welcome. If possible please report issues through Github. ## Screenshots * [[ * User profile setting available to administrators. * [[ * Message when a disabled user tries to login. ## Installation 1. Upload `disable-users` to your `/wp-content/plugins/` directory. 2. Edit any user and then look for the “Disable User Account” checkbox. ## FAQ Installation Instructions 1. Upload `disable-users` to your `/wp-content/plugins/` directory. 2. Edit any user and then look for the “Disable User Account” checkbox. Can I change the message a disabled user sees? Yes, there is a filter in place for that, `ja_disable_users_notice`. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2e19d3fe4d8fbc5a20a3b0e6bc3aa5cdaebdd6c79b91cbbd6d0ab63af13b1021? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[good and simple](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/good-and-simple-56/)󠁿 [Jakob Helmer](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jakobuz/) Mae 22, 2020 Despite not updated for a while (which might not be needed, because it’s only just a few lines of code), it just works. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d48d7f71677b7abebd264df50634fb3e5d89b55df66cb92ddcc9dce05d54fc71? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works perfectly](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-perfectly-1275/)󠁿 [lobogc](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lobogc/) miz Here 20, 2017 Works perfectly with WP 4.8.2 ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a811bfa657a6e6b9b98caf258fd5e51c603169b9a7342596832a2230ebcbc84a? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Does exactly what it says on the tin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-exactly-what-it-says-on-the-tin-66/)󠁿 [Rufus McDufus](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rufus-mcdufus/) Gwengolo 3, 2016 Perfect. Is there a way of listing disabled accounts afterwards? The ‘Disabled’ column isn’t sortable and I can’t figure a way of listing them. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c4705f84657a8c417fc344c8d7c88e37ae661929d038ad7fdfb13844d578138d? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Does what it says it will do](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-what-it-says-it-will-do-10/)󠁿 [jesselperry](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jesselperry/) Gwengolo 3, 2016 Seems like a simple request, right? Disable a specific user account without deleting the user. Surprisingly this isn’t a feature built into Wordpress, and even more surprising there isn’t another plugin out there that does this. There are other simple plugins that say they do this — but they don’t work. There are other plugins that do things based on user role — but those are too complicated to set up user roles just to disable an account. This does exactly what I needed — a simple plugin that lets me disable a user with just a checkbox. Simple. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/40ae246ca6b323dfc9a9235543053dbac2d254c8450b11eaf02b78608b98d3c7? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[nice little feature](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nice-little-feature/)󠁿 [skater4life80](https://profiles.wordpress.org/skater4life80/) Gwengolo 3, 2016 Great idea for limiting access to others (admins or other users) while doing updates or maintenance on the backend. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c4e36ba4429feed0624210974dc5b34bfcc752abfc706111882abed5d251972f? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Brazilian Portuguese translation.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/brazilian-portuguese-translation-6/)󠁿 [dbiagi](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dbiagi/) Gwengolo 3, 2016 I just created a .mo file for this plugin in pt_BR. Here is the files: https://drive. google.com/open?id=0B45nMNzIYUITenh1RWhDVzBHbmc. PS: Thanks for the plugin. Works fine. [ Read all 18 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-users/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Disable Users” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Jared Atchison ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jaredatch/) [Translate “Disable Users” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/disable-users) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/disable-users/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/disable-users/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/disable-users/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/disable-users/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.5 (11/11/2015) * Added pl_PL transnation – Props Dominik Kocuj #### 1.0.4 (6/21/2015) * Bug fix for Disabled column to manage user screen #### 1.0.3 (6/15/2015) * Added Disabled column to manage user screen. Props @basteln3rk [(flexponsive)](https://www.flexponsive.net). * Cleaned up code slightly and updated README information #### 1.0.2 * Removed accidental PHP short form #### 1.0.1 * Fixed notice that would show if WP_DEBUG was on. Props @vegasgeek. #### 1.0.0 * Initial launch ## Meta * Version **1.0.5** * Last updated **8 years ago** * Active installations **2,000+** * WordPress version ** 4.0.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.3.34** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-users/) * Tags * [disable](https://bre.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/disable/)[login](https://bre.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/login/) [users](https://bre.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/users/) * [Advanced View](https://bre.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-users/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.7 out of 5 stars. * [ 16 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-users/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-users/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 1 3-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-users/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-users/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 1 1-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-users/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-users/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-users/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Jared Atchison ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jaredatch/) ## Support Got something to say? 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