Descripció
ProfileSwitch Lite turns a single WordPress login into multiple profiles. The primary user switches between them with one click — no logout, no separate passwords to remember. Each profile is a real WordPress user, so course progress, orders, comments, and activity stay completely separate.
Use cases
- Families — Kids and household members get their own profile without each needing a separate email and password
- Youth programs — Sports clubs, day camps, and after-school programs where one parent manages multiple kids’ registrations under a single login
- Online courses — Each profile tracks its own course progress, quizzes, and completions, so multiple learners in a household don’t overwrite each other
- Business accounts — Departments or team members get their own profile under one company login
Lite version features
- Up to 10 profiles per primary account
- One-click switching from a profile selector page
- Rename or delete sub-profiles
- Color scheme customization (Light / Dark / Custom with primary + accent colors)
- Custom heading text
- Profile relationship management on the WordPress user edit page
Get more with the full version of ProfileSwitch
The full version of ProfileSwitch adds:
- PINs to protect specific profiles (numeric or alphanumeric)
- Parental controls to restrict pages behind the primary’s PIN
- Forgot PIN email reset flow
- Custom preset avatars (upload your own and let profiles pick)
- Background customization (color, image, blur)
- WooCommerce integration: orders across profiles
- BuddyPress / BuddyBoss integration: xprofile fields and signup fields
- Paid Memberships Pro integration: share membership levels across profiles, per-level profile limits
- Profile managers to delegate management to sub-profiles
- Custom credentials per profile (set a specific email and password)
- Custom profile limits, including per-membership-level caps via Paid Memberships Pro
- Email-verified Account Management UI
Captures
Instal·lació
- Upload the
profileswitch-litefolder to/wp-content/plugins/, or install via the WordPress plugin browser. - Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress.
- Go to ProfileSwitch Lite in the admin menu.
- Choose a page to host the profile switcher, or check «Create a new ‘Switch Profile’ page automatically upon saving settings» to have one created for you.
- Visit the page logged in to start adding profiles.
PMF
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How is this different from creating multiple WordPress users?
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You can create multiple WordPress users today, but each has its own login. ProfileSwitch Lite links a primary account to its sub-profiles so the primary user can switch into each profile with one click — no logout/login required.
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Can children have their own profile without an email address?
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Yes. ProfileSwitch Lite auto-generates email addresses for sub-profiles using the primary user’s email plus a unique alias.
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What happens if I deactivate the plugin?
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All profile users remain as standalone WordPress users. Their data is preserved. Reactivating the plugin restores the linked-profile relationships.
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Does this work with my membership plugin?
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ProfileSwitch Lite works with any plugin that uses standard WordPress users. Dedicated integrations for WooCommerce, BuddyPress / BuddyBoss, and Paid Memberships Pro are available in the full version of ProfileSwitch.
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Can I require a PIN to switch into a profile?
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PIN protection and parental controls are available in the full version of ProfileSwitch.
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Can I have more than 10 profiles?
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ProfileSwitch Lite supports up to 10 profiles per primary account, which is enough for the vast majority of families. If you need a higher limit on a single site, you can override it by defining
PROFILESWITCH_LITE_MAX_PROFILESin yourwp-config.phpbefore the plugin loads. The full version of ProfileSwitch adds an admin UI for custom limits, including per-membership-level caps via Paid Memberships Pro. -
Can I import existing WordPress users as sub-profiles?
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The full version of ProfileSwitch supports inviting existing WordPress users to link as sub-profiles.
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Will my data transfer if I upgrade to the full version?
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Yes. Profile relationships, settings, and design customization are stored in standard WordPress user meta and options, so they carry over seamlessly when you upgrade.
Ressenyes
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1.0.4 – 2026-09-11
- Security: The «Link to Primary Account» field on the profile screen now requires the edit_users capability. Previously any logged-in user could link their own account under another user, including an administrator, and switch into it.
- Enhancement: The Log Out link is now shown on the switcher after login, matching the full version.
- Enhancement: The Delete Profile button is no longer shown for the profile you are currently using, where it did nothing.
- Bug Fix: The full version of ProfileSwitch is now detected regardless of its folder name, so Lite steps aside correctly when both are installed.
- Bug Fix: Linking a user to a sub-profile now links them to that profile’s primary so they appear in the picker.
- Bug Fix: Deleting a primary user now unlinks its sub-profiles so they keep working as standalone accounts.
- Bug Fix: The post-login redirect no longer fires during AJAX, REST or cron requests.
- Bug Fix: The switcher page set as the static front page no longer discards post-switch redirect targets.
- Bug Fix: The admin bar «Switch Profile» link now builds the correct return URL on subdirectory installs.
- Bug Fix: Deleting a profile on multisite now deletes the account network-wide and transfers its content to the primary.
- Bug Fix: Error messages on the switcher and Add Profile form are now styled.
1.0.3 – 2026-09-06
- Enhancement: New «Show Switcher on Login» setting. Choose whether every login is sent to the profile switcher, or only logins for users who have more than one profile.
- Bug Fix: The profile switcher page is no longer stored by page caching plugins. A cached copy could serve a stale security token, which made profile selection silently fail and look like the switcher was reloading itself.
- Bug Fix: Choosing a profile with an expired security token now shows an error instead of quietly reloading the switcher.
1.0.2 – 2026-08-25
- Enhancement: Confirmed compatibility with WordPress 7.1.
- Enhancement: Clearer plugin name, description and tags so families searching for child, student and shared account solutions can find the plugin.
1.0.1 – 2026-05-15
- Enhancement: Consolidated the four paid-feature settings tabs (Avatars, PINs, Integrations, Advanced) into a single Premium Features tab for a cleaner admin experience.
- Enhancement: Raised the maximum number of profiles per account from 5 to 10. Site owners can override this further by defining
PROFILESWITCH_LITE_MAX_PROFILESinwp-config.php.
1.0.0 – 2026-05-12
- Initial release.