I use it both on regular WP installs, as well as on MU setups and it works great.

Thanks again!

The main reason I’ve not added the custom capability option to User Switching yet is that it requires a bit more thought. For example, if a lower level user has the ’switch_users’ capability, they would need a screen in the admin area from which they could switch users from, as only Administrators by default have access to the Users menu.

In addition, should these lower level users with the switch_users capability be allowed to switch to any other account regardless of its role? Or should, for example, an Editor only be allowed to switch to other Editor accounts and lower accounts?

I’ll give it a bit more thought and see what I come up with.

A custom capability (eg. ’switch_users’) which can be granted to lower level users so they can switch accounts.

It would be cool if the plugin could play nice with Justin Tadlocks new capability plugin ( Members ).

Tadlocks Members plugin ( beta ) has a filter hook on the available caps (see functions-admin.php) if you want to integrate User Swithing specific capabilities.

http://justintadlock.com/archives/2009/09/07/beta-test-my-upcoming-user-role-and-content-management-plugin
http://justintadlock.com/downloads/members.zip

Give me a shout if you have any problems and I’ll see about adding it natively to the plugin.

This plugin looks great but I woudl really like the follwoing functionality you have listed under your to do list here:

“A custom capability (eg. ’switch_users’) which can be granted to lower level users so they can switch accounts.”

Any ideas when you might do this?

I am currently trying to hack your code to implement this exact functionality on a WordPress MU / BuddyPress site so if you wanted to work toegether on this then drop me a mail.

John.

thanks
Federico

Now I can switch back again I’d say this is a pretty invaluable plugin. No more sitting there with Firefox and (ugh) IE open at the same time…

All the best,
Jayson

http://twitter.com/askjayson

That feature may be handy if feasible though i.e. to make the plugin remember me in whatever account type I switched to and give me a link to switch back perhaps only to that account I came from. A good idea ?!

Best regards and thanks again

Thanks for your quick reply.

I AM logged in as Admin and I am in the editing screen of my Admin profile and cannot see the switch link under the enabling keyboard ….. I wished I was missing it somewhere but unfortunately I am not ! … OKay I got it :

Sorry,….. I just found it. I was expecting to find the link on my Admin Edit profile page and from there to be able to choose wich user to switch to. I didn’t recognise how it actually works till luckily checked my Editor account and saw the link there. I clicked it and switched to my Editor account happily. I expected though that I would be able to switch back to my Admin account from there but it doesn’t seem available. I had to logout of the Editor account and then sign in again to my Admin account. Is that how it works ? Am I missing something here ?

Thanks again for the good work and your kind response.

Cheers

What is going on ???