Select eligible Administrator accounts

Protect Admin PRO is for WordPress sites where several people need administrative access and certain Administrator accounts need protection. Select one or more accounts in the add-on settings. The plugin helps prevent other users, including administrators, from deleting them, opening their profile edit pages, changing their roles, or selecting them in bulk actions on the users list. Only users with the Administrator role are eligible; custom roles and other user types cannot be protected.

Account and content changes

Protection also applies to standard posts and pages made directly by protected Administrators. If someone reaches a protected profile through another plugin or an alternative route, changes cannot be saved. If someone tries to change a protected Administrator’s email address through the profile page, the original address is restored.

Activation controls access

When the plugin is activated, it stores the activating user’s ID. While the plugin is active, it is hidden from other users, and the activating Administrator can access it. Only that Administrator can save the plugin’s settings; other users do not see the settings page or menu.

You can turn protection on or off from the settings page without deactivating the plugin. Take care when deactivating it: users who can manage plugins can then see it.

Logs and email notifications

Attempts to edit protected Administrator accounts are stored in the database. The plugin provides access to logs and data about users who attempt to modify protected accounts. In the PRO edition, you can enable or disable email notifications. When someone attempts a modification, an email can alert you without requiring you to check the WordPress dashboard. Recent details appear in the plugin area under Users > User Protection.

Installation and compatibility

Install and activate Protect Admin PRO through the WordPress admin area. The user who activates it becomes the controlling Administrator. Open the settings, choose the Administrator accounts to protect, pick whether to enable email notifications, and review attempts in the User Protection area.

The plugin has not been tested with other user-management or role-editor add-ons, or for multisite use. These combinations may not work as intended.