Description
Role-based login redirects for WordPress.
Key Features
🎯 Role-Specific Redirects – Set unique redirect URLs for each WordPress role
🚀 Lightweight & Fast – Minimal impact on site performance
🎨 Simple Admin Interface – Easy-to-use settings page in WordPress admin
🔒 Secure – Validates all redirect URLs for security
🌐 Works with Default Roles – Administrator, Editor, Author, Contributor, Subscriber
🔧 Custom Role Compatible – Works with any custom roles added by other plugins
📱 Fully Responsive – Admin interface works on all devices
🔄 Smart Redirect Logic – Respects existing redirect_to parameters
⚡ No Dependencies – Works out of the box with any WordPress installation
Use Cases
- Membership Sites – Send members to their dashboard, non-members to upgrade page
- Multi-Author Blogs – Direct authors to post editor, editors to moderation queue
- Client Portals – Route clients to their project pages
- Educational Sites – Send students to course materials, instructors to grade book
- eCommerce – Direct customers to account page, shop managers to orders
How It Works
- Install and activate the plugin
- Go to Settings Login Redirects
- Enter redirect URLs for each user role
- Save your settings
- Users are automatically redirected based on their role when they log in
Examples of Redirect URLs
- Homepage: https://yoursite.com/
- Custom Dashboard: https://yoursite.com/dashboard/
- Admin Area: https://yoursite.com/wp-admin/
- Specific Page: https://yoursite.com/members-only/
- Profile Page: https://yoursite.com/wp-admin/profile.php
Pro Tips
- Leave a role’s redirect URL empty to use WordPress default behavior
- The plugin respects WooCommerce checkout redirects
- Works seamlessly with other login plugins
- Primary role is used for users with multiple roles
Additional Information
= Support =
For support, feature requests, or bug reports, please visit our support forum or GitHub repository.
Contributing
We welcome contributions! Please feel free to submit pull requests, report bugs, or suggest features on our GitHub repository.
Privacy
This plugin does not collect any personal data. It only stores redirect URLs in your WordPress database.
Credits
Developed with ❤️ for the WordPress community.
Installation
Automatic Installation
- Log in to your WordPress dashboard
- Navigate to Plugins Add New
- Search for “Smart Role Login Redirects”
- Click “Install Now” and then “Activate”
- Go to Settings Login Redirects to configure
Manual Installation
- Download the plugin ZIP file
- Log in to your WordPress dashboard
- Navigate to Plugins Add New
- Click “Upload Plugin” and choose the ZIP file
- Click “Install Now” and then “Activate”
- Go to Settings Login Redirects to configure
FTP Installation
- Download and extract the plugin ZIP file
- Upload the smart-role-login-redirects folder to /wp-content/plugins/
- Log in to your WordPress dashboard
- Navigate to Plugins and activate “Smart Role Login Redirects”
- Go to Settings Login Redirects to configure
FAQ
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Does this plugin work with custom roles?
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Yes! The plugin automatically detects all roles registered in WordPress, including custom roles added by other plugins or themes.
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What happens if a user has multiple roles?
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The plugin uses the user’s primary role (first role in their role array) for determining the redirect URL.
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Can I use relative URLs?
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Yes, you can use both absolute URLs (https://yoursite.com/page/) and relative URLs (/page/).
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Will this override WooCommerce redirects?
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No, the plugin respects existing redirect_to parameters. WooCommerce checkout redirects and similar functionality will continue to work normally.
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What happens if I don’t set a redirect for a role?
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If no redirect URL is set for a role, users with that role will be redirected to the WordPress default location (usually the admin dashboard or profile page).
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Is the plugin multisite compatible?
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Yes, the plugin works on multisite installations. Each site in the network can have its own redirect settings.
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Can I redirect users to external websites?
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For security reasons, the plugin only allows redirects to your own domain or relative URLs.
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How can I reset the settings?
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You can clear individual role redirects by removing the URL and saving. To completely reset, deactivate and reactivate the plugin.
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Does this work with custom login pages?
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Yes, as long as the custom login page uses WordPress’s standard authentication hooks (wp_login), the redirects will work.
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Will this slow down my site?
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No, the plugin is very lightweight and only runs during the login process. It has no impact on regular page loads.
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Contributors & Developers
“Smart Role Login Redirects” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release
- Core redirect functionality
- Admin settings page
- Support for all WordPress default roles
- URL validation for security
- Settings link on plugins page
- Activation/deactivation hooks
- Uninstall cleanup