Overview

The Impersonate plugin allows administrators to log in as any client or freelancer from the admin panel. This is useful for testing, troubleshooting, and providing support.

Key Features

• Login as User — Sign in as any client or freelancer
• Return Banner — Easy way back to admin panel
• Session Preservation — Admin session kept intact
• Permission Gated — Requires impersonate-users permission
• Activity Logging — Start/stop events are logged

Use Cases

• Testing — Verify user experience from user perspective
• Troubleshooting — Reproduce issues as the affected user
• Support — Help users by seeing their view
• Quality Assurance — Verify features work correctly

Benefits

• Faster support — Quickly understand user issues
• Better testing — Test from real user perspective
• Reduced friction — No need for test accounts
• Security — Permission-gated with activity logging

Last updated: September 2026