Manage User Columns

Description

“Manage User Columns” is a small plugin that allows you to manage the user fields displayed on the users list page in the WordPress dashboard area.
The new fields will be added as columns with other user information. All new columns will be sortable.

You can add default user fields like registration-date, custom fields added by other plugins or custom code, and remove any default or custom field from the Users list table.
Removing columns will not delete any user data. So, you are safe to toggle between these columns.

This plugin adds a new column “Registration Date” as a default column which you can enable/disable easily.

Want to filter the users too? Check this addon

Features

  • Add new columns to the Users list page in WordPress admin area.

  • Shows the user registration date with a sortable column.

  • Remove any default or newly added columns from the users page easily.

  • Add custom columns based on the user meta information stored in database added by custom code or 3rd party plugin.

  • All new columns will be sortable.

  • Unlimited custom columns – You can add as many custom user columns as you want. There is no restrictions.

  • All plugin configuration is on the users page itself with easy interface.

  • Searchable text box when adding a new column so you can select the correct value.

  • Array values will be displayed as simple text separated by a comma.

  • For advanced developers – Filter for modifying the column value. Use add_filter( ‘muc_filter_custom_col_val’, ‘YOUR_CUSTOM_CALLBACK_FUNCTION’, 10, 3 ); (NEW)

PRO version Features

  • Add Filters on the users page itself.

  • Add Custom filters as you want.

  • Works with the free manage user columns plugin.

  • Different Filter types – Textbox, dropdown, and exist/blank.

  • Default filters – username, email, Registration Date, Role.

  • Example – Filter your users based on Roles and registered between a range of dates.

  • Supports Meta keys to create custom filter.

Screenshots

  • Users list with sortable columns
  • Manage columns from popup
  • Searchable new custom column
  • Easily delete custom columns

Installation

You can install the Plugin in two ways.

WordPress interface installation

  1. Go to plugins in the WordPress admin and click on “Add new”.
  2. In the Search box enter “Manage User Columns” and press Enter.
  3. Click on “Install” to install the plugin.
  4. Activate the plugin.

Manual installation

  1. Download and upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/manage-user-columns directory from the WordPress plugin repository.
  2. Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” screen in WordPress admin area.

FAQ

How do I configure the user columns?

To keep it simple, the plugin doesn’t have any separate settings page. You can simply go to the users page after activating the plugin.
You will find a “Manage Columns” button. Clicking on this button will open a popup where you manage the columns.

Are the columns sortable?

Yes, all new columns that you add are sortable by default.

How do I hide default columns?

To remove default columns, simply uncheck the checkbox next to each default columns and click save button.

How do I remove newly added columns?

You can simply click on the red colored delete (x) icon next to each custom column that you want to remove.

How many user columns can I add or remove?

You can add as many user columns as you want and remove any default column. There is no restrictions.

Can I add Filters to search users?

You can add filters with the PRO version.

Reviews

June 26, 2024 1 reply
No conflicts with a very delicate build. Does exactly what uit says and has a nice search for the meta-data. This plugin is going to save time and expense for many people. Nice work! I am using it with JSM Show User Meta. These make a great pair and work well together.
July 2, 2023
Sweet little thing – but does not allow to suppress these columns: Comments, Last login, Failed login attempts, Registered So I had to install the much larger plugin (grr) “Admin Columns”. Which also allows you to set the width of the columns.
September 2, 2021
Great plugin. Does the job well. Few User column management options out there but this does it well and for free. Used it to figure out which customers didn’t enter certain details and were most likely spam accounts. Thank you for this great plugin! One thing it seems that sorting the columns does so by name of the user, rather than the new column would be selected. Would be nice to have columns with no details entered to come first or last based on the admin’s selection.
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Contributors & Developers

“Manage User Columns” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Changelog

1.0.5

  • 2023-08-16
  • Added support for custom value in a column instead of usermeta using apply_filter.

1.0.4

  • 2021-12-30
  • Fixed tooltip icon appearing issue due to conflict with other plugins styling.
  • Fixed popup not closing issue.

1.0.3

  • 2021-09-11
  • Fixed warning for empty values on first setup.

1.0.2

  • 2021-09-08
  • Fixed a reported bug where sorting doesn’t work for custom added columns.
  • Tested with latest WP version 5.8

1.0.1

  • 2021-07-14
  • Fixed a reported bug where sorting doesn’t work for registration date column.