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Make access clearer. Start here.

Install Advanced Access Manager from WordPress.org and start seeing who can do what on your site. The first step is free, and it only takes a few clicks.

Opens the official Advanced Access Manager listing on WordPress.org.

Official WordPress.org source Install inside your dashboard Open AAM after activation

The quickest route

From search to active in three steps.

You can install AAM without downloading a file to your computer. WordPress handles the install directly from its plugin directory.

  1. 01

    Open the plugin installer

    Sign in to your WordPress dashboard and go to Plugins → Add New.

  2. 02

    Find the right AAM

    Search for Advanced Access Manager. Choose the listing by AAM Plugin in the official directory.

  3. 03

    Install and activate

    Select Install Now, then Activate. You’ll see AAM in your WordPress admin menu.

Open the official listing

Prefer a ZIP?

Take the manual route.

Download the ZIP from the same official listing. In WordPress, choose Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin, select the ZIP, then Install Now and Activate Plugin.

Get the ZIP from WordPress.org ↗

Need more detail? WordPress’s plugin installation guide ↗

AFTER ACTIVATION

Start with a review.

Open AAM in your dashboard and look at your roles and capabilities before changing access rules. Make each decision deliberately.

Read the full installation guide →

Ready when you are

A clearer access picture is one install away.

Start with AAM Free. Go deeper only when your site needs it.

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