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nerdcel/kirby-impersonate
=========================

Impersonate kirby users in the panel

0.0.2(1mo ago)124.9k↓12%1MITPHP

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Kirby Impersonate Plugin
========================

[](#kirby-impersonate-plugin)

This plugin provides a way to impersonate users in the Kirby Panel. It adds a new button to the user profile page, where you can select a user to impersonate. This is useful for debugging and support purposes.

[!["Impersonate"](./.github/impersonate.gif?raw=true)](./.github/impersonate.gif?raw=true)[!["Disclose"](./.github/disclose.gif?raw=true)](./.github/disclose.gif?raw=true)

Features
--------

[](#features)

- See what a user sees in the Panel using a different role

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

Note

The current version of this plugin requires Kirby 4 or higher.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

### Composer

[](#composer)

```
composer require nerdcel/kirby-impersonate
```

### Download

[](#download)

Download and copy this repository to `/site/plugins/kirby-impersonate`.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

In order to use this plugin, you need to have the necessary permissions or role to impersonate users.

```
  [
    'nerdcel.kirby-impersonate' => [
        // Add the roles that are allowed to impersonate users. admin is always allowed.
        'roles' => ['superuser', '...']
    ],
  ]
```

License
-------

[](#license)

[MIT](./LICENSE) License © 2024-PRESENT [Marcel Hieke-Hecht](https://github.com/nerdcel)

###  Health Score

43

—

FairBetter than 89% of packages

Maintenance90

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity31

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity32

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~786 days

Total

2

Last Release

46d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3840331?v=4)[Marcel Hieke](/maintainers/nerdcel)[@nerdcel](https://github.com/nerdcel)

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Top Contributors

[![nerdcel](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3840331?v=4)](https://github.com/nerdcel "nerdcel (4 commits)")

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Tags

administrationareakirbypanel

###  Code Quality

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