Load plugins for logged-in users only?

Using pluggable.php is not recommended. I can’t determine if a user is logged in or not reliably within the mu plugin since the user objects haven’t been created and can rely on plugin functionality to be built properly. I tried to do something with users and roles about a year ago and it just caused all sorts of issues.

I will give it another shot. I was able to determine if a person was logged in using a transient. But it wasn’t 100% reliable. And the roles presented a problem.

I’ve been working on a new version that uses a cookie to keep track of whether a user is logged in and what roles they have. It’s nowhere near ready. And I’m not sure if it will work out in the end. But I am working on it.

Update: I’ve got a working version on my test site that allows you to disable plugins based on being logged in and the roles your users have. It is close to being ready for release. I’m having issues coming up with a good way to display which roles have the plugin disabled on the main plugin list to the left when you are editing a post. Since there could be any number of roles. My test site has 23 different roles. So I can’t just use the mobile and standard indicators that are used on version 8. Once I get that figured out I think it is ready to go.

Yes. I’m about ready to release the next version. Had some work projects take all of my time for awhile. And they take precedence since they pay me. Lol. But I finally got everything worked out I think. A little more testing and it should be ready. Probably will be released in the next couple of days.

I just released version 9.0. After you install it you will be able to disable plugins based on whether a user is logged in or not. You will also be able to disable plugins based on the role the user has. To enable the feature go to the settings page and turn on Disable Plugins By Role.