Title: Frontend Switching
Last modified: September 19, 2018

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# Frontend Switching

 *  Resolved [cavtec](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cavtec/)
 * (@cavtec)
 * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-switching/)
 * This is more of a general feature question/feasibility query:
 * If a website is displaying User Profiles on the front-end, and if a website is
   using this plugin – [https://wordpress.org/plugins/allow-multiple-accounts/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/allow-multiple-accounts/)
 * Is there a way to allow users with the same email address to switch between each
   other only? If not, could Custom User Meta be used to link the accounts instead?

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 *  Plugin Author [John Blackbourn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnbillion/)
 * (@johnbillion)
 * WordPress Core Developer
 * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-switching/#post-10703929)
 * That’s quite a specific setup 😀 so the short answer is no.
 * I’m sure this can be achieved by using the user capability checks in the plugin,
   but you’d have to look into that yourself. Take a look at the filters attached
   to `map_meta_cap` and `user_has_cap` as a starting point.
 * Sorry I can’t be much more help
    John
 *  Thread Starter [cavtec](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cavtec/)
 * (@cavtec)
 * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-switching/#post-10703996)
 * Thanks for the prompt reply.
 * I’m just trying to consider the possibilities for allowing users who use the 
   same email address to switch between themselves, and only themselves.
 * Thank you for the pointers, I’ll take a look. If I get anywhere I’ll post my 
   findings!
 *  [sevans917](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sevans917/)
 * (@sevans917)
 * [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-switching/#post-11202104)
 * Hey [@cavtec](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cavtec/) – I need exactly the
   same functionality. Any luck?
 *  Thread Starter [cavtec](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cavtec/)
 * (@cavtec)
 * [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-switching/#post-11202115)
 * Unfortunately not.
 * I think its an interesting concept, but it is definitely niche in its usage.
 * Having said that, this plugin is fantastic if you are looking for a quick way
   to use your website as a specific user.
 *  [sevans917](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sevans917/)
 * (@sevans917)
 * [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-switching/#post-11202191)
 * Thanks. I may post the project on Codeable, given [@johnbillion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnbillion/)
   mentioning it’s feasible to customize.
 *  [sevans917](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sevans917/)
 * (@sevans917)
 * [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-switching/#post-11202218)
 * Just putting this out there, in case anyone has some pointers…I have a store 
   project that requires we assign users to specific groups within one company, 
   so that users access only specific products, and so spending can be tracked per
   group. The groups equate to the company’s departmental budgets. The rub is that
   some employees are associated with more than one group/budget. Thus we’d like
   the user to switch between user accounts (one per group), only for groups that
   they belong to. Using Woocommerce, with the Groups plugin by itthinx.

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 * Last activity: [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/frontend-switching/#post-11202218)
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