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Each profile is a real WordPress user, so course progress, orders, comments, and activity stay completely separate.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Use cases<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Families<\/strong> \u2014 Kids and household members get their own profile without each needing a separate email and password<\/li>\n<li><strong>Youth programs<\/strong> \u2014 Sports clubs, day camps, and after-school programs where one parent manages multiple kids' registrations under a single login<\/li>\n<li><strong>Online courses<\/strong> \u2014 Each profile tracks its own course progress, quizzes, and completions, so multiple learners in a household don't overwrite each other<\/li>\n<li><strong>Business accounts<\/strong> \u2014 Departments or team members get their own profile under one company login<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Lite version features<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Add up to 5 profiles under one primary account<\/li>\n<li>One-click switching from a profile selector page<\/li>\n<li>Edit, unlink, or delete sub-profiles<\/li>\n<li>Color scheme customization (Light \/ Dark \/ Custom with primary + accent colors)<\/li>\n<li>Custom heading text<\/li>\n<li>Profile relationship management on the WordPress user edit page<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Get more with the full version of ProfileSwitch<\/h4>\n\n<p>The full version of ProfileSwitch adds:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>PINs to protect specific profiles (numeric or alphanumeric)<\/li>\n<li>Parental controls \u2014 restrict pages behind the primary's PIN<\/li>\n<li>Forgot PIN email reset flow<\/li>\n<li>Email-verified Account Management UI<\/li>\n<li>Manager assignment \u2014 delegate management to sub-profiles<\/li>\n<li>Custom credentials per profile (set a specific email and password)<\/li>\n<li>Avatar picker with preset avatars<\/li>\n<li>Background customization (color, image, blur)<\/li>\n<li>WooCommerce integration \u2014 orders across profiles<\/li>\n<li>BuddyPress \/ BuddyBoss integration \u2014 xprofile fields and signup fields<\/li>\n<li>Paid Memberships Pro integration \u2014 share membership levels across profiles, per-level profile limits<\/li>\n<li>Configurable max profiles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/profileswitch.com\">Get the full version of ProfileSwitch<\/a><\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the <code>profileswitch-lite<\/code> folder to <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code>, or install via the WordPress plugin browser.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the <strong>Plugins<\/strong> menu in WordPress.<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>ProfileSwitch Lite<\/strong> in the admin menu.<\/li>\n<li>Choose a page to host the profile switcher, or select \"Auto-create new page\" to have one created automatically.<\/li>\n<li>Visit the page logged in to start adding profiles.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"how%20is%20this%20different%20from%20creating%20multiple%20wordpress%20users%3F\"><h3>How is this different from creating multiple WordPress users?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>You can create multiple WordPress users today, but each has its own login. 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